Although actions span everything from energy policy, deregulation, and federal workforce reforms, a significant portion of the orders focuses on immigration

The U..S Attorney's Office revealed on Monday that the Tucson Sector Border Patrol and Yuma Border Patrol made 3,141 arrests during the last trimester of 2024

Federal officials plan to use the property to help out with Trump's mass deportation plans

A representative from the International Pollutants Elimination Network for Latin America and the Caribbean called the waste dump "a kind of colonialism"

Critics of the bill question its basic privacy protections and raise concerns about what happens to sensitive genetic information once it's collected

El Paso County Commissioners passes resolution aiming to improve data collection of deaths across the border and collaboration with organizations.

Almost three in four firearms used by Mexican cartels are trafficked illegally from the United States

The cameras were strategically placed on these poles to facilitate the extortion and kidnapping of migrants; all 30 cameras were deactivated.

The gang members were part of a larger group of migrants, including unaffiliated individuals and families.

A 2020 report found that the Amistad reservoir provides over $76 million in annual public benefits to the U.S. alone, including $44 million for recreation.

Officials are increasingly employing drones, facial recognition software, license plate readers, and AI-powered tools to enhance surveillance at the border

President Joe Biden signed the DHS Border Services Contract Review Act into law Dec. 23, to enhance oversight and efficiency in federal border security contracts.

Mexico filed two lawsuits earlier this year against American gun manufacturers and stores to curb the flow of firearms down the border.

Ofelia Hernández Salas, who sources believe has links to the Sinaloa Cartel, facilitated the travel of more than 100 migrants into the U.S.

The news come just weeks after El Paso County announced the impending closure of its Migrant Support Services Center at the end of the year

"Venezuela and other countries didn't behave very well during my first term. In 24 hours, they will behave very well," the president-elect said.

Experts say that increased enforcement does little to address the conditions driving migration, such as economic crises and political repression

From fuel tanks to pepper shipments, CBP officers intercept heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine worth millions in early December enforcement operations.

Budget cuts and systemic failures have left Mexico's immigration agencies struggling, worsening the vulnerability of migrants and refugees amid rising pressures ahead of the Trump administration, according to journalist León Krauze

State leaders have continued pushing for stricter immigration policies.

In November, The National Border Patrol Council called Trump's election "not just a victory for himself, but a victory for the entire country"

U.S. authorities say cartels are becoming desperate ahead of potential new regulations at the border in Trump's second term

The country's plan includes input from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Welfare, and Urban Development, as well as the National Migration Institute

The drug trafficking ring recruited drivers to move the drugs across the country.

A new migrant caravan made up of around 1,500 people set out this week from the southern border of Mexico in hopes of arriving before Trump's inauguration

Almost one million migrants were reported to be in Mexico between Jan-Aug. of this year, a 130% increase compared to 2023

During the month of October, CBP seized nearly 20,500 pounds of illicit drugs only in the Southwest border region

"Coordination failed in the last year, in great part because the previous president did not want to receive help from the United States" said Ken Salazar

The two men were arrested in late 2022 and were indicted last year by a grand jury in Missouri

Customs officers in Texas intercepted 2,155 pounds of meth, preventing a major drug delivery