FILE - U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz listens during a news conference, Jan. 5, 2023, in Washington. The head of the U.S. Border Patrol is stepping down following major changes at the U.S ...

America's migrant surge "is not just a Mexico issue or Latin America or even a Western Hemisphere issue," says Former US ...

Border Patrol encounters with illegal immigrants between October 2022 and August surpassed 1.8 million. In August alone, ...

Police Chief Patrick Lynn, who took over as chief in April 2022, brought 35 years of law enforcement experience to the job.

Migrant smugglers are growing increasingly desperate and violent — heavily arming themselves, donning body armor and even firing at US border agents — to get their illegal customers from ...

Everyday thousands of people illegally cross the border and make it onto American soil and among them are thousands of ...

Over 6,100 people from 76 different countries were caught illegally crossing into the United States along its northeastern border over the last 11 months alone — more than were apprehended there ...

U.S. Border Patrol agents operating in California have experienced a dangerous escalation of violence by human smugglers in recent weeks, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

A sector of the US-Canada border has seen a staggering surge of more than 6,000 migrants from 76 countries detained so far this fiscal year - more than the last decade combined, according to ...

The Defense Department is ramping up resources at the US-Mexico border as officials describe a surge in border crossings in places including Eagle Pass, Texas, where the mayor has declared a state of ...

Mexican border in August. That’s according to figures released Friday. The new numbers come as agents in some U.S. cities are ...

No agents were injured. The San Diego Sector Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) was deployed to secure the area and to clear it of any suspects or weapons. U.S. Border Patrol agents were shot at ...