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A West Texas sheriff reports a rise in migrant activity, a park in Eagle Pass reopens, and the DPS director gives an update ...

The Rochester Police Department has opened an internal investigation into the department's role in a traffic stop Monday night initiated by Homeland Security Investigations (Border Patrol) agents.

A new investigation into a recent Border Patrol raid in Bakersfield that led to the arrests of 78 people indicates it ...

The McAllen Police Department has released the identity of the U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in a vehicle rollover ...

The Bureau of Land Management in California oversees 71 miles of public lands along the international border with Mexico, ...

A week after gaining national attention when a Border Patrol recruiter was banned from a career fair, CVUSD officials addressed the controversy.

American troops stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border are tasked with augmenting the U.S. Border Patrol’s ability to stem the flow of migrants attempting to cross illegally and at the center of ...

Three people escaped U.S. Border Patrol custody Wednesday morning, April 2, 2025, prompting a large search in the Florida Keys. Two, who are Guatemalan nationals illegally living in the U.S., have ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 94 °F (34.4 °C). Winds from SE to SSE at 15 to 20 mph (24.1 to 32.2 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from SE to ESE at 10 to 20 mph (16.1 to 32.2 kph). The overnig ...

File photo by Mfwills via Wikimedia Commons BURLINGTON — A U.S. Border Patrol agent arrested late last year on a federal charge of possessing child sexual abuse material has been jailed for ...