Migrant Deaths

Guatemalan police said they captured at least seven members of 'Loz Orozcos,' including the alleged leader, as part of an international investigation into the deadly tractor trailer incident on Quintana Road.

She said the recent deaths were part of a larger pattern for Gov. Greg Abbott and Operation Lone Star on the border.

The drowning death of a woman and two children from Mexico on the US-Mexico border have magnified the rift between Texas and federal officials over who has jurisdiction on the border and how to tackle the migrant crisis.

A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass on Friday night as they were attempting to cross the U.S. southern border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection told TPR that Border Patrol was prevented from deploying lifesaving efforts by agents with Operation Lone Star, the controversial Texas border security initiative.

Texas Democrats called on the federal government to step up as Texas' state-led border effort draws more scrutiny.

Jaime Esparza, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, said four more arrests have been made in the deadliest migrant smuggling case in recent history.

One year ago, 53 migrants died after suffocating to death in an 18-wheel trailer in San Antonio. It was the deadliest migrant smuggling case in modern U.S. history.

A committee on Tuesday declined to advance a House bill that would increase penalties for smuggling and operating a stash house. The move comes as both chambers are already at an impasse over property-tax relief.

A forensic anthropology professor and her two graduate students spent a week in Eagle Pass, Texas, to help exhume and identify those who died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. They reflect on their experience working with Operation Identification, an effort that uses community outreach and scientific analysis to ID migrant remains.

At least 40 migrants were killed and 25 were injured during the March 27 fire in the border city. Mexico's attorney general said Francisco Garduño and four other officials failed to ensure the safety of migrants at the facility.