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Air Force Expands Military Control of Texas Border, Establishes New Del Rio–Falcon Zone

The designation brings more Rio Grande land under National Defense Areas to allow troops to detain trespassers for transfer to law enforcement.

Trump Awards First Mexican Border Defense Medals to 13 Service Members

Interior Transfers 760 Acres to Navy for New Defense Zone Along California Border

CBP Seizes $10.3 Million in Meth Hidden in Lettuce at Pharr International Bridge

Mexico Removes U.S. Defense Signs From Playa Bagdad as Pentagon Cites Boundary Confusion

East Village Stabbing Triggers Cross-Border Chase and Reported Shooting at Tijuana Port of Entry

Supreme Court Takes Up Border 'Metering' Case on When Asylum Seekers 'Arrive'

Texas Land Office Expands Border Surveillance to Detect Cartel Tunnels

CBP Finds Nearly 290 Pounds of Heroin in Single Car at San Ysidro

U.S. Awards $4.5 Billion in ‘Smart Wall’ Contracts to Expand Southwest Border Barriers

U.S.–Mexico Border Apprehensions Drop to Lowest Level Since Early 1970s

DHS Waives Environmental Laws to Fast-Track Nearly 10 Miles of New San Diego Border Barriers

Sheinbaum Touts Poverty Gains, Pledges Chihuahua Road and Water Upgrades in Juárez Visit

CBP San Diego Reports Nearly 10,000 Pounds of Drugs Seized in August

USCIS Weighs Parole for Deported Family of 11-Year-Old American Needing Brain-Tumor Care

Compton Man Surrenders at San Ysidro After Alleged Attack on Federal Officers

Mexican Truckers Enroll in English Courses Under Restored U.S. Language Enforcement

Marines Assume Border Support Duties in Arizona’s Yuma Sector

Pentagon Establishes Fourth Defense Area, Militarizes One-Third of Southern Border

June Border Encounters Drop to Record Low, No Migrants Released