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Texas Gave $1 Million in Expert Contracts to Defend Border Buoys in Court

Records reveal additional costs of the controversial Rio Grande barrier that the governor describes as “low-cost.”

Texas Observer · Jan 9, 2025

For All Of Trump's Immigration Enforcement Methods, The Most Effective Is The Cheapest One, Former CBP Chief Says

Perception, rather than resources, will play a bigger role shaping Trump's approach to curbing illegal immigration, an expert told The Latin Times

Latin Times · Jan 8, 2025

11 Migrants Found Padlocked In U-Haul Truck In New Mexico; Driver Faces Charges

All 11 of them were in the back of the rented truck, while one migrant was sitting in the front passenger seat.

Latin Times · Jan 8, 2025

Cartels turn to social media to lure Americans into human smuggling as Texas enforces stricter laws

Thousands of people have been arrested under Texas’ human smuggling law. Now they face at least a decade in prison under sentencing guidelines that took effect this year.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 20, 2024

Migrants Rushed To Enter The U.S. After Being Told Borders Were Open On 'Migrant's Day' Only To Be Turned Away

Border Patrol is still warning migrants that the border remains closed to those seeking to enter the country illegally

Latin Times · Dec 19, 2024

US border facilities for migrant children are improving but still need work, court monitor says

The U.S. is still separating some migrant children from parents while holding them after they cross the border despite broad improvements at detention centers in Texas

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024

US border surveillance towers face significant operational failures — vast areas unwatched, national security potentially at risk

Nearly one-third of surveillance cameras along the U.S.-Mexico border are nonfunctional, hindering Border Patrol operations.

TechRadar · Dec 14, 2024

Border Patrol Agents Under Fire in HRW Report for Denying Asylum, Expelling Families to Danger

"Agents were often abusive and seemed unwilling to follow US and international human rights law," said the border policy director at the organization

Latin Times · Dec 12, 2024

Trump’s plans for tougher border enforcement won’t necessarily stop migrants from coming to US − but their journeys could become more costly and dangerous

The screen fills with images of migrants dodging highway traffic. “They keep coming,” says a narrator. “The federal government won’t stop them yet requires us to pay billions to take care of them. … Enough is enough.”

The Conversation · Dec 9, 2024

Top Mexican Journalist Explains Why the Country Isn't Prepared to Handle the Growing Migration Crisis

Budget cuts and systemic failures have left Mexico's immigration agencies struggling, worsening the vulnerability of migrants and refugees amid rising pressures ahead of the Trump administration, according to journalist León Krauze

Latin Times · Dec 9, 2024