Border & Immigration

Immigrant detainees accuse the federal government of 'inhumane' abuse and treatment at Camp East Montana in El Paso.

An Associated Press investigation finds that at least 10 ICE detainees have died by suicide since President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025 and ordered ICE to increase arrests and deportations. That includes seven deaths since October, already the most in one fiscal year with several months remaining.

A new mural on the side of Huitzitzilin Cafe depicts Miguel Angel Garcia Hernandez and Norlan Guzman Fuentes.

Since news first surfaced late last year that border walls could be built for the first time in the Big Bend region of West Texas, the story has been marked by shifting, unannounced changes and few clearly communicated details from the Trump administration.

Last week, a government spending website showed a new Department of Homeland Security contract would be used for a "border wall" in the national park. On Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said that's not actually the case, and that the money will be used for vehicle barriers, surveillance technology and "patrol roads."

Andrea Pedro Francisco was scheduled to have surgery to remove an ovarian cyst in February but was detained by ICE, which has repeatedly denied her surgery. Nine doctors who reviewed her case said she’s at risk of a medical emergency.

A U.S. judge on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction against sections of Senate Bill 4, which would have allowed local police to arrest suspected illegal border crossers.

A new state law requires many Texas sheriff's offices to enter into 287(g) agreements and help enforce federal immigration law.

A new immigration rule to renew an occupational license is causing concern among migrants who are afraid they will lose their job or business due to not having legal status.

Darisbell Quintero Morillo was hospitalized earlier this week for reported bleeding and was told bloodwork showed she is not pregnant. She first learned of her pregnancy during a medical exam at the Prairieland Detention Facility.

A new report from the Commonwealth Fund found Texas has worse racial and ethnic health disparities than other states in the Southwest.

The conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge Senate Bill 4, the 2023 law that lets state police arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally.