Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic-related asylum bans
After Title 42 rules were lifted, migrants and officials were still evaluating the change and the new policy adopted by the Biden administration to stabilize the border.
Title 42 immigration restrictions lifted, confusion remains at U.S.-Mexico border
There are a lot of uncertainties at the southern border as the pandemic-era restrictions on migrants known as Title 42 are removed.
Title 42 ends: Here's what it did, and how US immigration policy is changing
The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a new process.
House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends
House Republicans have passed a sweeping bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers.
Texas DPS 'preparing for the worst' at U.S.-Mexico border as Title 42 set to expire
Border agents and state troopers are trying to maintain order at the southern ports of entry as a major policy change for asylum seekers takes effect Thursday at midnight.
10,000 migrants stopped in one day ahead of Title 42 expiration
New rules will make it extremely difficult for anyone who travels through another country, like Mexico, to qualify for asylum.
Texas House passes sweeping border funding bill, guts proposed policing unit
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle threw their support behind a new requirement that the unit use only commissioned peace officers for enforcement actions.
Texas officials bracing for expected record border crossings as Title 42 set to end Thursday
Border Patrol is reporting a record number of apprehensions, and those numbers are expected to climb even higher starting Thursday.
Chaos at US-Mexico border will continue 'for a while,' Biden says
The U.S. has used Title 42 to expel migrants with no chance at asylum 2.8 million times since March 2020. Those restrictions end this week.
What is Title 42 and how has the US used it to curb migration?
This week marks the end of pandemic restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the southern border for the last three years. Here's what to know.
Gov. Abbott announces new border force as Title 42 end nears
With Title 42 coming to an end on Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott is deploying a new National Guard unit that he calls the Texas Tactical Border Force.
Migrant surge seen along US-Mexico border ahead of Title 42 end
The U.S. is preparing for the end of Title 42, a policy linked to the coronavirus pandemic that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants.
Proposed bill would study commercial traffic at Texas-Mexico border to improve security
Some state lawmakers want the Texas Department of Transportation to conduct a study on commercial traffic at points of entry along the Texas-Mexico border.
US readies second attempt at speedy asylum screenings at Mexico border
The Biden administration is making its own attempt at speedy asylum screenings at the border, insisting it will be different than under President Donald Trump.
Tunisia coast sees 210 migrant bodies wash ashore in 2 weeks
Preliminary examinations of the bodies indicated that the migrants were from sub-Saharan Africa, according to the National Guard’s Houssemeddine Jebabli.
Border Patrol seizes $900K in meth disguised as candy, food
More than 100 pounds of methamphetamines were seized at the U.S.-Mexico border after authorities found the drugs disguised as candy and hidden in canned food.
Migrants fearing deportation start fire at Mexico detention center, killing 40, president says
Another 29 people were injured in the fire at a facility in Ciudad Juarez, which is across from El Paso, Texas, officials said.
Texas police: Migrants found 'suffocating' in train; 2 dead
Two migrants were found dead and at least 10 were hospitalized Friday after police in South Texas received a call that they were “suffocating” in a freight train car traveling near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Texans testify before Senate committee on frustrations over illegal border crossings
Texans who live along the southern border testified before the Senate Committee on Border Security to say illegal border crossings are out of control.
Gov. Abbott calls for 10-year prison sentences for Texans who help migrants cross border illegally
Gov. Abbott says lawmakers are pushing to spend nearly $5 billion on border security.