Texas airlifts migrants to sanctuary cities

following a surge in border crossings, Texas has initiated flights transporting migrants to sanctuary cities, with Governor Greg Abbott's office sharing footage of the first flight. The move comes after Chicago reportedly sued bus companies bringing migrants from Texas.

Record number of US border crossings

New data from border patrol shows nearly 200,000 migrants have crossed the US border this month. While agents process long lines of migrants showing up at the border, one of the hardest hit areas is in Eagle Pass, Texas. FOX's Caroline Elliott has more.

ACLU and allies challenge Texas within hours

A rapid response from the ACLU of Texas and other groups unfolds as they file a lawsuit, just hours after Governor Abbott signs S-B-4 into law, aiming to halt its enforcement and contesting its legality on grounds that immigration is quintessentially a federal authority.

Texas facing lawsuit over immigration law

The State of Texas is already facing a lawsuit over a new law allowing state and local law enforcement to arrest people who enter Texas illegally. Governor Abbott signed Senate Bill 4 into law on Monday and on Tuesday, ACLU on behalf of El Paso County filed a lawsuit asking a judge to declare the bill "unlawful in its entirety."

Border security negotiations continue

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are trying to hammer out a deal that would include funding for border security and also funding for aid for Ukraine and Israel.

Texas law makes illegal entry a state crime

Texas Governor Greg Abbott and several other state leaders were on hand as the governor signed three new border security bills into law, including one which could open a challenge federal immigration law.

US cities overwhelmed with migrant arrivals

US Senators are delaying their holiday recess to try to cut a deal on money for Ukraine and Border Security. Republican lawmakers say they won't sign off on Ukraine funding unless the bill includes border security. FOX's Mills Hayes has more about what it looks like at the border.

Thousands of migrants crossing the border

Border Patrol has caught more than 17,000 migrants in South Texas in just the last five days. FOX's Chelsea Torres is in Eagle Pass, Texas where a majority of those captures took place.

Texas ordered to remove floating barriers

A federal appeals court has ordered Texas to remove buoys from the Rio Grande River. Governor Greg Abbott ordered the barriers to go up last July in an effort to prevent illegal immigrants from going to Texas.