US reports record number of deportations and arrests in 2026
ICE carried out 483,200 deportations in 2026. Democrats prepare to investigate tactics used.
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![Lipan Apache tribe member Joey Montoya attends a rally opposing border wall construction in Big Bend National Park outside the US federal courthouse during an emergency hearing for a Petition for a Temporary Restraining Order against the Department of Homeland Security, in San Antonio, Texas, US, August 28, 2026 [Joel Angel Juarez/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-10-03T005837Z_737004234_RC2R7NAH97N9_RTRMADP_3_USA-MIGRATION-BIG-BEND-1792629816.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Pamela Priddy, center, holds up signs with others during a weekly protest against barriers along the border in the Big Bend region, Saturday, September 26, 2026, in Study Butte, Texas [John Locher/AP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AP26281666762924-1792639836.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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ICE tactics spark debate before pivotal US midterm elections
Polls have found that Trump’s hardline immigration enforcement effort has divided voters before the 2026 midterm race.
From: NewsFeed
Tree nearly as old as US torn down to expand Mexico border wall
A 200-year-old cottonwood tree has been cut down to make way for a 44-km US-Mexico double border wall despite protests.
Published On 7 Oct 2026
NFL asks US Homeland Security to remove video with former star player
Agency used video of Hall of Fame player Brian Dawkins to show readiness for border protection.
From: Witness
Finding Desert Angels: Searching for the missing at the US-Mexico border
An ageing trailblazer of search and rescue risks his life to find a woman’s missing son in the US-Mexico borderlands.
Published On 27 Sep 2026
Landowners in Texas ask court to stop Trump border wall
Indigenous groups, environmentalists and locals oppose the wall; Big Bend sees about 1 percent of border arrests.
Tribe accuses US federal agents of ‘trespassing’ on indigenous border land
The Tohono O’odham people have sued the US government to stop construction of a border wall through their reservation.
US announces more than $100m in rewards for eight Jalisco cartel leaders
The Trump administration has sought to weaken the leadership of high-profile Mexican cartels by increasing the bounties.
Mexico begins legal action in US over deaths of its citizens in ICE custody
Mexico files complaints and sends cease-and-desist letters over the deaths of 17 nationals in ICE custody or raids.
Mexico’s Sheinbaum announces criminal charges request in US over ICE deaths
Mexico to formally ask prosecutors to file cases in US courts over its citizens’ deaths in immigration operations.
Mexico to seek US criminal complaints over ICE-related deaths of citizens
Claudia Sheinbaum announces Mexico’s strongest response yet to deaths in ICE custody and during immigration enforcement.
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