Rio Grande

Agents used ‘unnecessary’ force against migrants

Mounted U.S. Border Patrol agents attempt to contain migrants as they cross the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, into Del Rio, Texas on Sept. 19, 2021. (Felix Marquez/Associated Press)

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Official: U.S. to expel Haitians migrants gathered under …

Thousands of migrants, mostly Haitian, Cubans, and Venezuelans have arrived in Del Rio, Texas, in the last two days. (U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas)

Mexican officials find 19 burned bodies near border town …

In this Oct. 10, 2019 photo, a Mexican migrant points to a map of U.S.-Mexico border cities, hanging on display at a migrant shelter in Reynosa, Mexico. The Mexican state of Tamaulipas used to be a crossroads. Its dangers are well known. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Woman gives birth near Rio Grande in South Texas with …

In this Nov. 18, 2020, file photo, a young girl plays in her family's tent at a camp of asylum seekers stuck at America's doorstep, in Matamoros, Mexico. Increasing numbers of parents and children are crossing the border, driven by violence and poverty in Central America and growing desperation in migrant camps in Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 that it made 4,592 apprehensions of unaccompanied immigrant children in November, more than six times the figure in April. (AP Photo/Eric Gay File)

Biden to face immediate pressure to fulfill pledge to …

Authorities pass a border wall construction site, in Mission, Texas, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Trump Administration Bars Access to Immigration Courts …

Immigration court tents built along the Texas border with Mexico that will be closed to outside observers.(Credit: Molly Hennessy-Fiske/Los Angeles Times)

Schools, Target Ranges Among Military Projects Cut After …

View of the Mexico-U.S. border wall on June 18, 2019, in Tijuana. (Credit: Agustin Paullier/AFP)

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U.S. Border Patrol Boat Shot at in Texas From Mexican …

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in the Rio Grande Valley tweeted this photo of a Border Patrol boat that was fired upon on Aug. 9, 2019.

Border Patrol Agents Search For 2-Year-Old Girl Missing …

In this photo released by CBP, a Del Rio Sector dive team can be seen searching for a missing 2-year-old girl in the Rio Grande River.

Father, Daughter Who Drowned While Crossing Rio Grande …

People attend the funeral of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Martinez and his almost two-year-old daughter Angie Valeria, who both drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande from Mexico to the United States, at La Bermeja cemetery in San Salvador on July 1, 2019. (Credit: Marvin Recinos/AFP/Getty Images)

‘They Died in Each Other’s Arms,’ Says Mother of …

Salvadoran Rosa Ramirez speaks at her home in the populous Alta Vista neighborhood of San Martin, San Salvador municipality, El Salvador, on June 26, 2019. (Credit: Diego Lopez / AFP / Getty Images)

Photos of Drowned Salvadoran Migrant Father and Daughter …

A Honduran woman, fleeing poverty and violence in her home country, waits along the border bridge after being denied entry into the U.S. from Mexico on June 25, 2018, in Brownsville, Texas. (Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Graphic Images of Drowned Salvadoran Father and Daughter …

The Rio Grande flows under the Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge on June 28, 2018, near Brownsville, Texas. (Credit: Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images)