Washington — In an exclusive interview with CBS News, U.S. Border Patrol chief Jason Owens called the situation at the southern border a “national security threat,” expressing concern about tens of thousands of migrants who have evaded apprehension and entered the country surreptitiously over the past five months. Owens said Border Patrol is “closing in” … Read more
Why Texas’ SB4 immigration law is undergoing legal whiplash – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday over whether or not to allow Texas to enforce its controversial immigration law known as SB4. The measure remains blocked hours after the Supreme Court let it go into effect. CBS News legal … Read more
Oh boy, another convoy is on the move! This one is called the “Take Our Border Back” convoy and it kicked off a week long road trip in Virginia Beach to the Texas/Mexico border Monday where the U.S. government and the Texas state government are doing whatever is going on down there. I Need A … Read more
Texas defies White House demands to allow federal agents into border park – CBS News Watch CBS News The state of Texas and the Biden administration continue to be involved in an extraordinary showdown over federal access to a public park in the border town of Eagle Pass. Texas says it need to block access … Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed federal immigration agents to remove the razor wire that Texas state officials have set up along some sections of the U.S.-Mexico border to try to discourage migrants from crossing into the country unlawfully. A lower court ruling last year had barred the federal government from removing the razor wire … Read more
Washington — Texas state officials this week abruptly blocked federal U.S. Border Patrol agents from entering and patrolling a public area in the border town of Eagle Pass where they typically first encounter migrants who cross the Rio Grande illegally, two U.S. officials told CBS News on Thursday. After seizing control of Shelby Park in … Read more
