16 immigrants found in fake wall inside trailer in South Texas
A Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper pulled over a truck that was towing a trailer on Thursday afternoon in Kenedy County, in South Texas, according to a social media post from a spokesperson for DPS.
Dan Patrick asks Senate to consider bills to unmask protesters, change runoff elections
The new list includes many right-wing priorities, and would escalate Republicansโ wars against diversity, equity and inclusion programs and review laws to keep noncitizens off voter rolls.
Mayorkas: Texasโ immigration policies have wreaked havoc and disorder
The U.S. Homeland Security Secretary specifically called out the stateโs policy of busing migrants to cities in other parts of the country.
17 people found hidden in โcloned Loweโs truckโ being transported into the US illegally
The Texas Department of Public Safety found 17 migrants hidden in a fake Loweโs Home Improvement store truck. Texas DPS South video shows the moment those 13 men and 4 women were found.
Group of Texas Democrats asks DOJ to investigate Texas over possible voter rights violations
The request by the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus in a letter to the Department of Justice follows a similar request by a Latino civil rights organization.
Judge rejects Ken Paxtonโs bid to question leader of Brownsville migrant aid organization
The AGโs office sought to depose the leader of Team Brownsville, which provides water, shelter and basic necessities to asylum-seeking migrants.
Judge in Texas pauses Biden program offering legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens
Biden announced the program in June and Republicans in 16 states filed suit. The federal judge issued an order that puts the program on hold for at least two weeks.
Judge rejects Attorney General Ken Paxtonโs attempt to shut down Houston immigrant rights group
Paxtonโs office claimed the group broke rules prohibiting political activity by nonprofits, but the judge rejected the case outright.
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Houston immigrantsโ rights org over political speech
Attorney General Ken Paxton has targeted similar organizations that aid migrants at the border. The lawsuit appears to be the first to focus on political speech and rules that govern nonprofits.
Abbott order will require Texas hospitals to collect patientsโ immigration status
The executive order from the Texas governor will require hospitals to track the cost of care for undocumented migrants, in order for the state to push for federal reimbursement.
Texas attorney general says Biden must continue border wall construction after court deadline passes
Texas sued to stop an executive order issued by President Biden on his Inauguration Day to stop border wall construction and divert funds that had already been allocated for the project.
Texasโ floating barrier in the Rio Grande can stay for now, appeals court says
After Texas deployed the barrier, a panel ordered it removed. The full appeals court says it can stay while a lower court hears a case on the merits.
El Paso County officials say itโs time the state pays for Operation Lone Star arrests
County officials issued a disaster declaration Tuesday, saying the stateโs mass arrests at the border have cost the county millions of dollars and overwhelmed its criminal justice system.
Texas attorney general canโt question Catholic Charities director over migrant services, court says
Wednesdayโs ruling is the second time a Texas judge has ruled against the attorney general for investigating shelters helping migrants.
Advocates focus on humanity one year after 12 migrants were found in semitruck in Bexar County
Friday marks one year since 12 migrants were found in a semitruck off Interstate 35 near Von Ormy in southwest Bexar County.
Immigration is taking center stage in Texasโ Senate race. Hereโs what Colin Allredโs and Ted Cruzโs records show.
Poll after poll shows Texas voters rank immigration and the border as the most pressing issues.
Border Patrol agents recorded the fewest monthly migrant apprehensions since 2021 on southern border
Migrant apprehensions in Texas decreased by nearly one-third in June, the first month of a new order by President Joe Biden that widely limited asylum claims.
GOP-led states have pledged hundreds of troops and spent millions of dollars to help Texas secure the border this year
The federal government has deployed National Guard to the border for years, but more than a dozen states have dug into their own budgets to send even more personnel
Eagle Pass residents have mixed feelings about sharing their city with the National Guard
Texas has sent thousands of soldiers to the border as part of Gov. Greg Abbottโs multibillion-dollar initiative Operation Lone Star. No border town has felt their presence more than Eagle Pass.
โI think itโs an impedimentโ: Chief Patrol Agent of Del Rio sector discusses Border Patrolโs relationship with DPS
For dozens of miles, Border Patrol agents travel up and down along the Rio Grande.
Border Patrolโs Del Rio sector chief speaks with KSAT about slowing migrant crossings, relationship with Texas DPS
In a wide-ranging exclusive sit-down interview with KSAT, Chief Patrol Agent Robert Danley shares insight into his nearly seven months on the job, including how and why migrant crossings have changed, how laws impact the work done by agents, and Border Patrolโs relationship with Texas DPS.
At half a mile a week, Gov. Greg Abbottโs border wall will take around 30 years and $20 billion to build
The state has built about 34 miles of wall spread out across at least six counties on Texasโ 1,254-mile border with Mexico.
โI hope it never happens againโ: San Antonio doctor recalls Quintana Road tragedy on two-year mark
First responders found more than 60 migrants in a tractor-trailer on June 27, 2022. 53 of them were pronounced dead.
Texas National Guard is shooting pepper balls to deter migrants at the border
Migrants in Mexico said theyโve been shot by the rounds, which leave bruises and disperse a chemical irritant. The state says Guard members are trained not to aim directly at people.
Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a new plan from Biden
President Joe Biden has ordered an expansive election-year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S. It comes after the Democratic president's own aggressive immigration crackdown at the southern border earlier this month.
Judge weighing whether to close El Paso shelter that aids undocumented immigrants
Texas argues that Annunciation House is breaking state law by harboring undocumented immigrants, something the shelter's lawyers called "utter nonsense."
โWe see tanks driving by dailyโ: Eagle Pass residents reflect on President Bidenโs executive order on immigration
Eagle Pass residents share differing views on President Joe Biden's recent executive order regarding border crossings.
Texas immigrantsโ rights groups sue Biden administration over asylum restrictions
Both Democrats and Republicans have criticized the order, which limits asylum requests when illegal border crossings ramp up.
San Antonio legal experts try to digest Biden Administrationโs new immigration policy days after it takes effect
Just days after President Joe Biden dropped a new executive order limiting asylum seekers, San Antonio legal experts are trying to digest what exactly this means for Texas.
President Bidenโs executive order raises questions over frequency of illegal crossings amid Bexar County smuggling bust
Bexar County Sheriffโs Office deputies discovered 26 migrants in a suspected human smuggling operation on Thursday. News of the operation comes less than 48 hours after President Joe Bidenโs executive order that limits asylum seekers went into effect.
Brandon Herrera to request recount in primary runoff against U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales
Herrera said he doesnโt expect the results to change, โbut I feel I owe it to my volunteers, voters, and supporters to leave no stone unturned.โ
Why Mexicoโs historic President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum could see policy pushback in the U.S.
Political experts share insight on the implications of the unprecedented Mexican presidential election.
โWhy now?โ: Bidenโs new immigration policy to limit asylum seekers faces quick criticism in Texas
President Joe Bidenโs new executive order, unveiled Tuesday, will restrict the number of asylum seekers allowed to cross the border when crossings reach a certain level.
SA Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Sheriff Javier Salazar among local officials at White House for immigration announcement
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg will be among the Texas mayors in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday for President Joe Bidenโs announcement about the Texas border.
Gov. Abbott welcomes Texas National Guard soldiers to new operating base in Eagle Pass
Gov. Greg Abbott was in Eagle Pass on Friday to welcome Texas National Guard soldiers at Texasโ Forward Operating Base.
Common Grounds: Opposites Tony Gonzales, Brandon Herrera face off in final stretch of Congressional runoff
In the first episode of "Common Grounds," we explore the U.S. Rep. District 23 Republican runoff race between two-term incumbent Tony Gonzales and YouTube show host and gunmaker Brandon Herrera.
A Houston woman applied for a green card. She was banned from the U.S. for a decade.
Claudia Gonzรกlez was 15 when she crossed the border into Texas to reunite with her mother. Now sheโs back in Mexico, separated from her 15-year-old son and her husband in Houston.
โDreamerโ applauds expansion of health insurance access under new Biden rule
More than a third of immigrants covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, are uninsured, according to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services.
Some migrants flown to Marthaโs Vineyard from San Antonio to get legal status, multiple reports say
Some of the 49 migrants who were flown to Marthaโs Vineyard from San Antonio in 2022 can legally work in the US and canโt be deported because they are considered crime victims, according to multiple reports.
Migrant apprehensions are down at the Texas border. Have state policies had an impact?
Abbott has credited his Operation Lone Star for a recent drop in migrant encounters on the Texas-Mexico border.
Aรฑos antes de que los caracterizaran como criminales, los residentes de Colony Ridge buscaron ayuda del estado
Los residentes presentaron mรกs de 60 quejas en contra de Colony Ridge. No obtuvieron muchas soluciones del estado.
Texas Democrats call on colleges to set aside financial aid money for immigrant families affected by FAFSA glitch
Students whose parents do not have Social Security numbers have been blocked from completing the federal financial aid form.
Texas National Guard member charged with human smuggling after high-speed chase near the border
Authorities said the 26-year-old turned around at a Border Patrol checkpoint and fled from police in Kinney County.
LISTEN LIVE: 5th Circuit Court of Appeals takes up controversial Texas immigration law
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on Wednesday morning in the case of SB 4, the controversial immigration law that would allow state police to arrest migrants.
More than 200 migrants arrested after rushing an El Paso border gate
More than 200 migrants have been arrested on misdemeanor rioting charges in connection with a late March border breach in El Paso that the local district attorney said injured Texas National Guard members.
House Speaker Dade Phelanโs immigration record central in bid to oust him
The Beaumont Republicanโs foes are trying to paint him as soft on the border, even after last yearโs passage of far-reaching laws and record border funding.
Migrants with disabilities struggle to access the U.S. asylum system, advocates say
Migrants with disabilities canโt access the asylum system the way others can, according to a complaint that advocacy organizations filed against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security earlier this week.
Enforcing Texasโ new immigration law may be challenging, even for authorities that support it
A new law allowing local authorities to deport migrants remains tied up in court. Even if it goes back into effect, logistical challenges could complicate enforcement.
What Bexar County, other South Texas law enforcement agencies are saying about Senate Bill 4
Texas has faced skeptical questioning at an appeals court hearing over a new law that would allow it to arrest and deport people who enter the U.S. illegally.
Disagreement and confusion on display in hearing over Texasโ new immigration law
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments about whether to allow back into effect a law allowing state and local authorities to deport migrants.
Court action on Texas' migrant arrest law leads to confusion at the US-Mexico border
A dizzying volley of courtroom maneuvers over a Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport people who enter the U.S. illegally is sowing confusion at the nationโs border with Mexico.
Texasโ new immigration law is blocked again
Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed Senate Bill 4 to go into effect, a federal appeals court let an earlier injunction stand. SB 4 lets Texas police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border.
Supreme Court permits Texas police to arrest people who illegally cross the border as the SB 4 legal clash continues
The ruling allows Texas to start enforcing SB 4 while a lawsuit over its constitutionality remains pending before a federal appeals court.
How Texas' plans to arrest migrants for illegal entry would work if allowed to take effect
A law that would allow Texas law enforcement to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. is back on hold.
Vicente Gonzalez compares Latino Trump supporters to โJews for Hitlerโ
The South Texas Democrat said Latinos who support former President Donald Trump are voting against their self interest, but Republicans recoiled at the comparison.
Supreme Court extends pause on Texas law that would allow state police to arrest migrants
The Supreme Court has extended a pause on a Texas law that would allow state police to arrest migrants accused of crossing into the U.S. illegally.
The path to staying in the U.S. legally is getting more costly for migrants
It's going to cost migrants in the U.S. more to stay in the country legally starting in April. The U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services Department will change the fees to more than 100 applications.
15 people detained in possible human smuggling operation on West Side, SAPD says
At least 15 people were detained following a suspected human smuggling operation on the cityโs west Side late Thursday night, according to San Antonio police.
San Antonio has no clear backup plan as Migrant Resource Centerโs funding dwindles
With federal funding to support the Migrant Resource Center drying up, the City of San Antonio doesnโt appear to have a clear backup plan yet for how to keep the shelter for asylum-seekers open.
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg joins President Biden, other South Texas mayors in Brownsville
San Antonio mayor Ron Nirenberg met with President Joe Biden Thursday in Brownsville in what he called a show of support.
As Biden and Trump visit the border, many Texas residents feel ignored
When the two presidents used the Texas-Mexico boundary as a backdrop for the national immigration fight, residents felt they were left out of the conversation.
Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants suspected of being in country illegally blocked by federal judge
Senate Bill 4 was Texasโ latest attempt to deter people from crossing the Texas-Mexico border amid a surge in migration.
Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants who illegally enter US
A federal judge has blocked a Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally.
WATCH LIVE: Eagle Pass Border Coalition hosts press conference ahead of visit from former President Donald Trump
The Eagle Pass Border Coalition will hold a press conference on Thursday morning in response to former President and current presidential candidate Donald Trumpโs visit there.
Ken Paxtonโs Annunciation House investigation is the latest attack on religious organizations aiding migrants at the border
For years, conservative religious groups and Texas politicians have accused groups housing newly-arrived migrants of encouraging, and profiting from, illegal immigration.
In two Texas border towns, Biden and Trump push for different immigration approaches
Immigration is a driving issue in the almost-certain presidential rematch between the Democratic incumbent and ousted Republican.
Years before Texas conservatives painted them as criminals, Colony Ridge residents sought help from state agencies
Texas has little to show for conservative leadersโ uproar โ or previously unreported complaints about the community developer.
โDonโt talk to the copsโ: An immigration attorney worries about SB4โฒs impact on immigration cases
One San Antonio immigration attorney is giving people an extreme warning of the impact of a new bill set to go into effect.
El Paso leaders rally around migrant shelters after Attorney General Ken Paxtonโs threat to shut them down
Paxtonโs office demanded records of migrants that Annunciation House has helped and threatened to shut down the Catholic shelter network.
โDriven by fearโ: Shearer Hills/Ridgeview neighbors weigh in on Migrant Resource Center
The Migrant Resource Center opened on San Pedro Avenue in 2022. It represents a humanitarian issue unfolding behind Shearer Hills/Ridgeview homes.
Ken Paxton sues to revoke an El Paso nonprofitโs state registration after it didnโt immediately hand over client records
Annunciation House, a network of shelters that serves migrants, sought relief from the attorney generalโs demand to immediately release information about its clients. Paxton accused the religious group of smuggling humans across the southern border.
Texas and Biden administration lawyers face off in court over new law making illegal border crossing a state crime
An Austin judge will decide whether Senate Bill 4 will go into effect on March 5. The new law allows police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the border.
โItโs all about humanity:โ Community members on West Side create memorial for migrant lives lost
As tensions continue to rise along the Texas-Mexico border, these community members said they want humanity to be the focus of immigration conversations.
FBI foils 2022 plot by militiamen to โstart a warโ at the Texas-Mexico border
A Tennessee man arrested Monday hoped to travel to the southern border with a militia group that allegedly plotted to go โto war with the border patrol,โ believing that the country was being invaded by migrants.
Mayra Flores: DNA testing needed at border, even if that means detaining kids for months
The former Republican congresswoman is running for her former seat representing the 34th congressional district.