Border Report

New high-tech barrier helps Border Patrol nab checkpoint ‘runners’

The U.S. Border Patrol has added a non-lethal barrier to prevent smugglers and other offenders from speeding past a ...
KVIA

U.S. Border Patrol unveils new vehicle barrier system at Sierra Blanca checkpoint

The U.S. Border Patrol has unveiled a first-of-its-kind advanced vehicle barrier system at the Sierra Blanca immigration ...
KRQE Blogs

Buoys to be used as border barriers in Rio Grande, CBP confirms

HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) — Giant buoys will be used as barriers to be put in the Rio Grande in South Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed. The agency posted on its website ...

Trump’s border security measures go far beyond just a wall. Here’s what to know

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...
KRQE Blogs

DHS issues $4.5B in border wall, water barrier contracts

HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) — The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday it has awarded $4.5 billion worth of contracts to build 230 new miles of border barrier along the Southwest ...
WKRG

Voters to decide whether Texans pay taxes on border barrier structures

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A statewide proposition on Tuesday’s ballot asks Texas voters to approve exempting property taxes on land where border barrier structures have been put up. If passed, ...