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Border Report Live: River and border tour planned for Eagle Pass, Texas

A nonprofit organization that stresses community involvement and peaceful border solutions this month is hosting a weekend tour of the border town and Rio Grande in Eagle Pass. In...

Border Report Live: Colonias are widespread but still lack basic services, study finds

The report, titled "As Border Enforcement Expands, ‘Colonia’ Communities Are Left Without Basic Infrastructure," was published on April 30 and focuses on border communities in the...

Big Bend glamping business denounces border wall plans

Billy Bartko traveled some 2,000 miles to Capitol Hill with one message for lawmakers and President Donald Trump: "Listen to the locals and protect our land."

Border Report Live: Pastor denounces child detention at US Capitol rally

A San Antonio pastor was a speaker at an immigration rally held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to bring attention to migrant detention detention facilities in South Texa...

CBP: Border wall will go through National Butterfly Center

U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that it has awarded a contract to build 34 miles of border wall, including through some areas previously exempted by Congress.

Border Patrol checkpoints: What to know when leaving the Rio Grande Valley

Everyone has to stop at these checkpoints located far from the U.S.-Mexico border along major Texas highways.

Big Bend border wall plans cancelled for national park after backlash, Border Patrol commissioner says

Texans across the political spectrum opposed wall construction in the national park. Now the agency’s plans include roadways and digital surveillance to monitor the rugged region.

Big Bend border wall plans cancelled for national park after backlash, Border Patrol commissioner says

Texans across the political spectrum opposed wall construction in the national park. Now the agency’s plans include roadways and digital surveillance to monitor the rugged region.

Lawmakers want proper care for pregnant migrant teens

Two South Texas lawmakers on Tuesday toured a federal detention facility in San Benito, Texas, where pregnant migrant teens are being sent, some as young as 13. Border Report South...

A border wall through Big Bend appears to be on hold after public outcry, but questions remain

In February, the Trump administration waived over two dozen environmental laws to clear the way for a 150-mile-long border barrier through West Texas, including Big Bend National P...

Why We Went Looking for National Defense Areas Along the U.S. Southern Border

The post Why We Went Looking for National Defense Areas Along the U.S. Southern Border appeared first on ProPublica.

Advocates caravan to protest conditions at Dilley detention center

EDINBURG, Texas (Border Report) -- The sun wasn't up yet when Chriselda Vera pulled her pickup into the Flying J gas station Saturday morning in Edinburg. She quickly gassed up, pu...

Photos: A Floating Protest Against a Border Wall in Big Bend

Protesters gathered in canoes to speak out against plans to build a wall through parts of the Big Bend region.

A border wall through Big Bend appears to be on hold after public outcry, but questions remain

While the federal government hasn’t made a public statement about its plans, official maps show a “virtual wall” going through the region rather than a physical barrier.

Confused about Big Bend area border wall plans? Here's where things stand.

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, unannounce...

Thousands in Texas protest against border wall through national park: ‘big love for Big Bend’

Rally met with bipartisan support after US border patrol revealed plans for steel wall across parts of beloved parksThe story is co-published with Public Domain, an investigative n...

The Border Wall Is Plowing Through the Rio Grande Valley’s Natural Areas, Threatening Residents’ Connection to the Land

Ongoing barrier construction through wildlife refuges, state parks, and the National Butterfly Center has failed to attract the same level of statewide and nationwide outrage as th...

A border wall through Big Bend appears to be on hold after public outcry, but questions remain

While the federal government hasn’t made a public statement about its plans, official maps show a “virtual wall” going through the region rather than a physical barrier.

From Chaos to Crickets: Once-Flooded Eagle Pass Border Now Silent

On the ground look from Eagle Pass, Texas, as illegal border crossings remain historically low

Recent data shows that the Trump administration is keeping illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border at historic lows. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez re...

Border Report Live: DACA 'not enough' to protect you from arrest, advocates warn

DACA is not enough. That was the message from the head of a migrant advocacy group, which is raising the alarm about the arrest of "Dreamers" and immigrants whose status might be o...

Photos: Your Big Bend Memories Through the Years

As evidenced by the strong response to unclear plans for a border wall, the Big Bend area holds special meaning for its residents and visitors.

Big Bend residents push against the ongoing border build-up the Trump administration is rushing to install

Reeds and mesquite trees line the banks of the Rio Grande River as it flows through the western Texas region known as Big Bend. Residents of this rural area are deeply worried abou...

Community-built map tracks ICE activity across Tucson, Arizona

Tucson migrant advocates have designed a new tool to help track immigration-related enforcement in and around the city as arrests surge under President Donald Trump's mass deportat...