U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, standing near Rep. Joaquin Castro, speaks to the news media after she and other members of Congress toured two Border patrol stations.

Rep. Judy Chu: CBP agents ‘must be held accountable’ for secret Facebook group

Borders

US Border Patrol agents used a Facebook group to make vulgar remarks about migrants and members of Congress. The group’s existence was exposed as US Representative Judy Chu toured Texas facilities recently that held migrant children in abhorrent conditions.

A young child is shown holding a doll by the arm.

Arizona monastery, motel turned into migrant shelters

Global Politics
Through a hole in a metallic border wall, two Border Patrol agents visible.

Guatemalan boy, 8, is second migrant child to die in US custody

Immigration
Passengers walk past Air Canada planes on the runway at Pearson International Airport in Toronto April 13, 2012.

The US has been expanding the role, number and power of its border agents abroad

Global Politics
US Border Patrol agent Art Del Cueto points to the Mexican border just a few feet away.

Is ISIS a threat on the US border? Some border patrol agents believe it is — but others say not so fast

Conflict
Immigrants who have been caught crossing the border illegally are housed inside the Border Patrol Station in McAllen, Texas where they are processed. More than 57,000 unaccompanied children have been apprehended at the southwestern border since October, m

Conditions for migrants at a detention center in Texas are bleak and overcrowded

Justice

The World’s Jason Margolis got a rare tour of the detention facilities in McAllen, Texas, that houses unaccompanied migrant children and families from Central America. There’s been a recent surge of such migrants this year, stretching the border’s immigration centers to the limit.The World’s Jason Margolis got a rare tour of the detention facilities in McAllen, Texas, that houses unaccompanied migrant children and families from Central America. There’s been a recent surge of such migrants this year, stretching the border’s immigration centers to the limit.

These open government advocates are suing the federal government for access to immigration data

Conflict & Justice

A well-known research organization says government agencies are obstructing their access to information about immigration enforcement.A well-known research organization says government agencies are obstructing their access to information about immigration enforcement.

Islamic, Latino communities claim mistreatment by federal agents on northern border

Global Politics

A lawsuit has been filed against U.S. law enforcement officers along the border with Canada — accusing them of pervasive religious and racial profiling that violates U.S. law. They’re accused of violating their own policies — especially in Detroit.

How to Measure the Effectiveness of Border Security

Conflict & Justice

The US government has devoted a lot of resources to sealing the US-Mexican border. How effective has the build-up been, and what is the best way to measure it? Marco Werman speaks with Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

‘Outlandish’ Stories from Mexico’s Drug War

Conflict & Justice

Patrick Radden Keefe of The New Yorker has been documenting the “most outlandish” stories from the Mexican drug war in a new article.