The Trump administration is considering a plan for the Pentagon to take control of a buffer zone along parts of the southern border and allow active-duty U.S. troops to temporarily hold migrants who enter the country illegally.
A federal judge sharply criticized the Trump administration Monday for deporting more than 200 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite a court order barring their removal.
Illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border have fallen to their lowest levels in decades, leaving once-packed migrant shelters nearly empty and prompting more people stranded in Mexico to return home.
ICE is facing a nearly $2 billion budget shortfall this fiscal year, far exceeding the additional $500 million Congress is considering, according to sources familiar with the agency’s communications.
The Department of Homeland Security says its immigrant detention centers are full, housing about 47,600 individuals.
The Trump administration announced plans Tuesday to require undocumented immigrants 14 and older to register with the U.S. government and provide fingerprints — or risk criminal prosecution.
U.S. Border Patrol agents have been ordered to stop using body cameras during field operations, citing security risks linked to social media posts.
A CBP officer has been charged with human smuggling and drug trafficking, federal court records show.
