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Two men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in an extensive human smuggling conspiracy, the U.S. Attorney’s Office ...

A US rail workers union says allowing Mexican crews to bring trains miles into South Texas is a threat to border security and American jobs.

Authorities are investigating a human smuggling case involving a commercial vehicle amid growing concerns over similar ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 16 people on Monday following a stash house raid in Mercedes. ICE ...

A suspected stash house in Mercedes, Texas, was uncovered June 2 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, resulting in ...

A man was sentenced to prison for a human smuggling operation that spanned over 17 years across the Rio Grande Valley. Julian Alberto Soto was sentenced to nearly ...

The Foreign Press Center Reporting Tour on Deterring Global Illegal Migration and Enforcing the Law at the U.S. Southwest Border brought together multiple U.S. government departments and agencies for ...

Texas deputies uncovered an alleged human smuggling operation this week that used hay bales to hide migrants. A dozen ...

When a Texas trooper tried to stop a car involved in human smuggling in Laredo, the driver fled, crashing twice before he was nabbed in a foot pursuit and migrants were found ...

The smugglers had “meticulously altered and hollowed out” the bales to create cramped compartments where they could cram people into and hide from the authorities, the sheriff said.

Authorities in Texas busted a human smuggling ring on Wednesday, arresting five people, including a suspected member of Tren de Aragua.