Friends and families of Catalina "Xóchitl" Santiago are calling for her immediate release after the El Paso activist was detained by Border Patrol.

U.S. military deployment targets Mexican cartels as DHS reports reveal corrupt military and law enforcement crossing border to assist drug trafficking organizations ...

Their children are witnessing a community-level of fear that parents and educators report are already exhibiting itself in ...

A judge is considering a Trump administration request to end a policy protecting immigrant children in federal custody. The ...

Weeks after state lawmakers paved the way during its last regular session, the Texas Department of Public Safety has ...

Texas DPS will merge homeland security and intel units into a new division under Senate Bill 36, centralizing border ...

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After winning re-election last year, Trump indicated he still wants to take action, suggesting he would be open to protecting ...