A U.S. CBP officer allegedly involved in migrant smuggling on the Texas border was a member of a Mexican drug cartel, a federal agent testified.

The Washington Examiner photographed how the South Texas border has become quiet in recent weeks as illegal immigration has dropped to historic lows.

The legislation passed the House last January with bipartisan support but died in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

The Shadow Wolves, an elite Tohono O'odham Nation-based border patrol group, could expand under Gallego's bill.

Bored troops are standing watch, shelters have emptied from McAllen, Texas, to Tucson, Ariz., and border patrols speed ...