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The head of the U.S. Border Patrol is leaving the agency, which is tasked with securing the U.S. border, in the latest shake-up of immigration enforcement leadership in the Trump administration.

US Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks told CNN Thursday he was stepping down from his post, effective immediately, marking the latest senior immigration official to leave the Department of Homeland ...

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The ongoing immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota involves mainly two branches of the Department of Homeland Security: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border ...

Today, President Donald J. Trump will award the newly established Mexican Border Defense Medal to U.S. service members for their extraordinary work to safeguard our nation’s southern border and uphold ...

The Trump administration is increasingly relying on the agency for immigration enforcement within the U.S. By Hamed Aleaziz Reporting from Washington In recent years, Border Patrol agents had been ...

The last time illegal border crossings were this low, disco music and bell-bottoms were in fashion. Illegal crossings in 2025 have plunged to the lowest level since 1970 amid an aggressive crackdown ...

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Trump administration officials tell Fox 85 miles of new border wall is expected to go up this year with plans for hundreds of miles more in 2026 and beyond. "Our absolute intent is to build as much ...

FORT BLISS, Texas — Joint Task Force-Southern Border, a newly-announced headquarters element from the 10th Mountain Division, assumed control of the southern border mission on March 14, 2025. “This is ...

Washington — Unlawful crossings at the U.S. southern border are down 94% from the same period last year, Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks told CBS News in his first sit-down interview, crediting the ...