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

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

Most detainees — nationwide as well as in El Paso — involve Mexican citizens. A total of 309 Guatemalan migrants were ...

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

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

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

In one week, 190 charges were brought against illegal border crossers in New Mexico, including 78 with illegal reentry after previously being deported.

Authorities in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua say they’re investigating several recent murders whose brutal nature ...

Officials in Arizona and Texas are expected to see more of their border walls constructed following recent actions, including ...

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

Andrew Mahaleris, a senior aide to Governor Greg Abbott, said efforts to secure the border have enabled the state to make ...