DHS could request up to 10,000 troops to help with efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to an internal Border Patrol memo obtained by ABC News.

The directive allows federal law enforcement agents to carry out immigration-related enforcement actions that are usually reserved for officials under DHS.

Hours after the Pentagon announced that it would send 1,500 active duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico, reports surfaced that the number was actually 10,000.

"We're just taking in women and small children that were left stranded in Tijuana, but little by little more and more are knocking." ...

The U.S. southern border has seen a sharp drop in migrant encounters entering between ports of entry at the southern border, according to a CBP source.

Illegal crossings at the southern border were lower in December 2024 than in December 2020, Border Patrol data showed.

The Department of Homeland Security is allowing certain law enforcement components from the Department of Justice to carry out the "functions" of an immigration officer, according to a new memo sent ...

At least 1,500 more active duty troops are heading south to take 'complete operational control' of the U.S. border by the end of January - and more will deploy in coming weeks and months.