Texas, Mexico and Border Patrol

New Mexico reports Texas measles outbreak has now crossed it's border
The worst measles outbreak to hit Texas in a decade has now crossed the Texas New Mexico border and there are now eight cases in Lea County.
Illegal crossings at U.S.-Mexico border down 94% from last year, Border Patrol chief says
Unlawful crossings at the U.S. southern border are down 94% from the same period last year, Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks told CBS News in his first sit-down interview, crediting the Trump administration’s government-wide crackdown on illegal immigration.
Laser from Mexico pointed at helicopter patrolling Texas border
A laser was pointed three times at an AS-350 helicopter patrolling about 13 miles west of McAllen International Airport in Texas last week. The laser was coming from a vehicle on the Mexican riverbank.
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,
Texas leaders press for Trump, Congress to pay back the state billions of dollars for securing the border
Gov. Abbott returned to Washington for the second week in a row to urge Congress to reimburse Texas billions of dollars.
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Texas DPS Director: federal government will take over the buoy barrier
AUSTIN, Texas - In a meeting with the agency's oversight board, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Freeman Martin ...
Texas CBP officer arrested for human smuggling was allegedly moonlighting as member of Mexican drug cartel
CBP Officer Manuel Perez Jr., a 32-year-old US citizen originally from California, is allegedly a member of the La Linea, ...
Sen. Cruz: White House included money to reimburse Texas and other states in funding request to Congress for border security
"I think that's right that the taxpayers of Texas should not bear the burden of what should be and is a national ...
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Texas could sell 100 miles of border to feds, DPS has same powers as ICE, Abbott says
Abbott is in Washington this week to lobby Congress for $11 billion to compensate Texas for money spent on his Operation Lone ...
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Soldiers are arriving at the border — but hardly any migrants are crossing
DEL RIO, Texas — There are signs all over town that the troops have arrived. The two hotels closest to the U.S. Border Patrol headquarters are sold out. A local gym and a barbershop are ...
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Idle buses, empty Border Patrol boats: Arrests for illegal crossings fall in the Rio Grande Valley
MISSION, Texas (AP) — An idled Border Patrol bus sat empty this week, on standby for any migrants surrendering near the southern tip of Texas. Agents in two speedboats zipped past pockets of ...
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Traffic stops lead to immigrant fugitives in South Texas, DPS says
Officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety recently arrested two immigrants in South Texas who they say are ...