Border Patrol in 95% Hispanic-Latino Texas Town Partners with College to Train Agents
Texas' Laredo Community College inked a deal with U.S. Customs and Border (CBP) to form a partnership in which CBP will provide instruction at the school to students interested in law enforcement careers.
Border Towns Suffer as Mexico Extends Restrictions on Travel to U.S.
Border town economies that rely on Mexican tourism struggle as the U.S. and Mexico extend restrictions on crossing at the border.
Asylum Seekers Dropped Off by Border Patrol Strain Resources of Arizona Border Towns
Instead of being transported to a city like Phoenix with a robust nonprofit support system and steady means of transportation, asylum seekers find themselves in small Arizona towns like Yuma.
Migrant Border Deaths Surge with 'Increased Enforcement and Militarization,' Expert Says
The remains of at least 3,356 undocumented border crossers have been recovered in Arizona since 1990, an average of more than 100 deaths a year, a University of Arizona study has revealed.
Desperate Migrants Ride Freight Train Roofs in Perilous Attempts to Cross Border
In all of 2020, there were 181 illegal train crossing encounters. In not quite four months of 2021, there have been 292. It is an incredibly perilous journey for the migrants.
Migrants Awaiting Processing Fill Two Border Town Hotels, While California Foots the Bill
Two local hotels in Imperial County, the Ramada by Wyndham Hotel in Holtville and Travelodge by Wyndham El Centro, currently house migrants awaiting processing, with each hotel at full capacity.
America's Chicken Wing Shortage is Bad for the Planet
The demand for U.S. chicken abroad increases production at home, production which Karen Davis, president of United Poultry Concerns, said devastates its surrounding environment.
In Pictures, George Floyd Celebrated in L.A. Streets Once Rocked by Rodney King Riots
Some 49% of the U.S. agricultural workforce is undocumented. A new bill making its way through Congress would expand systems already in place that help U.S. employers hire migrant workers legally.
With Nearly Half of U.S. Farmworkers Undocumented, Ending Illegal Immigration Could Devastate Economy
Some 49% of the U.S. agricultural workforce is undocumented. A new bill making its way through Congress would expand systems already in place that help U.S. employers hire migrant workers legally.
Donald Trump's Ambassador to Mexico Offers Surprising Immigration Solutions
“Right now, I'm afraid we are incentivizing people to come here illegally, which is, I think, a terrible humanitarian tragedy during the route here. “
Asylum Seekers Struggle to Keep Kids Safe and Learning in Tijuana Tent City
Of the 2,000 migrants, about 500 are children, who live in small camping tents without access to heat, permanent shelter, or consistent clean running water.
Chasing the American Dream: Four Migrants in Tijuana Tent Camp Tell Their Stories
“More than a Dream, America is a need.”
Flee or Die—Why Refugees are Flocking to Tijuana's Tent City
On the Tijuana side of the U.S.-Mexico border, about a five-minute walk from Trump's border wall, more than 2,000 people live in tents at the El Chaparral migrant encampment.
Natural Disasters, Famine and Gangs Driving Central Americans' Mass Migration to U.S.
“People are not running to the U.S.—they are running away from the situations that they are living in Central America.”
Central American Refugees Fleeing Gang-run China-style Surveillance State
"I try to use the phrase 'non-state armed actors,' because that is a better description of the level of control (these gangs) possess."
Biden Administration Scrambles to Ease Crowding at Border as Migrant Children Surge Continues
The Biden administration plans to lease the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas to house up to 3,000 immigrant teenagers, the Associated Press reported, in an effort to relieve pressure at the southern border caused by a wave of unaccompanied children.
Joe Biden's Reversal of Trump's Border Ban on Solo Children Increases Cartel Profits
President Joe Biden's reversal of the Trump-era policy of turning away unaccompanied migrant children has offered smugglers greater leverage in promising families safe passage for their children.
Border Patrol Grappling with Immigrant Surge Love Trump's Wall
Newsweek got an inside look at the state of the U.S.-Mexico border through the eyes of Public Affairs Officers Justin Castrejon and Jacob MacIsaac of the U.S. Border Patrol.
U.S. Sets Record for Overdose Deaths During Pandemic
The Coronavirus pandemic has earned the United States a new record for annual drug overdose deaths at 81,000. During this same period, law enforcement seizures of marijuana and methamphetamine also increased.
Hunting Sexual Predators A Political Fight in Facial Recognition Legislation
Political polarization over government use of facial recognition technology continues to mount, as Massachusetts became one of the first states to pass comprehensive regulations curbing law enforcement's use of the software.