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Crime

Man wanted for Midland manslaughter warrant caught at Presidio port of entry

Crime

Customs and Border Protection seize prohibited meat, undeclared prescription medications

At the Presidio Port of Entry, 748 lbs. of bologna and 280 boxes of undeclared prescription medications were seized.
At The Border

Biden announces executive order restricting asylum claims at US-Mexico border

The order will go into effect when the number of border encounters between ports of entry hits 2,500 per day, according to senior administration officials.
At The Border

Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales questions FBI director on concerns for Americans amid alleged border crisis

During the week of April 1, Congressman Gonzales met with Winkler County Sheriff Darin Mitchell and Kermit Chief of Police Jaime Ramos about "oil theft" on the rise.
At The Border

More than 200 migrants arrested after rushing an El Paso border gate

Texas DPS troopers had been instructed to “arrest every illegal immigrant involved” in the March 21 breach in which National Guard members were allegedly assaulted.
At The Border

'I don't think it's going to stop' | Human smuggling cases spike along border

Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson spoke with NewsWest 9 about the reasoning behind the spike in human smuggling cases in counties along the border.
At The Border

Human smuggling cases spike along border

Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson spoke with NewsWest 9 about the reasoning behind the spike in human smuggling cases in counties along the border.
Texas News

Abbott says Texas will still arrest people at the border despite SB 4 being blocked

Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed SB 4 to go into effect, a lower court blocked it. But Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s not done fighting.
At The Border

How Texas' plan to arrest and deport migrants for illegal entry would work

The Justice Department is challenging the law, saying Texas is overstepping the federal government’s immigration authority.
At The Border

What's next after Texas immigration law SB4 blocked again

In a late-night ruling, a federal court stopped the state from enforcing the immigration law, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas could.
At The Border

Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants

A one-page order signed by Justice Samuel Alito indefinitely prevents Texas from enforcing a state immigration enforcement law that had been set to take effect.
Texas News

Gov. Greg Abbott praises state accomplishments in ‘Report to the People of Texas’ | Read the full report

The report is released every other year when the legislature is not scheduled to meet and there’s no formal State of the State delivered.