On US-Mexico border, illegal crossings drop
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National Guard troops are having a deterrent effect, dropping the attempt rate 62 percent in one busy sector.
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Law enforcement officials in the Phoenix area are using new tactics to cut off illegal immigration: They are going after used-car salesmen who sell vehicles to smugglers, and arresting operators of safe houses where immigrants stay after crossing the border.
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By TANIA SOUSSAN Down to Earth  Something's been largely missing in the debate over building a massive fence along the U.S.-Mexico border to keep out illegal immigrants: the potentially devastating impacts on wildlife.
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In Mexico City, Powell opens door to immigration changes as border nations try to mend strains of past few years.
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Foreign visitors at the 50 busiest land border crossings in 10 states are now being fingerprinted as part of the government's new biometric screening system, the Homeland Security Department announced on Monday.
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Despite all the talk of homeland security, sneaking into the U.S. is scandalously easy--and on the rise. Millions of illegal aliens will pour across the U.S.-Mexican border this year, many from countries hostile to America. TIME looks at the damage, the dangers and the reasons the U.S. fails to protect itself
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Tougher identification rules went into effect Thursday along the nation's borders, but there appeared to be little added delay as travelers unprepared for the change were in many cases allowed to cross with a warning.
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President Bush peered across this hot, dusty and very busy illegal crossing point on Thursday, hoping to offer conservatives balking at a broad immigration bill firsthand evidence that he&#039;s serious about tightening the nation&#039;s 2,000-mile border with Mexico.
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Resistance to barrier between U.S., Mexico raises concerns about feasibility, potential effectiveness.
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Key entrances have been plugged in some of the biggest tunnels used to smuggle people and drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border but the passageways remain largely intact, raising concerns that smugglers might reuse them, according to a published report.
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Some businesses and lawmakers are worried that new identification requirements going into effect Thursday at the borders with Canada and Mexico could create widespread confusion and delays and discourage some people from making the trip.
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All vehicle traffic heading into Mexico through the nation's busiest border crossing was blocked Friday by the California Highway Patrol ahead of expected demonstrations in Tijuana.
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The 1.5-mile barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border was designed to keep cars from illegally crossing into the United States. There's just one problem: It was accidentally built on Mexican soil. Now embarrassed border officials say the mistake could cost the federal government more than $3 million to fix.
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The world&#039;s busiest border crossing reopened early Friday following a nine-hour closure that occurred after federal authorities shot and killed the driver of a sport utility vehicle headed for Mexico, officials said.
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WESLACO, Tex. -- On the front line of securing the nation's borders, the day after the collapse of a major overhaul of the nation's immigration laws was business as usual -- but better.
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MONTERREY, Mexico -- The Mexican government is distributing a comic-book guide that warns would-be migrants about the perils of crossing illegally into the United States and offers tips to stay safe -- enraging some advocates of stricter immigration policies in the United States who argue the booklet encourages illegal migration.
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DOUGLAS, Arizona  - A plan to fence off a third of   the U.S. border to stop illegal immigration from Mexico may   harm migration routes used by animals including rare birds and   jaguars, environmentalists and U.S. authorities warn.