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Texas is no longer funding the construction of a wall along its southern border as state lawmakers have suggested that ...

The Pentagon has mobilized hundreds of military personnel to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, ...

Most detainees — nationwide as well as in El Paso — involve Mexican citizens. A total of 309 Guatemalan migrants were ...

Another 700 military personnel have been sent to aid immigration enforcement in Florida, Louisiana and Texas after nearly ...

The deployment aims to bolster ICE's capacity by allowing law enforcement to focus on frontline duties, the Pentagon said.

Texas officials suggested the federal government could pick up construction. However, during President Trump’s first term, ...

Visa complications and immigration crackdowns are having ripple effects on the music industry, especially for artists ...

As Republican senators consider President Donald Trump’s big bill that could slash federal spending and extend tax cuts, a ...

Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased ...

The arrival of millions of migrants and refugees to Latin American countries this past decade has affected labor markets in ...