Texas is already policing the Mexican border − and will play an outsize role in any Trump plan to crack down on immigration
Over the past half-decade, the state of Texas has been pushing an evolution in the administration and enforcement of immigration law. Stepping into a traditional federal role, state lawmakers in 2023 passed Senate Bill 4,
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Operation Lone Star seizes ‘enough Fentanyl to kill everyone in U.S., Mexico, Canada’
TEXAS (KAUZ) - According to the Office of Governor Greg Abbott, Operation Lone Star has seized 622 million lethal doses of Fentanyl, which would be enough to kill every person in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
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High-Speed pursuit ends at Rio Grande: Driver escapes to Mexico
A suspected smuggler escaped into Mexico following a pursuit with troopers, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
4 Tren de Aragua gang members arrested at border, Texas governor says
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday said Texas troopers arrested four members of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang after they crossed into South Texas from Mexico.
‘Historic’ man-made ‘smuggling’ tunnel from Mexico into US discovered in Texas
A tunnel along the border wall in Texas, going from Mexico into the U.S. and believed to have been used by smugglers, was discovered last week.
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Mexico believes Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua could be behind death of immigration official
Two Venezuelan migrants are suspected of the alleged murder of Mexican immigration agent, Luis Alberto Olivas, who was allegedly pushed down a hill and stoned near Ciudad Juárez. He died after one of the suspects allegedly smashed his head with a stone.
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Texas DPS Arrests Four Members Of Tren de Aragua Gang On New Year’s Eve
Governor Greg Abbott announced today that the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) arrested four confirmed members of the Tren
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The latest Department of Public Safety news from The Texas Tribune. By Ayden Runnels Jan. 7, 2025 The governor is calling for an expansion of in-state anti-terrorism programs and an increase in ...
Bill would create new Homeland Security division in Texas Department of Public Safety
A new bill filed in the Texas Senate would create a new Homeland Security division within the Texas Department of Public Safety. It was the first bill filed by state Sen. Tan Parker, R-Flower Mound, to strengthen Texas’ security infrastructure and coordinate a multi-agency,
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US ‘knowingly killing’ migrants, Texas commissioner claims
A commissioner who works in the deadliest sector on the U.S.-Mexico border claims politics are killing illegal migrants
Incursion of non-native fruit flies requires $129M in emergency funding
The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has tapped $129 million in emergency funding to battle a worsening incursion of exotic, invasive fruit flies from Mexico and Guatemala.
Trump’s planning a flood of immigration executive orders on Day 1
The president-elect will aggressively crack down on the border, with a slow start to his mass deportations agenda.