Border Patrol official’s tweet on capture of ‘potential terrorist’ deleted; CBP says it violated protocol

CBP Public Affairs Assistant Commissioner Luis Miranda said in a statement that the tweet was deleted because "it contained law enforcement sensitive information, violating agency protocols."

Border agency authorized to clean up wall construction sites in Arizona, 2 other states

Work will include installing drainage systems to prevent flooding, erosion control and slope stabilization, construction and improvement of access roads and removal of building materials that will no longer be used.

ICE agents will test wearing body cameras, Homeland Security says

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says dozens of agents will wear body cameras for the first time as part of six-month pilot project.

US population shows slowest growth rate ever over first year of pandemic

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau released Tuesday showed the country's population grew at its lowest rate ever. This past year was the first time since 1937 that the nation's population grew by less than 1 million people.

Yuma mayor: US responding to border, emergency easing

The mayor of Yuma, Arizona says an emergency situation in the southwestern Arizona border city has eased with federal officials moving in additional personnel in response to thousands of migrants.

NYC Council approves bill allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections

The bill does not confer voting rights for state or federal elections to the city's 800,000 immigrants with green cards and work authorization, nor does it permit unauthorized immigrants to vote.

49 migrants dead, 58 injured in truck crash in south Mexico

A cargo truck jammed with people who appeared to be Central American migrants rolled over and crashed into a pedestrian bridge over on a highway in southern Mexico on Thursday, killing at least 49 people and injuring nearly five dozen others, authorities reported.

'Remain in Mexico' policy in effect as U.S.-Mexico border crossings reach record numbers

The Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy is officially in place on Dec. 6, but the number of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border is reaching record numbers once again.

Native American tracking unit in Arizona could be expanding

Since 1974, the elite unit has tracked smugglers across the 2.8 million acres of the Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona and the 76-mile stretch of land bordering Mexico.

'Significant' human smuggling ring taken down as part of US-Brazil investigation

A “significant” human smuggling ring involving people ultimately bound for the U.S. was taken down and eight people were arrested, U.S. immigration officials said.