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Authorities in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua say they’re investigating several recent murders whose brutal nature puts them in the category of “atrocities.” ...

Ex-soldier Enrique Jauregui sentenced to 33 months for immigrant smuggling after a high-speed chase injured a US agent.

An Ecuadorian national was found guilty of improper entry and trespassing on military property, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in El Paso. Dario Javier Trejo-Burbano unlawfully ...

The Ecuadorian man was acquitted by a jury on a separate charge after crossing into the new military zone in May.

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

A state representative has confirmed that of the $3.4 billion allocated towards border security, no funding will be spent on ...

Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas have filed 331 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from June 6 through June 12, according to United ...

Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased ...

The Trump administration has paused immigration raids targeting farm and hotel workers, but the president has called for more ...

On a hot morning in September, after hours of trekking through the Chihuahuan desert, Abbey Carpenter and her partner James ...

DHS can’t arrest and deport 15.4 million illegal aliens, but if it simply enforces the law, many aliens will get the message ...