Officials in Laredo, El Paso, and Hidalgo County disregarded new CDC guidelines after previously using agency warnings to ramp up protocols.
The State of Texas has commenced border wall construction in Starr County as part of its response to illegal immigration.
In another case, a Guatemalan illegal alien abandoned her son on the American side of the Rio Grande and went back to Mexico.
A federal judge in Amarillo ordered the restoration of the Migrant Protection Protocols, a decision that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld.
In Texas border patrol sectors, there were more than 98,000 encounters with illegal aliens in October, according to the most recent data.
The number of border apprehensions decreased for a third month in a row in October.
The federal Customs and Border Protection agency reported an average of nearly 96,000 monthly apprehensions in Texas border patrol sectors.
When the White House nominated him earlier this year, Chris Magnus was praised by the Biden administration as a “progressive police leader.”
Tens of thousands have been referred to federal immigration authorities for being illegally present in the country.
In an effort to "crack down" on illegal crossings, the governor announced new border security measures that include border wall construction.
As the number of illegal border crossings remains extraordinarily high, Democrat Henry Cuellar urged Biden and Harris to visit the border.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the Biden administration is “clueless.”
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in narcotics were also seized in unrelated incidents in the Laredo area.
The two failed human smuggling attempts come as the border patrol sees an over two-year high of apprehensions in the Laredo sector.
The $2.2 million drug-trafficking bust highlights border security issues just weeks before the general election.
The severance package was promised to De Leon when he was hired. He became eligible for payouts after abruptly leaving last year.
Laredo’s city manager said anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 and does not quarantine could face up to ten years in prison.
Customs and Border Protection reports seizing over six tons of marijuana worth more than $2.5 million at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded a new $275 million contract for the construction of a 14-mile long border wall section near Laredo.
Police in Laredo conducted a sting operation and arrested two women offering beauty services out of their homes, violating the city's emergency order.
