Border Security: Texas bill signed into law allowing state to arrest migrants, challenging federal authority
Senate Bill 4 allows state and local law enforcement officers to arrest people who enter Texas illegally. The law, which is expected to be challenged, could put immigration in front of the Supreme Court's new conservative majority.
Co-founder of fundraising group promising to help Trump construct border wall sentenced to 4 years in prison
Brian Kolfage was sentenced Wednesday for defrauding donors to the We Build the Wall effort.
Arizona agrees to remove shipping containers from parts of the U.S.-Mexico border, court documents state
Arizona officials have agreed to remove containers installed along parts of the U.S. border with Mexico, as part of an agreement with the U.S. government.
Title 42: Judge orders halt to Trump-era asylum restrictions at border
A federal judge has ordered President Biden's administration to lift Trump-era asylum restrictions that have been a cornerstone of border enforcement since the start of COVID-19.
Gaps in Arizona border wall filled with double-stacked shipping containers
Arizona Gov. Ducey said 11-day project closed 3,820 open feet of the wall with 130 shipping containers.
First bus of migrants from Texas border arrives in New York
In addition to Washington D.C., New York City will now be a drop-off location for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's undocumented migrant busing strategy.
Autopsy: Woman migrant found entangled on border wall choked to death
The Pima County Medical Examiner’s report conducted for the Cochise County Sheriff’s office said Griselda Anais Verduzco Armenta, 31, was found suspended from the border wall.
Mexico finds hundreds of migrants in truck trailers near border
Mexican authorities have discovered more than 600 Central American migrants in trailers near the United States border.
Former President Trump tours southern border with Gov. Abbott to discuss border security
Former President Trump's visit to the Texas border comes two weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott promised to finish the border wall in Texas using state funds and private donations. Critics call it a political stunt.
Border Patrol chief who backed Trump's wall resigns
Rodney Scott wrote to agents that he will be reassigned.
Pentagon cancels border wall construction contracts paid for with military funds reallocated by Trump
A Pentagon spokesperson said the funds were originally intended to go towards schools for military children, overseas military construction projects in partner nations and the National Guard and Reserve equipment account.
Biden halts border wall construction; contractors told to stop building
President Joe Biden has ordered a "pause" on all border wall construction. During his campaign, Biden pledged not to build "another foot" of Trump's wall at the US-Mexico border.
Trump to visit U.S.-Mexico border in Texas to laud border wall
President Donald Trump is expected to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday to highlight his administration's work on the border wall.
If Biden halts border wall, it could cost taxpayers billions, CBP chief warns
President-elect Joe Biden is promising that border wall building won't continue under his administration, but with hundreds of miles under construction, the head of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is warning that shutting down construction could cost taxpayers billions.
Court OKs Trump using $3.6B in military money for wall construction
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a December 2019 ruling
Largest yet: $1.3 billion contract awarded for border wall
Trump has promised to build 450 miles of wall along the border with Mexico by the end of the year. So far, the government has awarded millions of dollars in contracts for construction of 30-foot-tall barriers, along with new lighting, technology, and infrastructure. The Trump administration says it has already built 187 miles of wall. Some of it is new, but most is replacing old, much shorter barriers that officials say were not sufficient.
Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump to transfer $3.8B from military to fund his border wall
It turns out Mexico won't be paying for the wall after all.
Department of Homeland Security seeks Pentagon funds for 270 miles of border wall
Defense officials say the Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to fund the construction of 270 miles of border wall this year as part of a counter-drug effort.
Appeals court lifts block on $3.6B in military construction funds for border wall
Wednesday’s ruling lifted a lower court’s order blocking the Trump administration from using the funds along the southern border.