Mexican government says train poses no threat to skeleton
Mexicoโs National Institute of Anthropology and History says a prehistoric human skeleton found recently in a flooded cave system along the countryโs Caribbean coast was actually discovered and registered by the institute in 2019 and will not be threatened by a nearby tourist train project.
Report finds 'unnecessary' force by agents at Rio Grande
Border Patrol agents on horseback engaged in โunnecessary use of forceโ against non-threatening Haitian immigrants but didnโt whip any with their reins, according to a federal investigation of chaotic scenes along the Texas-Mexico border last fall.
Migrants arrive in D.C. on buses sent by GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
A group ofย undocumented migrants arrivedย in the nationโs capital Wednesday on a bus sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, part of the Republican governorโs strategy to oppose theย Biden administrationโsย rescinding of a Trump-era border policy.
โWe suffered a lot to get hereโ: A Haitian migrantโs harrowing journey to the Texas-Mexico border
After witnessing fellow migrants swept away in a Central American river and a sexual assault by armed men, one man wants to put the traumatic journey in the past and find stability for his family in Ohio.
Questions linger over response to surge of Hatiatians showing up in Del Rio
As the federal government was working to process and remove an estimated 15,000 migrants from under the international bridge in Del Rio, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials held an โon backgroundโ conference call with reporters covering the effort.
'Amistad' binds Del Rio and Ciudad Acuรฑa amid migrant crisis
The โamistad,โ or friendship, that Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuรฑa, Mexico, celebrate with a festival each year has been important in helping them deal with the challenges from a migrant camp that shut down the border bridge between the two communities for more than a week.
Some Haitian migrants remain determined to stay in US, while others reconsider
KPRC 2 Investigates spoke with several Haitian immigrants who remain at an encampment just across from Del Rio in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuna. Many there said they were aware of the US Governmentโs plans for mass expulsions of Haitian immigrants, but are still determined to stay in the US.
U.S. Customs and Border Protectionโs closure of Del Rio bridge disrupts businesses and jobs on Texas side of the U.S.-Mexico border
Federal officials have halted traffic so they can process thousands of Haitian migrants seeking asylum. The closure has made it difficult for the Texas cityโs binational employees and business owners to keep normal operations going.
Options shrink for Haitian migrants straddling Texas border
Gov. Greg Abbott will hold a press conference to discuss the situation in Del Rio on Tuesday. The governor will be joined by Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw, Texas Military Department adjutant Gen. Tracy Norris, and National Border Patrol Council president Brandon Judd.
Border patrol agents criticized for treatment of Haitian migrants in Del Rio as U.S. tries to dissuade more from coming
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned would-be migrants that โyour journey will not succeedโ and promised to investigate the actions of mounted agents at the Rio Grande.
Biden administration speeds up deportation flights for Haitians in growing Texas migrant camp
The situation in Del Rio spiraled this week as more than 15,000 migrants, many of them from Haiti, arrived at the border in recent days, settling in a makeshift camp as they waited for CBP agents to process their petitions to stay in the U.S.
After a Texas prosecutor dismissed dozens of migrant trespassing cases, some men were dropped at a border bus station
Officials said immigration authorities werenโt interested in taking migrants who had no criminal conviction into federal custody. But without documentation, at least one newly released migrant soon found himself back in detention.
An 18-year-old Venezuelan was among the first set free from Texasโ new jail for migrants. No one knew what to do with him.
After more than three weeks in jail, a trespassing charge against the man was dropped because state troopers shouldnโt have arrested him under Gov. Greg Abbottโs border security push. He wound up in bureaucratic limbo for days as federal agencies passed the responsibility for resolving his immigration status.
The first migrants arrested in Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown have served their time. Federal officials will decide what happens next.
The Texas governor has derided federal immigration policy as "catch and release." But unless federal authorities now take them into custody, the migrants Abbott ordered state troopers to arrest could soon be freed.
US sues Texas to block state troopers from stopping migrants
The Biden administration sued Texas to prevent state troopers from stopping vehicles carrying migrants on grounds that they may spread COVID-19, warning that the practice would exacerbate problems amid high levels of crossings on the stateโs border with Mexico.
US says order coming this week on border asylum restrictions
A Justice Department attorney says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue an order this week about how migrant children are treated under a public health order that has prevented people from seeking asylum at the nationโs borders.
8 immigrants killed when pickup crashes in Texas border city
Debris is strewn across a road near the border city of Del Rio, Texas after a collision Monday, March 15, 2021. Eight people in a pickup truck loaded with immigrants were killed when the vehicle collided with an SUV following a police chase, authorities said. (Texas Department of Public Safety via AP)AUSTIN, Texas โ Eight people in a pickup truck loaded with immigrants were killed when the vehicle crashed into another truck during a police chase that began when the driver refused to pull over for a traffic violation near the Texas border city of Del Rio, authorities said. All eight of the people killed and the surviving passenger of the Dodge pickup were immigrants in the U.S. without authorization, according to DPS. The driver of the Dodge pickup truck, Sebastian Tovar, 24, ran away following the crash, but was later arrested, according to the state agency.
Shoppers get ready for Nutcracker Market
HOUSTON โ Nutcracker Market 2012 kicks off the Holidays in Houston. Tinseltown Nutcracker Market 2012 is gearing up with plenty of Christmas cheer. More than 300 vendors from all over the nation are in Houston to showcase their unique Holiday gifts. The market hopes to draw more than 100,000 shoppers and expects to see $30 million in total sales over the next few days. The Nutcracker Market starts with a preview party Wednesday night and runs through the weekend at Reliant Center.