US-Mexico border
Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash
ICE and Border Patrol will get $170 billion in additional funds through September 2029 - a huge surge of funding over their existing annual budgets of about $19 billion.
US pushes Mexico to prosecute politicians with ties to drug cartels
US military creates new military zone along border with Mexico
Trump says Mexico, Canada tariffs to take effect March 4
Close to 1,000 migrant children separated by Trump yet to be reunited with parents
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Thursday of the 998 children still separated, 148 were in the process of reunification.
Americans can sponsor refugees directly under new program
Under the US State Department program, groups of at least five people will be expected to raise a minimum of $2,275 per sponsored refugee.
Abducted mayor, officials in northern Mexico freed, governor says
The mayor of a small town in northern Mexico near the US border and a group of officials have reportedly been freed.
Two suspects charged after death of 51 migrants in sweltering Texas truck
The deaths once again highlight the challenge of controlling migrant crossings for Biden.
Mexico issues arrest warrants in 'Fast and Furious' gun trafficking case
The once-secret 'Fast and Furious' scheme set out to stop US-Mexico gun smuggling by allowing people to illegally buy arms in the United States and take them to Mexico.
US-Mexico border reopens after 20 months of COVID shutdown
On Sunday, hundreds of cars had formed lines stretching back kilometers from Tijuana, fueling fears the reopening could become a problem. But traffic advanced steadily.
Biden picks Thomas Nides as ambassador to Israel
Biden also named his ambassador picks to NATO, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Gambia, Guinea, Paraguay and Costa Rica.
Biden keeps US refugee cap at Trump-era 15,000 - for now
Democratic US Representative Pramila Jayapal called Biden's decision not to raise Trump's "harmful, xenophobic and racist refugee cap" unconscionable.
US considering cash payments to Central America to stem migration
Biden in late March tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead US efforts with Mexico and Central America to address the number of migrants heading north.
As asylum camp swells at US-Mexico border, Biden aide calls for patience
The Trump administration's protocols, in place since 2019, have pushed more than 65,000 asylum seekers back into Mexico to wait for their US court hearings.