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Posted 9:27 AM 1/8/2026 by Karen Lucero

As part of a new approach to border security, hundreds of miles of barriers will be floating on the Rio Grande, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Wednesday in Brownsville.

Noem was in the Rio Grande Valley to announce the deployment of the border buoys — large (More)

Posted 3:47 PM 1/6/2026 by REBECCA SANTANA and MIKE BALSAMO Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has launched what officials describe as the largest federal immigration enforcement operation ever carried out, preparing to deploy as many as 2,000 federal agents and officers to the Minneapolis area for a sweeping crackdown tied in part to (More)

Posted 8:57 PM 1/6/2026 by BERENICE GARCIA | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

McALLEN — U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz promised to explore new ways for migrants to work legally in the construction industry.

The Edinburg Republican announced on Monday her plans to meet with the U.S. Department of (More)