"Every other state has provided resources and funding to help secure the border, and my border has been absent of that," Rep. Jenifer Johns said.
The order will deploy 1,500 troops to build physical barriers, but they will not be used for law enforcement, a military official says.
The orders signed at the White House included a directive to end birthright citizenship, a move sure to spark a constitutional fight over the 14th Amendment.
One of the orders attempts to eliminate the longstanding aspect of birthright citizenship. AG Torrez joined 17 other states to stop that from happening.
President Donald Trump has promised a wave of deportations, which has caused fear and anxiety in New York City.
Donald Trump is now talking of a Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs on China, Canada, Mexico, and perhaps even the EU.
President Claudia Sheinbaum is detaining more migrants, seizing more fentanyl and positioning her country as a key ally against China. But the U.S. stance has shifted, too.
Mexico was raising sprawling tents on the U.S. border Wednesday as it braced for President Donald Trump to fulfill his pledge to reverse mass migration.
Proclaiming a new American “Golden Age,” Trump consolidated power hours into his new term, wielding massive executive authority in seeking to obliterate large chunks of Joe Biden’s legacy and showing he plans to learn from his first-term failures to pull off a transformational presidency.
New Mexico's elected officials could face criminal prosecution if they do not comply with President Donald Trump's new immigration policies.