Migrant encounters are down along the border ahead of the implementation of Trump's tariffs against Mexican products
There has been a dramatic drop in the number of people gathering at the U.S. border and trying to cross. Can it help Mexico stave off President Trump’s threatened tariffs?
Troops in Nogales, Mexico, have found 150 fentanyl pills, according to official statistics. Meanwhile, U.S. officials across the border have seized more than 400,000.
The other side of the border has been beefed up too. The US Department of Defence has ordered 1,500 additional active-duty troops there to tackle the national emergency declared by Mr Trump. Airborne surveillance has been ramped up to monitor Mexican gangs.
Authorities say dozens of people have tried smuggling eggs across the border from Mexico this year — with 1,600 eggs in total being seized in the region. "Travelers need to be aware that raw egg imports from Mexico are prohibited,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Ysleta port of entry seized 64 pounds of methamphetamine on February 14, CBP officials said.
The bus had been crossing the border “every week or two weeks” for months before it was caught, according to officials.