The money was a major win for Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans who have been pushing for the money to be included ...

Red states could reap billions in federal aid for their efforts to "enforce the immigration laws" under Joe Biden ...

The sprawling 1,000-plus page package carries Trump’s title, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," as well as his campaign ...

High-speed chases involving state troopers at the border reached a five-year peak in 2022 — the same year pursuits played a ...

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Texas could soon receive billions in federal reimbursements for border security expenses under a Republican-led bill that ...

Smugglers got a little creative when they hid migrants inside giant bales of hay, but it was wasn’t enough to thwart authorities.

Latest deployment takes total close to 10,000 promised by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, despite criticism of escalation as ...

Tens of millions of dollars worth of illegal e-cigarette products were seized in Chicago in a joint operation between the FDA ...

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Independent gun dealers supplied 83% of crime guns seized in Mexico and traced back to purchases in the US. Chain stores ...

The Trump administration is seeking to end an immigration policy cornerstone that since the 1990s has offered protections to ...