U.S.-Mexico border – One America News Network

View of the US-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Arizona on September 17, 2025. As of 2022, approximately 11 million people lived in the United States illegally, according to government figures. And this figure may have risen since then to as many as 14 million, according to the Washington-based Migration Policy Institute. Undocumented workers paid $97 billion in taxes in 2022 alone, according to Americans for Tax Fairness. Figures from 2024 from the US Labor Department said nearly half of the foreign-born workforce in America is Latino. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

‘MOST SECURE border in American history’: Illegal southern border crossings drop to lowest annual level in over 50 years

The Trump administration ended fiscal year 2025 with the lowest amount of United States Border Patrol apprehensions since 1970. As a testament to the administration’s success, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also reported the lowest total monthly illegal border encounters ever recorded.

TOPSHOT - US Customs and Border Protection agents participate in a training exercise at a vehicle entry point along the border with Mexico on November 5, 2018, in Hidalgo, Texas. - Around 4,800 US soldiers were deployed to the border with Mexico, the Pentagon announced, saying it could not give a price tag for the operation Democrats decry as political maneuvring from President Donald Trump. (Photo by Andrew Cullen / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREW CULLEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Hegseth: DoD reviving 1918 ‘Mexican Border Defense Medal,’ recognizing service members deployed to Southern Border

Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon is reviving a 1918 military decoration to honor service members deployed to the Southern Border, recognizing them as “brave border soldiers.”

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump participates in a ceremony commemorating the 200th mile of border wall at the international border with Mexico in San Luis, Arizona, June 23, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s July border numbers continue to drop to new record lows

The Trump Administration is continuing to deliver on its commitment to securing and protecting the United States’ Southern Border.

Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, 41. (Photo via: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

Mexican illegal alien charged after staging fake ‘ICE abduction’ to garner financial donations and sympathy

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges against an illegal alien from Mexico after she purportedly orchestrated a fake kidnapping by federal agents in an attempt to generate sympathy and financial donations.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 27: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks during a press briefing at the White House on January 27, 2021 in Washington, DC. Kerry and McCarthy took questions from reporters about the Biden administration's plans and agenda on climate change issues. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

John Kerry admits Trump ‘was right’ about the border: ‘Without a border protected, you don’t have a nation’

John Kerry, former President Joe Biden’s “climate czar,” admitted during a Thursday interview that President Donald Trump is “right” about the need for border security, while the Democrats allowed it to fall “under siege” during Biden’s presidency.

EAGLE PASS, TEXAS - JANUARY 09: U.S. National Guard soldiers stop to talk while patrolling the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border on January 09, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. Immigrant crossings in the area have dipped dramatically since a major surge in the last months of 2023. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Gunman killed during ambush targeting Texas Border Patrol agents amidst flash floods

At the start of the week, a 27-year-old man who was armed with a rifle and wearing tactical gear opened fire on Texas Border Patrol agents, resulting in his death only, according to law enforcement officials.