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There were 123 new immigration judges commissioned in the United States in Fiscal Year 2023 to help handle a backlog of immigration cases that is approaching 3 million, according to a new report.

New federal maps provided to Border Report show concentrations of migrants along the Southwest border, most north of the border wall.

As a white bus pulled up to what used to be an elementary school in San Diego's Mid-City neighborhood, dozens of volunteers got ready to receive yet another busload of asylum seekers needing "direction."

A woman crossing into the United States from Mexico via the Trusted Traveler SENTRI lane was found with nearly seven pounds of cocaine, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday

"The uphill battle is to get it through congress because the house has a Republican majority that doesn't seem as open to want to approve this funding," said Aguirre.

Five candidates for the Republican presidential nomination engaged in a spicy two-hour debate Wednesday night during which all said the Southwest border needs to be closed to drugs and illegal crossings from Mexico

Mayor Bill Wells' tweets stood in contrast to two other actions announced Wednesday — one by the city of Poway and another by local Christian leaders.

A comparison of federal crime data by a South Texas congressman found Texas border communities are safer than most U.S. cities.

A woman crossing into the United States from Mexico via the Trusted Traveler SENTRI lane was found with nearly seven pounds of cocaine, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday

"Many migrants don't have enough evidence, don't show up for their cases or don't have an attorney to provide adequate guidance," said Lucero. "They will be deported or asked to leave the country, and if they stay without permission and commit a crime, they'll be expelled after finishing out their sentences."