The State of Texas on Tuesday declared that 9 islands in the middle of the Rio Grande belong to the state, not to Mexico.

The number of immigrant detainees participating in a hunger strike at the El Valle Detention Facility in South Texas has dropped, Border Report has learned.

Faced with a lawsuit, the federal government might reroute about 2.8 miles of border wall through the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge.

At least 30 immigrant detainees are reportedly on a hunger strike at the El Valle Detention Facility in Raymondville, Texas, to protest the conditions there, Border Report has learned.

At least 30 immigrant detainees are reportedly on a hunger strike at the El Valle Detention Facility in Raymondville, Texas, to protest the conditions there, Border Report has learned.

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man who allegedly transported migrants from Port Mansfield to Corpus Christi in a speedboat was held without bond Monday. Border Patrol arrested Alec Ray Foss, 28, of Corpus Christi on Oct. 6, when agents found three migrants — two from Ecuador and one from Guatemala — hiding in his boat. [...]

The latest episode of Border Report Live features efforts by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to expand detention facilities, and how some states and cities are pushing back. As well as border security operations, and the malfunctioning of an Army Chinook CH-47 helicopter in McAllen, Texs.

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A smuggler transported three migrants from Port Mansfield to Corpus Christi last week in a “speedboat-style vessel,” according to a criminal complaint against him. Along with the migrants, Alec Ray Foss, 28, of Corpus Christi had a pistol, a semi-automatic rifle and four pipe bombs in his boat. “That seems to [...]

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On Tuesday morning, when he appeared before a judge for sentencing, Jacob Lix Par said Border Patrol saved his life. Jacob Lix Par, 41, of Guatemala lived in Houston for about 20 years. In 2025, however, the Houston Police Department arrested Lix on a misdemeanor charge — and he was deported. [...]

An Army Chinook helicopter that was part of new border patrols over the Rio Grande Valley encountered mechnical troubles, according to an Army report.

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man who climbed the border wall near Hidalgo was sentenced to more than three years in prison on Tuesday. Edgar Guadalupe Cruz Velasco, 48, of Mexico illegally crossed the Rio Grande in May and climbed the border wall near Hidalgo. “I fell from the wall, from 16 feet up,” said [...]

The Army has been inviting reporters to see the area that once was the epicenter of illegal crossings to showcase its progress in stemming the flow. But some experts question the need for the surge and suggest it's more for show just weeks before the midterm elections.

The tiny South Texas town of San Ygnacio held a townhall celebration for the halting of border wall construction on the banks of the Rio Grande in rural Zapata County, at least for now.

The tiny South Texas town of San Ygnacio held a townhall celebration for the halting of border wall construction on the banks of the Rio Grande in rural Zapata County, at least for now.

n this episode of Border Report Live, Tomás Michael Carvallo of Global Guardian breaks down the countries with the most threats and where it's safe to travel. He also talks about how Mexican cartel have made the Mexican state of Sinaloa the most dangerous and why.

Border Report on Wednesday confirmed that "hundreds" of military troops have been repositioned from other border posts to the Rio Grande Valley and are actively patrolling from McAllen, in Hidalgo County, and throughout Starr County. It comes after Coast Guard were shot at Sept. 26 from Mexico while patrolling the Rio Grande in Starr County.

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Operation Lone Star is still in effect today but its future is possibly on the line with the upcoming midterm elections. Abbott's Democratic opponent, State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, has criticized the policy in the past.

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection caught a woman crossing the Roma bridge with 78 pounds of cocaine on Friday morning. Erika Janeth Cobos, 30, of Roma crossed the bridge at 6:33 a.m. Friday. Cobos had eight children — all younger than 15 years old — in her 2011 GMC Acadia. Customs [...]

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In this episode of Border Report Live, the leader of a religious-based nonprofit talks about assisting vulnerable migrants who are waiting for U.S. asylum in northern Mexico.

The mother of an Edinburg teenager who was arrested by ICE earlier this month while taking a friend to enlist in the Marines and posted about it, was arrested and deported on Monday outside her work.

In the latest episode of Border Report Live, host Sandra Sanchez asked RGV Sector Chief Patrol Agent Jared Ashby about the continued high number of migrants agents say are crossing illegally from Mexico into this region. Plus meet 'Chloe' the first Border Patrol rescue canine to be sworn in.

For the second time in two weeks, U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday said migrants were found in locked train rail cars in the South Texas border down of Del Rio.