DHS touts millions of illegal immigrant departures as border crossings drop 94% under Trump

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s first year back in office has seen more than 3 million illegal immigrants leave the United States, including an estimated 2.2 million “self-deportations,” according to figures shared with Fox News Digital by the Department of Homeland Security. DHS said the administration has also deported … Read more

Senate GOP erupts over Trump DOJ ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, punts ICE, Border Patrol funding

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans are pressing pause on their push to fund immigration enforcement after a tense, closed-door meeting.  But it’s not over internal divisions. This time, the fury is directed toward the Trump administration and the surprise “anti-weaponization” fund created by the Department of Justice (DOJ). It comes … Read more

Republicans recoil as Trump’s billion-dollar DOJ ‘slush fund’ for allies threatens ICE, Border Patrol plan

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans are breaking with President Donald Trump on his new, nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund as concerns over where the money comes from and who gets it ripple through the Capitol. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the $1.78 billion fund earlier this week in a … Read more

Ukraine bolsters border security as Russia says nuclear munitions sent to Belarus for exercises

Kyiv — Ukraine is implementing “enhanced security measures in the northern regions” near its border with Belarus as Russia holds joint nuclear drills with its close ally, for which Moscow says “nuclear munitions were delivered” to field storage facilities. Kyiv announced the heightened security posture along its northern border Thursday after warning for weeks of … Read more

Senate Republican threatens to derail ICE, Border Patrol package over Trump’s billion-dollar request

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An internal dispute could derail Republicans’ goal of funding immigration operations for the remainder of President Donald Trump’s presidency.  Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told his colleagues that he would not support the GOP’s $72 billion reconciliation package if it included $1 billion in funding for Trump’s ballroom.  … Read more

US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say

TECATE, Mexico — White sage burning, Norma Meza Calles gathers guests at a Mexican wellness resort into a semicircle facing Kuuchamaa Mountain and asks everyone to close their eyes and feel its presence. “This is sacred to us like a church for you all. The mountain is our healer, our psychologist,” said Meza Calles, a … Read more

Trump hits dramatic milestone in massive departure from Biden border plan: ‘What a difference’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration marked a full year of “zero releases” at the southern border on Friday, a milestone officials touted as evidence that the president has effectively ended the catch-and-release policies that defined the Biden-era border crisis. “Zero releases” refers to U.S. border patrol not releasing illegal … Read more

Border Patrol chief resigns in latest DHS leadership shake-up

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. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said … Read more

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks resigns in latest shakeup of immigration leadership

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks, formerly Texas’ border czar until his appointment by the second Trump administration last year, is stepping down from his position, three Department of Homeland Security sources told CBS News on Thursday. He informed staff on Thursday of his retirement from Border Patrol, the federal agency that oversees the green-uniformed … Read more

US Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks abruptly resigns, Fox News learns

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks tells Fox News he is resigning, effective immediately.  “It’s just time,” Banks told Fox News’ Bill Melugin.  “I feel like I got the ship back on course from the least secure disastrous chaotic border to the most secure border this country … Read more