A Mexican national residing unlawfully in Texas has been sentenced to life in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking ...

A Midland drug trafficker, Jose Ramon Castillo-Lopez, 30 of Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico with ties to a Mexican cartel has ...

The New Mexico Department of Health declared a measles outbreak in Lea County Friday. The decision comes after two adults in ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is using waivers to keep millions in funding going to Mexico for vital programs that target the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. and target cartels.

The job losses at the CDC are part of a broader reduction of about 5,200 positions across other government public health ...

A routine traffic stop on US-277 led to the arrest of a smuggler and the rescue of three illegal immigrants on January 27, 2025. A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper pulled over a gray ...

State lawmakers are trying to deputize bounty hunters, fingerprint children, and take away gun rights from people with legal status.

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