President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the Texas flood devastation and the State Department begins laying ...

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President Trump visits Texas a week after the devastating floods. Questions are now being raised whether cuts to FEMA hampered the rescue response. Also, a federal judge orders a stop to ...

Alex Maganda, a former Morehouse football player, came to the U.S. from Mexico at 5 years old, his attorney said. A hearing on his case is expected within the next two weeks.

Ten people face attempted murder charges after a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center. Acting U.S.

This type of vigilante lawlessness is emblematic of the dangers federal, state, and local law enforcement officials face ...

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling means that Senate Bill 4, which allows local police to arrest suspected ...

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Louisiana man arrested in Texas after evading border patrol and leading a high-speed chase with 10 pounds of marijuana.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas signed a controversial immigration bill Monday afternoon, which makes unauthorized border crossings a state crime. When the new state law takes effect in March ...

Texas has argued the law follows federal immigration laws, and that the state has a right to defend itself under Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits states from ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs law making illegal immigration a state crime 03:20. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on Monday signed one of the harshest state immigration laws in modern U.S ...