Tag: Border Patrol
Border patrol’s growing presence at hospitals creates fear
An armed Border Patrol agent roamed the hallways of an emergency room in Miami on a recent day as nurses wheeled stretchers...
U.S. government opens new holding center for migrant children
A former oilfield worker camp off a dirt road in rural Texas has become the U.S. government's newest holding center for detaining...
Richard Shelby: Border security talks ‘stalled’ as clock ticks
Bargainers clashed Sunday over whether to limit the number of migrants authorities can detain, tossing a new hurdle before negotiators hoping to strike a...
Donald Trump pays tribute to fallen officers in emotional ceremony
President Donald Trump paid emotional tribute Tuesday to fallen law enforcement officers and the loved ones who carry on without them, saying those who...
A look at border security, fencing as Donald Trump announces wall
President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited plan Wednesday to build a wall on the 1,954-mile U.S. border with Mexico, calling for its "immediate construction"...
Visa overstays often overlooked in border security debate
More than 20 years had elapsed since the U.S. government estimated how many people entered the country legally and overstayed their visas. The updated...
Donald Trump says Border Patrol ordered to let immigrants illegally cross...
Citing a Border Patrol union leader, Donald Trump said Friday that agents have been told to allow immigrants into the United States illegally "so...