Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser

People familiar with the episode said the use of the technology was not coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned out to be a party balloon,

Border czar Tom Homan declines to defend Kristi Noem, admits they still disagree in new interview

WASHINGTON — Border czar Tom Homan made clear there’s still no love lost between him and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in an interview Sunday. Homan declined to defend Noem when CNN host Jake Tapper read a complaint a Minnesota politician claiming that she and former Border Patrol commander-at-large Greg Bovino “insane.
American Civil Liberties Union

Landmark Settlement Announced in Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Questioning of Journalists at the Border

The settlement comes after five journalists were unlawfully targeted for and questioned about their reporting near the U.S-Mexico border

U.S. Officials Have Warned About Cartel Drones at the Border

U.S. officials say they have seized thousands of pounds of drugs flown in by drones over the border. Mexican officials have downplayed the threat.

Shots fired as Border Patrol agents intercept panga boat packed with illegal immigrants

This is the astonishing moment shots were fired as US Border Patrol pursued a panga boat packed with illegal migrants off the coast of San Diego. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations on Wednesday shared footage of agents chasing the vessel and deploying multiple warning rounds near San Clemente Island on Feb.
Military Times

Militarized zones now make up 1/3 of southern border, stirring debates

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos A. Ruiz, center, with Marines at the border wall near San Ysidro, California, Feb. 24, 2025. (Lance Cpl. Diego Berumen/Marine Corps) COLUMBUS, N.M. (AP) — Orange no-entry signs posted by the U.S. military in ...
Fox News

Troops at the Border: How the military’s role in immigration enforcement has exploded under Trump

In a dramatic escalation of military involvement in immigration enforcement, the U.S. Air Force and Navy are taking over vast new swathes of federal land along the southern border, under a directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. One 250-mile stretch ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Border Patrol horses return to San Diego as migrant encounters continue to plummet

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After a two-year hiatus, a small group of U.S. Border Patrol agents is once again patrolling the border on horseback — from the beach to East County’s wilder terrain. Horses date back to the federal agency’s ...
The Hill

$4.5B in border wall contracts awarded: DHS, CBP

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Friday that $4.5 billion had been awarded to 10 new construction projects along the southwest border. The projects are the first to be funded through the GOP’s ...

Border Patrol agents say 'time to get aggressive' in footage that contradicts claims against Marimar Martinez

Martinez is expected to announce a new lawsuit stemming from her Oct. 4 shooting by a Border Patrol agent at a press conference Wednesday. Her attorneys say newly released evidence will show an agent lied to the FBI about firing five shots into her front windshield.