The Latest Breaking News from Customs and Border Protection

San Clemente to install cameras to detect boats carrying passengers attempting to enter US without authorization

A federal judge filed a last-minute order extending a court agreement ensuring protections for children in federal custody the day after it ended

A Customs and Border Protection officer became suspicious when Barrio avoided eye contact and gripped the steering wheel more tightly during questioning.

Officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen

During his first day in office on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders on immigration that would make it harder for refugees, asylum seekers and others to try to enter the U.S. – and for some immigrants to stay in the country.

Environmentalists are braced for new construction on the president’s signature border wall – and the damage that would wreak

Over the past half-decade, the state of Texas has been pushing an evolution in the administration and enforcement of immigration law. Stepping into a traditional federal role, state lawmakers in 2023 passed Senate Bill 4, allowing Texas police to arrest those illegally crossing the border from Mexico.

The acting director, in an interview with NBC News on Wednesday, explained that the high number of migrants forced ICE to reassign staff to assist Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This had left ICE unable to fully focus on its primary responsibilities.

All 11 of them were in the back of the rented truck, while one migrant was sitting in the front passenger seat.

U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered 78 pounds of cocaine smuggled into the country from Canada

A settlement requiring "safe and sanitary" conditions in CBP child holding facilities is ending, raising concerns about child welfare under uncertain detention policies.