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President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” will bolster the security apparatus established along the U.S.-Mexico border, ...

An alleged human smuggling attempt ended with the suspect vehicle plunging into the Rio Grande, the U.S. Border Patrol said ...

A family from southwestern Africa that was living in Washington state while seeking asylum said they were detained by ...

President Trump's border security initiatives have dramatically reduced illegal crossings, but continued success requires congressional approval of the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Three illegal aliens were arrested in the South Bay area of San Diego, California, after authorities found a total of 61 ...

The Department of Homeland Security bypassed environmental regulations to begin building 36 miles of barrier along the ...