Its agents are immigration officers, like officials at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, which is also part of the Department of Homeland Security. While ICE has traditionally operated in the country, Border Patrol’s focus is the 6,000 miles of international border and a zone of about 100 miles inland.

Several rideshare drivers were arrested by immigration agents on Saturday at the O'Hare International Airport rideshare parking lot.

The memo issued by the agency’s top human resources officer on Wednesday said the White House had directed DHS to continue “timely payment” to Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officers, U.S. Border Patrol agents and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, even though federal funding had lapsed.

The U.S. Border Patrol has received more than 100,000 applications during President Donald Trump's second term.

Texas Border Watch is covering developments along the border, including "smart wall" construction, warnings for federal agents, and National Guard deployments.

Warren King, a 19-year-old who says he is a U.S. citizen, was tackled and arrested by an immigration officer in Chicago on Oct. 14. The incident occurred after a border patrol vehicle was filmed crashing into an SUV during a federal operation,

A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot a woman accused of ramming an agency vehicle earlier this month. The woman's attorney says the SUV is now in Maine.

Two illegal migrants were taken into custody on Tuesday after crashing their vehicle into a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago during an immigration enforcement operation.

The Department of Homeland Security identified the intended victim as Gregory Bovino, who has taken on a highly visible role in immigration enforcement campaigns in Los Angeles and Chicago.

Attorneys for a Chicago TV station employee detained by federal agents Friday dispute accusations from the Department of Homeland Security that she was taken into custody because she threw objects at a Border Patrol car,