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Crime

$880K of cocaine seized from trailer hauling broccoli in from Mexico

At The Border

Indiana National Guard troops prepare to deploy to U.S. southern border in Texas

Fifty troops will deploy along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Nation World

Texas' migrant arrest law is back on hold after briefly taking effect

A federal appeals court has again prevented Texas from arresting and deporting migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally, hours after the the law took effect.
Nation World

Supreme Court allows Texas to begin enforcing law that lets police arrest migrants at border

The high court didn't address whether the law is constitutional. The measure now goes back to an appellate court and could eventually return to the Supreme Court.
At The Border

Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants

Opponents have called the law, known as Senate Bill 4, the most dramatic attempt by a state to police immigration since an Arizona law.
At The Border

Appeals court reverses order blocking Texas immigration law, setting up Supreme Court showdown

If the U.S. Supreme Court doesn’t intervene in the coming days, the law making illegal entry a state crime could go into effect this weekend.
At The Border

Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants who illegally enter US

The preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Judge David Ezra pauses a law that was set to take effect March 5. Texas officials are expected to appeal.
Nation World

Texas attorney general refuses to grant federal agents full access to border park

For three weeks, the federal government and Texas have clashed over Shelby Park, a city-owned public park in the border town of Eagle Pass.
At The Border

Governor: Texas can defend itself against border 'invasion'

Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statement Wednesday criticizing President Joe Biden's border policies and declaring Texas' right to defend itself against an "invasion."
Nation World

Gov. Abbott declares 'invasion' due to lack of federal government assistance at border

Gov. Greg Abbott said the state's right to defend itself supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary.
At The Border

Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire installed by Texas on US-Mexico border

A lower court ruling forced federal agents to stop cutting the concertina wire that the state has installed along roughly 30 miles of the Rio Grande.
At The Border

US Department of Justice says it’ll sue if Texas enforces new law punishing illegal border crossing

The state has until Jan. 3 to say it won’t arrest people accused of unauthorized entry from Mexico. If not, the Biden administration will sue.