Human trafficking tragedy: Boat sinks, killing 3 and injuring 27

Border Patrol often spots panga boats off the San Diego coast, many of them crowded with about 20 passengers. Some boats have landed hundreds of miles north of the border. Deaths are unusual but not unprecedented.

Pentagon cancels border wall construction contracts paid for with military funds reallocated by Trump

A Pentagon spokesperson said the funds were originally intended to go towards schools for military children, overseas military construction projects in partner nations and the National Guard and Reserve equipment account.

Border Patrol nabs gang members, including MS-13, attempting to enter US as part of migrant wave

MS-13, also called Mara Salvatrucha, is known for its particularly horrific and gruesome crimes, and its motto is said to be "mata, viola, controla" -- which means "kill, rape, control." 

Cicero woman gets 6.5 years for labor trafficking

A suburban Chicago woman was sentenced Tuesday to six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to charges alleging she helped several people from Guatemala enter the U.S. illegally and forbid them from leaving her home until they paid off debts to her.

New images show expansion of migrant facility in Texas as crisis rages

BEFORE AND AFTER: New images show the extent to which a migrant facility in Texas has expanded in recent weeks as authorities scramble to find space to house an overwhelming surge of underage people coming across the border. See the most recent photo, here:

Waukegan middle school renamed for late Congressman John Lewis

With the support of five of its seven board members, Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Waukegan will be renamed John Lewis Middle School, effective July 1st.

Number of kids traveling alone at US-Mexico border hits all-time high in March

The U.S. government picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March, authorities said Thursday, the largest monthly number ever recorded.

Border Patrol rescues 2 abandoned children at US-Mexico border, latest in spate of incidents

"It is unconscionable that anyone would abandon these small children," Chief Patrol Agent Aaron Heitke said. "Thankfully, our agents were able to quickly rescue these siblings."

Illinois sheriff on border crisis: 'Who leaves their doors unlocked at night when they go to sleep?'

Livington County, Illinois Sheriff Tony Childress criticized the Biden administration on Wednesday for leaving the border open to immigrants and said he would support filling in the gaps in the border wall left over from the Trump era.

Vice President Kamala Harris visits South Side Chicago bakery

Vice President Kamala Harris was in Chicago on Tuesday, where she toured a vaccination site that opened to union workers. She also visited Brown Sugar Bakery on the city’s South Side, where she met with owners and employees.

Poll: 40% of American disapprove of Biden's handling of the Mexico border crisis

More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, and approval of his efforts on larger immigration policy falls short of other top issues.

Fox News obtains photo of 2 girls rescued after being dropped over border wall

The photo shows the little girls receiving a snack inside the El Paso processing center. The 5-year-old and 3-year-old had been rescued after smugglers dropped them from a 14-foot border barrier into the United States from Mexico.

More than 18,000 unaccompanied children were in CBP custody or HHS care on March 31, data shows

A historic monthly high of more than 18,000 unaccompanied children were held in U.S. custody or care along the southern border with Mexico on March 31, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shared with FOX Television stations.

Border Patrol video shows smugglers abandoning 5-year-old, 3-year-old at the border

SHOCKING VIDEO: Border Patrol on Wednesday released a hard to watch video of smugglers abandoning a 5-year-old girl and 3-year-old girl at the border in the New Mexico desert in the middle of the night -- after dropping them over a 14-foot border barrier.

Border Patrol canine sniffs out $60,000 worth of fentanyl hidden inside burritos

A Border Patrol canine on Monday sniffed out packages of fentanyl pills that had been hidden inside burritos at an immigration checkpoint in Arizona.

Biden staffer blocks Ted Cruz from taking video at migrant facility

Sen. Ted Cruz showed exclusive video of a woman he identified as a Biden administration staffer blocking him from recording at a migrant facility on "Sunday Morning Futures."

Trump may visit US-Mexico border region ‘soon,’ former aide says

Neither Biden nor Harris have visited the border region since taking office but members of the administration joined members of Congress in a visit to a facility in Texas on Wednesday.