A Border Patrol agent looks on as a family from Colombia is detained and escorted to a bus by federal agents following an appearance at immigration court Monday, July 14, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP ...

Despite shifting national immigration policies and rhetoric, El Paso demonstrates how humane, community-driven approaches to migration can uphold dignity while revealing the shortcomings of current U.

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Terrified employees are not showing up to work. Children who are American citizens are being deported without due process. Crops are being left to rot because farms can’t find workers to pick them.

McALLEN, Texas — In 2006, top U.S. Border Patrol officials were asked how long it would take to hire 6,000 agents, a roughly 50% increase at the time. Michael Fisher, then deputy chief in San Diego, ...