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.

‘The border is closed’: Mayorkas says Biden not responsible for migrant surge, stresses effort for control

The White House dispatched Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to four Sunday news shows in an effort to stress that it was working to get things under control at the US-Mexico border.

ICE secures temporary housing for migrant families amid surge at the US-Mexico border

U.S. immigration officials confirmed to FOX Television Stations that they are providing temporary shelter for some migrant families amid a growing surge at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Biden administration faces growing questions about preparedness for surge of migrants at US-Mexico border

The Biden administration is scrambling to build up capacity to care for 14,000 young undocumented migrants now in federal custody, and more are likely on the way. Immigration experts say the predicament was predictable.

House OKs bills offering pathway to legal status to Dreamers, farm workers, other immigrants

The House voted Thursday to unlatch a gateway to citizenship for young Dreamers and immigrants who have fled war or natural disasters abroad, giving Democrats a win in the year’s first vote on an issue that once again faces a steep uphill climb in Congress.

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.

Dallas convention center will begin housing undocumented teens Wednesday

You can't tell from the outside, but the Dallas convention center is now prepared for the arrival of up to 3,000 unaccompanied teenage boys between the ages of 15 and 17 who were detained at the southern border.

Feds to house up to 3,000 immigrant teens at Dallas convention center

The U.S. government plans to use the Downtown Dallas convention center to hold up to 3,000 immigrant teenagers as sharply higher numbers of border crossings have severely strained the current capacity to hold youths.

Department of Homeland Security to hold vaccination clinic at border

The Department of Homeland Security will hold a mass vaccination clinic next week in the Rio Grande Valley to vaccinate Border Patrol agents in Texas.

Gov. Abbott blames Biden administration for migrant surge at border

Abbott said it is President Joe Biden’s "open border" policies that give the greenlight to cartels and other criminal activity.

FOX 7 Discussion: Gov. Abbott’s visit to South Texas border

Travis County GOP Chairman Matt Mackowiak and immigration attorney Pooja Sethi share their opinions on Abbott calling the situation at the border a crisis.

Gov. Greg Abbott holds press conference to discuss border crisis

Texas Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference at the Texas-Mexico border to talk about the state’s border security efforts amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

Hospitalized victims of Imperial County crash identified as residents of Mexico, Guatemala 

Officials on Thursday released the names of the surviving victims who remain hospitalized in Southern California hospitals following a multi-fatal crash near the US-Mexico border in Imperial County earlier this week. In the horrific collision, a Ford Expedition carrying 25 passengers collided with a semi-truck, claiming the lives of 13 people.

SUV in crash where 13 died came through hole in border fence

The Border Patrol says 13 people killed in a Southern California crash were among more than 40 migrants who entered the U.S. through a hole cut into the border fence with Mexico.

Biden meets with Mexican president Monday to discuss migration, other issues

President Joe Biden met virtually Monday with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador — a chance for the pair to talk more fully about migration, confronting the coronavirus and cooperating on economic and national security issues.