U.S. Border Security

Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents are facing new challenges and FOX 26 got to ride-along, learning more about the role of cartels in the border crossings.

I spent three days in the Rio Grande Valley border sector riding along with Border Patrol agents and joining their riverine crew along the river to see how migrants are smuggled into the United States. Here's what I learned.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott and incoming U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan will take a trip to the Texas-Mexico border on Tuesday.

A migrant caravan is currently moving through Mexico, heading towards the U.S. border, as Texas officials offer support for President-elect Donald Trump's proposed immigration policies.

New buoys are being placed in the Rio Grande in an attempt to block illegal crossings at the Texas-Mexico border.

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said the state’s recently purchased 1,400-acre ranch could be used as a deportation hub.

On the last night of their lives, Jagdish Patel, his wife and their two young children tried to slip into the U.S. across a near-empty stretch of the Canadian border.

Nearly three years after a couple from India and their two young children froze to death while trying to cross the border from Canada into the U.S., two men on Monday will face trial on human smuggling charges, accused of being part of a criminal network that stretched around the world.

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, individuals in the immigrant community are confronting heightened uncertainty following Trump's pledges of substantial immigration reforms.

President-Elect Donald Trump's tough campaign rhetoric on immigration policy has brought the topic into sharp focus, raising questions and concerns about what the future may hold.

Alexis Nungaray, the mother of murdered teenager Jocelyn, is seeking justice and raising awareness about the dangers of illegal immigration and the potential involvement of notorious gangs in her daughter's case.

Vice President Kamala Harris made her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee to confront head-on one of her biggest vulnerabilities ahead of the November election.

Hundreds of Venezuelans in Houston joined a worldwide protest today, demanding democracy in their home country and the removal of President Nicolás Maduro.

Governor Abbott posted on social media that Texans should not have to foot the bill for healthcare provided to migrants who are in the country illegally.

Migrant encounters at the border typically fluctuate throughout the year, but historically increase during an election year, particularly surrounding the election period.

One month following the assault and murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray which sparked national headlines, Texas lawmakers have taken legislative action that could lead to significant changes in immigration enforcement.