Mexico, United States Border Patrol and illegal immigration

US Border Patrol arrested 29,000 migrants illegally crossing Mexico border in January, lowest since May 2020
The U.S. Border Patrol arrested 29,000 migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in January, the agency said on Tuesday, signaling that a drop in crossings over the past year could continue under President Donald Trump.
Illegal crossings at U.S.-Mexico border down 94% from last year, Border Patrol chief says
"I can tell you this: anyone that has crossed the border between the ports of entry since this administration has taken office has not been released," Border Patrol chief Mike Banks told CBS News.
Mexico ramps up troop levels at US-Mexico border
Mexico boosted troop levels at the border after President Trump threatened a tariff on all Mexican goods coming into the U.S. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez got exclusive access, and takes a look at whether or not the uptick in troops will impact the flow of illegal immigration and fentanyl into the U.
On the border, federal agents now outnumber illegal crossers — and migrants cry when they get caught
In the span of four quiet hours on the border, just one migrant was caught crossing illegally — and he was met by six burly federal agents who said he’d be sent back to Mexico in the same day. The migrant,
Border arrests plummet 39% in January in an early gauge of Trump's immigration policies
Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico plummeted 39% in January from a month earlier, authorities said Tuesday, an early gauge of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
Joint Chiefs chairman heads to US-Mexico border to assess rapid military buildup
Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting troops along the U.S.-Mexico border to assess the ...
Inside Mexico's border troop deployment following Trump's tariff threats: Can it make a difference?
One human smuggler who spoke to NBC News said the troops wouldn’t make a difference, but conceded stricter border policies ...
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‘Trump Administration Is Serious’: America’s Southern Border Hasn’t Been This Quiet Since The 1960s
As the Trump administration continues to overhaul the country’s immigration enforcement apparatus, encounters along the ...
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'Significant decline': US-Mexico border agents give ABC13 a 5 hour ride-along on the frontlines
Southern border agents say illegal border crossings have been on the decline since last fiscal year, but deportation flights ...
More eggs are being confiscated at the U.S.-Mexico border amid the bird flu outbreak
Eggs are being confiscated at the U.S. border with Mexico amid a bird flu outbreak that has depleted chicken populations.
Border crossings are down and refugee shelters in border cities are seeing decrease first hand
The streets of El Paso today are vastly different than a year or two ago when hundreds of migrants with hope of a life in the ...
DHS helicopter patrolling border struck three times by laser from Mexico
A Department of Homeland Security helicopter patrolling the border in Texas was struck three times by a laser fired from a ...
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US and Mexico agree to military collaboration on patrols, communication for border security
Military commanders from the U.S. and Mexico have agreed to conduct coordinated patrols, share more information and establish ...
For Thousands of Workers, the U.S.-Mexico Border is Just a Commute
President Trump’s tariff threats are injecting economic tension along the border that slices between two busy cities here.