Biden's special envoy to Haiti resigns to protest migrant expulsions
U.S. officials say the Biden administration’s special envoy to Haiti resigned, protesting large-scale expulsions of Haitian migrants to their homeland wracked by civil strife and natural disaster.
Many Haitian migrants from border camp staying in US, officials say
U.S. officials say many Haitian migrants camped in a small Texas border town are being released in the United States, undercutting the Biden administration’s public statements that Haitians who enter the country illegally face immediate expulsion.
Governor Greg Abbott at Texas-Mexico border for second day
Abbott will be in McAllen Tuesday, where he will sign a bill to beef up criminal penalties for people who are paid to smuggle migrants over the border.
Mayorkas: Border Patrol horseback photos 'horrified' him
DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas said images of what appeared to be Border Patrol agents on horseback rounding up migrants trying to cross the border “horrified” him.
Abbott gets firsthand look at migrant surge at Texas-Mexico border
The visit comes as Governor Greg Abbott requests an emergency declaration from the Biden administration amid a dramatic increase in the number of people trying to cross the border.
Thousands of Haitian migrants remain camped under Texas bridge
As the number neared 15,000 on Monday, the DHS and Border Patrol said they are working to fly some of the thousands camped in Del Rio back to their home.
More than 6,000 migrants removed from Texas encampment, officials say
U.S. officials say more than 6,000 Haitians and other migrants have been removed from an encampment at a Texas border town.
$100M in grant funding available now through Operation Lone Star
The grant funds are to “enhance interagency border security operations” supporting Operation Lone Star, says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
26 governors demand Biden meeting over border crisis
A letter signed by 26 Republican governors, including Doug Ducey, asks Biden to schedule a meeting at the White House within the next 15 days so they can have an "open and constructive dialogue regarding border enforcement on behalf of U.S. citizens in our states and all those hoping to become U.S. citizens."
Del Rio, Texas migrants: US tries to block border, begins flying Haitians home
The United States began flying some of the thousands of Haitian migrants who have crossed from Mexico into a Texas border camp back to their poverty-stricken homeland.
Abbott signs HB 9 into law to provide $1.8B for border security
House Bill 9 will provide an additional $1.8 billion in state funding for border security over the next two years.
US will fly 'massive' number of Haitian migrants to Haiti, official says
A US official says the Biden administration plans on “massive movements” of Haitian migrants in a small Texas border city on flights to Haiti starting Sunday.
Monsoon flooding damages border wall gates in east Arizona
A spokesman for the Border Patrol’s Tucson sector confirmed the gates were open last week when water from the historic rainfall rushed through the Douglas area near the San Bernardino Wildlife Refuge in Cochise County.
Abbott renews border disaster declaration in 43 Texas counties
Gov. Abbott's office says that the disaster declaration provides more resources and strategies to combat the ongoing influx of unlawful immigrants.
Former interpreter begs for help to save families in Afghanistan
Rafi Azim said he risked his life for 13 years to help the U.S. military in Afghanistan. Now he is begging U.S. leaders to help his family escape.
Federal court in El Paso blocks Abbott's migrant transportation order
According to the ruling, Abbott's order violates the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution because it authorizes DPS to “make and act upon immigration determinations, the province of federal law.”
Man wearing fake Border Patrol uniform arrested during smuggling attempt near Tucson
John R. Modlin, interim Chief Patrol Agent of the Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector, said the bogus car was a cloned vehicle similar to ones used by the Border Patrol.
'Remain in Mexico': Supreme Court orders Biden administration to reinstate Trump-era policy
The Supreme Court is refusing to block a court ruling ordering the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era policy that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.
Austinites trying to bring over their families stuck in Afghanistan
Two Austinites are working to bring their families to Austin from Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover.
Overwhelmed Texas border community begins busing migrants to Austin
The City of Austin was notified over the weekend and has had a handful of buses arrive this week, according to a spokesperson.