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The girl died Wednesday on what her mother said was the family’s ninth day in Border Patrol custody. People are to be held no more than 72 hours under agency policy.

U.S. authorities say an 8-year-old girl died Wednesday in Border Patrol custody, a rare occurrence that comes as the agency struggles with overcrowding.

The Biden administration is reportedly set to release migrants on “parole” with a notice to report to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office but without enrolling them in the Alternatives to Detention program that requires a given court date.

Thirteen migrants have been taken into custody after a human smuggling boat was found by US Border Patrol agents.

Up to 5,000 migrants per day may be bused from El Paso to Dallas, Houston and other cities with major airports so that they can be transported to other points across the U.S.

A new surge of migrants, primarily from Venezuela, is overwhelming the Border Patrol and shelters in El Paso, Texas, where nearly 1,000 have been released near bus stations over the past week in hope that they will find their own way to their next destinations in the U.S. 

The Border Patrol says one of its agents rescued an infant and a toddler who were left alone in southwestern Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

Authorities took 113 Haitian migrants into custody after they jumped off a vessel making landfall near Key Largo Saturday. 200 stayed on board.

Border Patrol agents on horseback engaged in “unnecessary use of force” against non-threatening Haitian immigrants but didn’t whip any with their reins, according to a federal investigation of chaotic scenes along the Texas-Mexico border last fall.

Chris Magnus has many challenges to overcome in his new role as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Customs and Border Patrol and Homeland Security are warning consumers about counterfeit NFL gear ahead of Super Bowl LVI.

Thirteen passengers in a pickup truck being chased by U.S. Border Patrol agents were involved in a rollover crash on Interstate 8 in East San Diego County Tuesday night.