The Latest Breaking News from the Border Patrol

In San Antonio’s immigrant community, the fear of ICE weighs on every move

Everyday tasks like buying groceries or taking kids to the park now bring life-changing risks. “We couldn’t go out because they were hunting us,” a Honduran mother said.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 13

US senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season

Key senators revealed a short-term spending bill to fund federal agencies past elections. This measure aims to prevent a government shutdown as lawmakers seek reelection. The bill extends current funding levels through December eleventh, which is unusual timing. Both parties wish to avoid blame for a potential shutdown before voters…

The Economic Times · Aug 3

Tom Homan threatens to flood New York City with ICE agents: ‘More than you have ever seen’

In May, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul approved a series of provisions limiting local cooperation with federal immigration agents

The Independent UK · Jun 9

GOP Lawmakers Fear Irreparably Broken Appropriations Process Under Donald Trump

Senate Republicans, already battling a record shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security under Donald Trump, are openly warning that Democrats may force fresh funding crises this autumn.

International Business Times UK · Apr 22

A border wall through Big Bend appears to be on hold after public outcry, but questions remain

While the federal government hasn’t made a public statement about its plans, official maps show a “virtual wall” going through the region rather than a physical barrier.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 3

ICE at the airport is just the beginning

The expansion of enforcement inside U.S. travel hubs is less about immigration than about normalizing surveillance

Salon · Mar 26

Controversial Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino set to quietly retire after Trump pulled him from Minnesota

Democratic critics celebrated the announcement

The Independent UK · Mar 16

My Home Is Treated Like a War Zone. That Militarization Expanded to Minnesota.

There have been many violent murders at the hands of Border Patrol agents. This is not an aberration but part of a broader federal apparatus built and refined over decades.

Texas Observer · Feb 12

Takeaways from AP's review of recent criminal cases against ICE employees and contractors

A review of public documents by The Associated Press has found that at least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020 — and their wrongdoing includes patterns of physical and sexual abuse and corruption

The Independent UK · Feb 11

Privacy activists call on California to remove covert license plate readers

More than two dozen privacy groups are urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to remove covert license plate readers in southern California

The Independent UK · Feb 10