Latest Border security News

Many Americans say immigrants contribute to economy but there's worry over risks, AP-NORC poll finds

Mar. 29, 2024 00:03 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing crimes in the U.S. than they were a few years ago, a change driven largely by increased concern among Republicans, while Democrats continue to see a broad range of benefits from immigration, a new poll shows. ...

Germany to impose security checks on all its borders during soccer's European Championship

Mar. 26, 2024 04:42 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany will carry out border controls at all its frontiers during soccer's European Championship in June and July, the country's top security official told local media. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told the daily Rheinische Post in comments published Tuesday that...

Trial starts for Arizona border rancher charged with killing migrant on his property

Mar. 22, 2024 20:19 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona rancher went on trial Friday in the fatal shooting of a migrant on his property near Mexico, with his defense attorney maintaining his innocence as the national debate over border security heats up ahead of this year's presidential election. George Alan...

Arrests for illegal border crossings nudge up in February but still among lowest of Biden presidency

Mar. 22, 2024 20:04 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. southern border with Mexico nudged upward February over the previous month. But at a time when immigration is increasingly a concern for voters, the numbers were still among the lowest of Joe Biden's presidency. ...

Texas wants to arrest immigrants in the country illegally. Why would that be such a major shift?

Mar. 20, 2024 14:01 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration laws are federal laws -- not state laws -- and enforcement of immigration law is the domain of federal law enforcement. Homeland Security agents and officers are responsible for arresting migrants who are caught crossing the U.S. border illegally, whether from Mexico...

Gov. Sanders deploys Arkansas National Guard to support southern border control efforts

Mar. 19, 2024 17:01 PM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas National Guard will send about 40 guardsmen to Texas to support border control efforts along the nation's southern border, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office said Tuesday. The guard's operation is at the governor's direction and will begin...

Negotiators race to finish government funding bills after reaching deal on Homeland Security bill

Mar. 18, 2024 21:51 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators from Congress and the White House scrambled Monday to complete work on the remaining government funding bills for the fiscal year and avoid a partial shutdown for key departments that would begin this weekend without legislative action. Six months into...

Migrants lacking passports must now submit to facial recognition to board flights in US

Mar. 14, 2024 19:54 PM EDT

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. government has started requiring migrants without passports to submit to facial recognition technology to take domestic flights under a change that prompted confusion this week among immigrants and advocacy groups in Texas. It is not clear exactly...

House Democrats and centrist Republicans launch separate efforts to force a vote on Ukraine aid

Mar. 12, 2024 17:45 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats and a small group of centrist Republicans on Tuesday launched separate long-shot efforts to force a vote on tens of billions of dollars in wartime aid for Ukraine, intensifying pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson to take up the foreign funding package. ...

2 National Guard soldiers, 1 Border Patrol agent killed in Texas helicopter crash are identified

Mar. 10, 2024 16:25 PM EDT

LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) — A National Guard soldier from New York who was seriously injured in the crash of a helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico border remained hospitalized Sunday while authorities released the names of the two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent onboard who were...