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Border trek: Faith-based activists in Valley to understand migrant experience

McALLEN — A group of 25 faith-based activists from across the country biked on the border here and in Reynosa on Saturday in an...

Immigration advocates walk out of Biden administration meeting over MPP restart

American nongovernmental organizations helping migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. walked out of a meeting with Biden administration officials Saturday morning, according to audio...

DHS plans to restart MPP in Brownsville, pushing asylum seekers to Mexico

The Biden administration is planning to reimplement a program allowing migrants to request asylum and wait for their immigration court hearings from Mexico by...

Mexico stops over 650 migrants headed to U.S. border in trailers

The Mexican military stopped three tractor-trailers heading for the U.S.-Mexico border carrying over 650 migrants, including nearly 200 children traveling without their parents, Thursday...

Border blitz: Abbott, 9 other GOP governors urge return to Trump-era policies

ANZALDUAS — Gov. Greg Abbott and nine other Republican state governors paid a visit to the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday, urging the Biden...

CBP to relocate Trusted Traveler Programs Enrollment Center to airport

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced plans to relocate the Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP) enrollment center to the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport...

Wyoming billionaire donated most of $54 million collected for Abbott’s border wall

By James Barragán and Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune An out-of-state billionaire who has previously bankrolled attempts to defend controversial immigration laws is responsible for...

Abbott, 10 other governors to discuss ‘border crisis’ in Mission next week

Gov. Greg Abbott is bringing 10 governors to South Texas next week to discuss the “border crisis” in Mission. Details about the visit are scant,...

New Biden rules would limit arrest, deportation of migrants

By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing bipartisan criticism over its approach to immigration, the Biden administration on Thursday announced new rules that...

Border Patrol reunites 7-year-old migrant with mother

A 7-year-old boy was reunited with his mother with the help of Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley sector, according to a...