CBP opens small tent city to handle influx of migrants at Texas border

A small tent city opened Tuesday night in the Texas border town of Donna to help process a growing number of people who’ve crossed the border illegally, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Tent city opens amid influx of migrant families near Texas border
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FOX 26 Reporter Ivory Hecker gives you a look at a new temporary processing center for migrant families near the Texas border.

US won't make immigration arrests at COVID-19 vaccination sites

The U.S. government says it won't be making routine immigration enforcement arrests at COVID-19 vaccination sites.

Witness to El Paso massacre who was deported under Biden administration, shares her story from Mexico

Rosa is an undocumented immigrant in her late 20s from Mexico. She agreed to work with law enforcement officials and testify in court against the El Paso shooter. But that wasn’t enough to protect her status.

Biden signs immigration orders aimed at undoing Trump-era policies, reuniting families

President Joe Biden signed executive orders Tuesday to address family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border, border security and legal immigration, part of efforts to undo Trump’s policies.

Hundreds deported under Biden, including witness to massacre

President Joe Biden’s administration has deported hundreds of immigrants in its early days despite his campaign pledge to stop removing most people in the U.S. illegally at the beginning of his term.

Justice Dept. rescinds Trump policy that led to thousands of migrant families being separated at border

The Justice Department on Tuesday rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a “zero tolerance” enforcement policy for migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, which resulted in thousands of family separations.

Judge bars Biden from enforcing 100-day deportation ban

A federal judge on Tuesday barred the U.S. government from enforcing a 100-day deportation moratorium that is a key immigration priority of President Joe Biden.

Biden halts border wall construction; contractors told to stop building

President Joe Biden has ordered a "pause" on all border wall construction. During his campaign, Biden pledged not to build "another foot" of Trump's wall at the US-Mexico border.

Houston DACA recipient reacts to President Biden's immigration reform policies

Some of President Joe Biden's immigration reforms include safeguarding DACA and providing a path to citizenship for immigrants who’ve been in the US for a long time. 

If Biden halts border wall, it could cost taxpayers billions, CBP chief warns

President-elect Joe Biden is promising that border wall building won't continue under his administration, but with hundreds of miles under construction, the head of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is warning that shutting down construction could cost taxpayers billions.

Biden: Reversing Trump's immigration policies will take months

Biden said he’s already started discussing issues with the Mexican president and "our friends in Latin America."

Mexican president wants to restrict US agents in Mexico

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has handed another hot potato to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden

Judge orders Trump administration to accept new DACA applications

The Trump administration must accept new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that protects some young immigrants from deportation, a federal judge ruled Friday, in vacating a memo from the acting Homeland Security secretary that had suspended it.

Video shows how man exposed apparent human smuggling operation

The U.S. Attorney's office said in a statement that a Honduran national who was illegally residing in Houston has been charged with harboring 29 individuals.

Judge orders US to stop expelling children who cross border alone

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to stop expelling immigrant children who cross the southern border alone, halting a policy that has resulted in thousands of rapid deportations of minors during the coronavirus pandemic.