Trump administration offers migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to home countries
Read full article: Trump administration offers migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to home countriesThe Trump administration is offering migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to their home countries, dangling a new incentive in efforts to persuade people to self-deport.
Man with an assault rifle killed after shooting at a Border Patrol facility in Texas
Read full article: Man with an assault rifle killed after shooting at a Border Patrol facility in TexasAuthorities say a 27-year-old man was killed after opening fire at a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas.
FEMA launches review of migrant shelter aid, suggesting smuggling laws were violated
Read full article: FEMA launches review of migrant shelter aid, suggesting smuggling laws were violatedThe Trump administration has launched a review of organizations that provide temporary housing and other aid to migrants, suggesting they may have violated a law used to prosecute smugglers.
Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pause
Read full article: Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pauseThe Trump administration has resumed family detention of immigrants in a South Texas facility after a Biden-era pause.
Trump administration drops lawsuit against company accused of abusing children at migrant shelters
Read full article: Trump administration drops lawsuit against company accused of abusing children at migrant sheltersThe Trump administration says it is dropping a civil lawsuit against the largest provider of housing for unaccompanied migrant children over alleged sexual abuse of minors at its facilities.
Idle buses, empty Border Patrol boats: Arrests for illegal crossings fall in the Rio Grande Valley
Read full article: Idle buses, empty Border Patrol boats: Arrests for illegal crossings fall in the Rio Grande ValleyBorder Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley have seen a sharp drop in apprehensions along the southern border since the new administration started.
Texas county approves holding election to make SpaceX's Starbase its own city
Read full article: Texas county approves holding election to make SpaceX's Starbase its own citySouth Texas residents living near billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX launch site will soon decide whether they'll be officially recognized as Starbase, Texas.
Venezuela sends 2 planes to US to return migrants, signaling a potential improvement in relations
Read full article: Venezuela sends 2 planes to US to return migrants, signaling a potential improvement in relationsTwo Venezuelan planes have returned home with about 190 Venezuelans deported from the United States.
Judge extends court-monitoring agreement for children in Customs and Border Protection custody
Read full article: Judge extends court-monitoring agreement for children in Customs and Border Protection custodyA federal judge filed a last-minute order extending a court agreement ensuring protections for children in federal custody the day after it ended.
FWC enhances boater safety with interactive waterway app campaign
Read full article: FWC enhances boater safety with interactive waterway app campaignFor years, waterway users in Florida have had to juggle multiple sources of information to plan, prepare and navigate safely to enjoy their time on the water.
Border shelters relieved the pressure during migrant surges. Under Trump, they could become a target
Read full article: Border shelters relieved the pressure during migrant surges. Under Trump, they could become a targetRepublicans are stepping up their scrutiny of dozens of shelters run by aid groups on the U.S. border with Mexico.
Immigration agency deports highest numbers since 2014, aided by more flights
Read full article: Immigration agency deports highest numbers since 2014, aided by more flightsU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it deported more than 270,000 people to 192 countries over a recent 12-month period, the highest annual tally in a decade.
Safe Haven for Newborns reaches milestone of 402 babies saved in Florida since its opening
Read full article: Safe Haven for Newborns reaches milestone of 402 babies saved in Florida since its openingThe Florida nonprofit Safe Haven for Newborns has now saved more than 400 infants since opening the agency over 20 years ago.
Dubious claims about voting flyers at a migrant camp show how the border is inflaming US politics
Read full article: Dubious claims about voting flyers at a migrant camp show how the border is inflaming US politicsA humanitarian organization in northeastern Mexico is saying it did not create flyers urging border-bound migrants to vote for President Joe Biden.
Influx of firefighters, cooler weather in Texas Panhandle helps keep wildfires in check
Read full article: Influx of firefighters, cooler weather in Texas Panhandle helps keep wildfires in checkAn influx of hundreds of firefighters and more favorable weather conditions are helping authorities in the Texas Panhandle keep the largest wildfire in state history from threatening more homes and communities.
Firefighters keep up battle to stamp out largest wildfire in Texas history
Read full article: Firefighters keep up battle to stamp out largest wildfire in Texas historyPlanes have dropped fire retardant over the northern Texas Panhandle as firefighters are continuing efforts to stamp out the largest wildfire in state history.
The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades
Read full article: The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decadesThe U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year, which is the largest increase in two decades.
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US in talks to compensate families separated at border
Read full article: US in talks to compensate families separated at borderThe U.S. Justice Department is in talks to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to each child and parent who was separated under a Trump-era practice of splitting families at the border.
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In South Texas, aging water system meets growing population
Read full article: In South Texas, aging water system meets growing populationDesigned more than a century ago, the Rio Grande Valleyโs canal system in South Texas was built to irrigate the booming agricultural industry that once dominated the local economy.
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Georgiaโs Buddy Carter concerned for health, safety of migrant children crossing border
Read full article: Georgiaโs Buddy Carter concerned for health, safety of migrant children crossing borderGeorgia Rep. Buddy Carter said heโs concerned, particularly with the health and safety of migrant children crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S.

Justice Department appeals court order blocking asylum restrictions
Read full article: Justice Department appeals court order blocking asylum restrictionsThe Trump administration appealed a ruling in California blocking its new asylum restrictions to a federal appeals court Monday. Last week, a federal judge in California late blocked the Trump administration's new asylum rule dramatically limiting the ability of Central American migrants to claim asylum if they enter the US by land through Mexico. The Justice Department asked Judge Jon Tigar to decide whether he would stay his order blocking the rule by Friday. "This new rule is likely invalid because it is inconsistent with the existing asylum laws," Tigar wrote in his ruling. The asylum rule immediately faced legal challenges.
