Abbott calls on feds to investigate allegations of abuse at immigration center

Abbott called on feds to investigate allegations of abuse at the Freeman Coliseum, where a number of unaccompanied migrant children are being housed.

Yemeni men arrested at border were on FBI terrorist watch list

U.S. Border Patrol agents in California arrested two men in two months who turned up on the terrorist watch list.

More than 18,000 unaccompanied children were in CBP custody or HHS care on March 31, data shows

A historic monthly high of more than 18,000 unaccompanied children were held in U.S. custody or care along the southern border with Mexico on March 31, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shared with FOX Television stations.

Injured migrant rescued in southern Arizona wilderness

A man crossing into the country illegally had severely broken his leg while in the Baboquivari Peak Wilderness near Tucson on March 30, officials said.

Arizona Gov. Ducey blames President Biden for migrant surge at the southern border

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is blaming President Joe Biden's administration for a surge in migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border. Meanwhile, there's growing calls for the administration to be more transparent about what's happening along the southern border.

Border Patrol K-9 finds fentanyl stuffed in breakfast burritos near Yuma

"Smugglers are under the false assumption that they can disguise drugs within food to throw off canines and their handlers," officials said in a statement. "On the contrary, canines have the ability to detect a target odor among a myriad of other odors.

Border Patrol video shows smugglers abandoning 5-year-old, 3-year-old at the border

SHOCKING VIDEO: Border Patrol on Wednesday released a hard to watch video of smugglers abandoning a 5-year-old girl and 3-year-old girl at the border in the New Mexico desert in the middle of the night -- after dropping them over a 14-foot border barrier.

Gov. Ducey looks to send Arizona National Guard troops to border
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"Arizona is ready to partner with the federal government to strengthen our borders and improve our immigration system," Governor Doug Ducey wrote in a statement on March 26. "In Arizona, we've previously deployed the National Guard to the border to support law enforcement." The governor also said he is requesting federal reimbursement for deployment.

Biden selects Harris to lead response to migrant surge at US-Mexico border

President Joe Biden has tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the White House's response to the migration challenge at the U.S. southern border.

Migrant crisis forces Arizona border town to declare 'state of emergency'

Riggs, in a First on FOX Business interview, said that his town is not equipped to handle the number of people coming in, especially in the middle of a pandemic.

Biden administration releases images of Texas border facilities housing migrant children

U.S. Customs and Border Protection shared two videos and 44 photos of the processing centers, located in Donna and El Paso, that are housing unaccompanied migrant children.

US officials to hold talks in Mexico on migration amid surge at border

A surge of migrants has hit the U.S. southern border with Mexico. Several top U.S. advisers on border and immigration issues will meet with Mexican officials on Tuesday.

Arizona governor, Florida senator blast Biden over Mexico border

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey visited the border city of Douglas with other Republican lawmakers as the area has seen a surge in migrants.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says border under control despite surge in migrants

A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem Tuesday but insisting it’s under control and saying he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.

Trump slams Biden on border, White House says it doesn’t take immigration ‘advice’ from him

Former President Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden's immigration policies amid a flood of migrants at the border since his victory. In response, the White House called Trump's policies while in office "not only inhumane but ineffective."

Busloads of asylum seekers arriving in Tucson amid pandemic

Less than 200 people arrived in Tucson this week, most from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, after being released by Border Patrol in Yuma