Bill would let state police arrest migrants
The Texas Senate has passed a bill that would give the state authority to arrest migrants at the US border. It's something only the federal government can currently do. FOX 26's Damali Keith spoke with a Houston group that hopes Senate Bill 11 will not pass the House.
Alabama Gov. Ivey sending 275 National Guard troops to Mexico border: ‘Every state has become a border state'
Ivey is the latest Republican governor to send National Guard soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border amid pleas from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Protests held in New York over migrant crisis
Extraordinary images out of New York City as members of the state's Congressional delegation spoke about the migrant crisis there. FOX News Correspondent Alexis McAdams was there as protesters made their voices heard.
Senator Ted Cruz introduces 'Secure the Border Act' to combat immigration crisis
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a Senate Judiciary Committee member, introduced the Secure the Border Act of 2023.
Houston judge declares DACA illegal
DACA is the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The program helps to prevent children of immigrants brought to the United States get deported.
Court order allows Texas’ floating barrier on US-Mexico border to remain in place for now
A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Texas’ floating barrier on a section of the Rio Grande to stay in place for now, a day after a judge called the buoys a threat to the safety of migrants and relations between the U.S. and Mexico.
Texas ordered to remove water border barrier
A federal judge has ordered Texas to remove the floating barrier in the Rio Grande. The buoys were put out in July to prevent migrants from crossing the border.
Barrels of drinking water for migrants walking through Texas have disappeared
Barrels of life-saving water that a human rights group strategically placed for wayward migrants traveling on foot have vanished.
Texas border agents find spider monkeys in backpack
The animals were found inside the luggage with air holes punched through it.
Images show men armed with rifles, body armor coming across southern border
The incident took place in Texas, but the men were not located.
Alleged cartel gunmen crossing US border
FOX News obtained exclusive images showing suspected cartel gunmen illegally crossing into the United States. This comes as a delegation of Democratic lawmakers visit the region on Tuesday. FOX News Correspondent Bill Melugin has the details.
Mexican officials criticize border tactics
Mexican authorities are criticizing Texas leaders after the recent discovery of two bodies in the Rio Grande. One was found Wednesday night in the newly installed Buoy barriers in Eagle Pass. Mexico's president calls the state's tactics at the border, quote, "inhumane".
Houston man organized human smuggling ring, recruited drivers, ICE says
United States ICE reports a Houston man was sentenced to federal prison for organizing a human smuggling ring and transporting more than 180 migrants.
FOX Faceoff: Border crossing crisis
Southern border crossings are on the rise and despite the heat wave, the Texas Department of Public Safety says as many as 5,000 people per day are coming in. Governor Greg Abbott and President Joe Biden are no closer to reaching an agreement on how to fix the border situation. Charles Adams and Quanell X examine the crisis in FOX Faceoff.
Cornyn calls Biden bid to ban river barriers on border a "sick joke"
Texas Senator John Cornyn shared his thoughts with FOX 26 after the DOJ filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas regarding the floating barriers deployed on the Rio Grande.
CHILDREN AT RISK give statement after accusations of 'inhumane' treatment at border
The non-profit CHILDREN AT RISK release a statement after alleged mistreatment of migrants at the Rio Grande border in Texas.
Honduran migrant throws 1-year-old girl in the Rio Grande, authorities say
A Honduran migrant tossed his young daughter into the Rio Grande while trying to illegally cross the southern border from Mexico into Texas, authorities said.
Controversy at U.S.-Mexico border over accusations of 'inhumane' orders to DPS troopers
An investigation is now underway by the office of the Inspector General after allegations of mistreatment to migrants crossing the border.
Caravan of nearly 1,000 migrants in Southern Mexico walk toward US
Nearly 1,000 migrants from South America formed a group to head north together in hopes of reaching the U.S.
VIDEO: Texas DPS troopers led on high-speed chase by Houston man smuggling immigrants
A Houston driver was arrested and charged with smuggling and evading after leading Texas Department of Public Safety troopers on a high-speed chase in Kinney County while smuggling immigrants from Mexico.