The Latest Breaking News from Border Security

Texas landowners challenge $46B border wall as lawsuit halts Big Bend construction

A $46 billion plan to expand the US-Mexico border wall is facing resistance from Texas landowners, while a separate lawsuit has halted construction in the Big Bend region. On October 2, 2026, US District Judge Kathleen Cardone of the Western District of Texas, in El Paso, granted a preliminary injunction…

The Times of India · 1h ago

Saudi Arabia arrests more than 13,800 in week-long crackdown on residency, labour and border law violations

Saudi Arabia arrested 13,822 people for violating residency, border security and labour regulations during a week of nationwide inspection.

The Times of India · 14h ago

Landowners in Texas' Big Bend Region Fight Trump Administration's Attempts To Seize Land for Border Wall

A federal judge temporarily halted border wall construction in Texas' Big Bend region in response to one of several lawsuits by landowners and conservationists.

Reason · Oct 16

After surging troops to the border, US Army showcases a quieter Rio Grande

The U.S. Army is deploying hundreds of soldiers to Texas' Rio Grande Valley in response to what it says are signs of elevated activity from Mexican drug cartels

The Independent UK · Oct 13

Despair after 200-year-old ‘grandmother’ tree toppled for Trump’s border wall: ‘It crushes your heart’

Protesters spent months occupying an ancient cottonwood. Then a tense standoff with US border patrol came to a head

The Guardian - US · Oct 10

In 1951, a Texas town of 400 escaped a dam; 75 years later, a 90-year-old fights a border wall

In San Ygnacio, Texas, a border wall construction project poses a significant threat to local properties, sparking an intense legal battle among residents. Notably, a 90-year-old landowner is at the forefront, contesting the government's actions by referencing historical records. The community previously thwarted a federal dam project in 1951, enabling…

The Times of India · Oct 10