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• US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change Play Video

  May 14, 2026 3:54 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of U.S. Border Patrol, the agency tasked with securing the nation's frontiers and increasingly tapped by the Trump administration for immigration operations in American cities, announced his resignation Thursday. Michael Banks' decision, announced in a Fox News interview and later confirmed by the Department... more »

• Congress' GOP leaders put forward money plan for Homeland Security, minus ICE and Border Patrol

  April 1, 2026 6:34 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced a plan Wednesday to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security , moving past a split between the two Republican leaders that resulted in Congress leaving Washington last week without a fix to a record-setting partial... more »

• Louisiana Democratic leaders gather to discuss firsthand accounts of ICE's Operation Catahoula Crunch Play Video

  January 26, 2026 12:04 PM

  NEW ORLEANS — Several congressmen convened at a Democratic forum in New Orleans on Monday to hear firsthand accounts regarding the Trump administration's actions during ICE's Operation Catahoula Crunch in Louisiana following a second fatal shooting by a member of ICE in Minneapolis this past week. Louisiana Congressman Troy... more »

• Stores helping Hispanic communities by delivering care packages to their door Play Video

  December 17, 2025 7:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Several organizations helping Latino and Hispanic communities in Baton Rouge said that many people are afraid to go to work or even go outside while border patrol operations are ongoing. That's why several organizations and restaurants are creating care packages and delivering them to the homes... more »

• Overdose numbers in East Baton Rouge Parish are trending down for the fifth year Play Video

  December 17, 2025 6:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - For five years, fatal overdose numbers in East Baton Rouge have trended down. From a record high in 2021, the numbers steadily decreased over the past few years. The consensus among experts has been that while the downward trend is great to see, they say there is... more »

• Biden rolls out migration order that aims to shut down asylum requests, after months of anticipation Play Video

  June 4, 2024 2:17 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections. The White House detailed the long-anticipated presidential proclamation signed... more »

• Baton Rouge residents stopped in Texas; undocumented man hiding in stolen truck

  June 28, 2023 12:01 PM

  GALVESTON, Tex. - A vehicle stop near the border in Texas led to the arrest of two Baton Rouge residents and the discovery of an undocumented Guatemala national hiding inside the vehicle. The Kinney County Sheriff's Office said the incident unfolded on Monday night. Deputies pulled over a... more »

• Border agents find 217 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in pickle shipment

  April 25, 2021 9:16 PM

  PHARR, Tx. - Customs and Border Protection officers found 217 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a fresh cucumber pickle shipment on April 17, according to a CBP news release. Authorities say the narcotics were found at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility when a tractor with a trailer attached... more »

• Two more arrested in connection with July murder of Livingston Parish man

  August 1, 2017 4:32 PM

  UPDATE: Two more arrests have been made in connection to the murder of Rick McBride. The sheriff's office announced the arrest of 19-year-old Jace Chiquelin and a juvenile. Chiquelin was charged with Accessory After the Fact to First Degree Murder and Principal to Aggravated Burglary. He has since... more »

• Baton Rouge contractor could help build border wall Play Video

  March 30, 2017 10:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A civil contractor said Thursday he's on the short list to help build President Donald Trump's wall on the Mexican border. James Larry Prudhomme, a Trump supporter, has run his company JL Investments in Baton Rouge for over a decade with a focus on commercial construction. ... more »

• At least three La. companies interested in building border wall

  March 13, 2017 3:57 PM

  ADDIS – At least three businesses with ties to Louisiana – one of which is based in the Baton Rouge area – are interested in the president's plan for a wall between the United States and Mexico. Some 600 businesses have signed up as interested vendors for a pre-solicitiation... more »