Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says border under control despite surge in migrants
A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem Tuesday but insisting it’s under control and saying he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.
Minnesota man convicted of impersonating U.S. Border Patrol agent
A federal jury in New Mexico has convicted a Minnesota man accused of impersonating a U.S. Border Patrol agent last year.
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.
Border patrol seizes $900K worth of counterfeit $1 bills at International Falls crossing
Border agents in International Falls, Minnesota found a massive batch of fake bills during a train check last month.
U.S. Border Patrol begins collection of DNA samples
The U.S. Border Patrol has started collecting DNA samples of people in custody at the border.
Report: Guatemalan teen who died in US custody was unresponsive for hours
A flu-ridden 16-year-old boy from Guatemala was unresponsive for hours before he was found dead, according to video footage released Thursday.
US held record number of migrant children in custody in 2019
The nearly 70,000 migrant children who were held in government custody this year - up 42 percent from 2018 - spent more time in shelters and away from their families than in prior years.
Trump includes Colorado in states getting border wall
President Donald Trump's boast of building part of the border wall in Colorado is garnering attention in the state, including from the state's governor, Democrat Jared Polis.