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Two CBP officers are facing prosecution for helping move drugs through California ports of entry. A new surveillance blimp goes up in El Paso amid the region’s record migrant death toll.

The Biden administration is considering changes to its asylum rule that would put protection further out of reach. Texas spent $1,838 per person to bus migrants to Democratic-run US cities.

More about Mexico’s “secure corridor” for people with CBP One appointments. Updates about surveillance blimps and deportation flights.

Mexico’s government encountered 116,626 migrants in July—more than the US—amid a continuing crackdown.

Border Patrol migrant apprehensions crept slightly upward from July to August. Mexico opens a “mobility corridor” for people with CBP One appointments.

Kamala Harris reiterates support for asylum restrictions and “consequences” for migrants at the border. Panama runs a 4th deportation flight. The CHNV humanitarian parole program is un-suspended.

CBP refuses to reveal the nationalities of terrorism watchlist migrants. The agency issued a directive about handling migrants’ valuables, which often get confiscated or discarded.

Signs of a small increase in migration from post-election Venezuela. 17 Texas National Guard members have died while participating in Operation Lone Star.

Mayorkas signs a migration management agreement with counterparts from Colombia and Panama. Increasing concerns about a post-election wave of migration from Venezuela.

Panama sends another deportation flight while Darién Gap migration drops and Secretary Mayorkas visits Colombia. J.D. Vance dodges questions about whether a second Trump administration would separate families.