The US military is using the southern border as a 'sandbox' to test out counter-drone tech amid cartel flights

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A soldier uses a Dronebuster counter-drone tool during a patrol along the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass, Texas, June 14, 2025.
A soldier uses a Dronebuster counter-drone tool during a patrol along the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass, Texas, June 14, 2025.

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The son of a man accused of planning to attack the southern border says his father is 'not a terrorist'

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Immigrants trying to cross the Texan border despite heightened security measures in Eagle Pass.
Immigrants trying to cross the Texan border despite heightened security measures in Eagle Pass.

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The FBI has arrested a self-touted militia sniper who says he was planning to attack people at the southern border

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Immigrants trying to cross the Texan border despite heightened security measures in Eagle Pass.
Immigrants trying to cross the Texan border despite heightened security measures in Eagle Pass.

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A convoy calling themselves 'God's army' plans to head to the Texas border to stop migrants from entering the US

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Migrants wait to be processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Migrants wait to be processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas.

Eric Gay/AP Photo

Texas is exploiting a loophole in a new Supreme Court ruling to keep putting up razor-wire fencing at the border

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted this photo to X on Wednesday, saying,
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted this photo to X on Wednesday, saying, "We continue to deploy this razor wire to repel illegal immigration."

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