John Burnett

The Department of Homeland Security watchdog has criticized Border Patrol for not looking for a cheaper alternative to President Trump's border wall, such as cutting-edge surveillance technology.

More than 60 monuments that celebrate the Confederacy and its military men have come down in cities all across America. But more than 1,700 remain, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

A decision by the Trump administration will stop the acceptance of new applications for a program that protects immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children.

Images of federal officers making arrests have alarmed critics who think President Trump is using the officers to trample civil rights and appear as a law-and-order candidate ahead of elections.

Who was Juan de Oñate? Critics object to statues of the Spanish conquistador, the first European to colonize New Mexico and a despot who inflicted misery on Native Americans.

When a crowd tried to pull down a statue of a conquistador in Albuquerque recently, someone got shot. We look at who this controversial figure from 400 years ago is and why he inspires violence.

Armed militias have become a feature at anti-quarantine protests, racial justice marches and monument removals. But after a shooting in Albuquerque, locals say militias are disturbing the peace.

The Supreme Court's DACA ruling on Thursday has shielded Young immigrants shielded from deportation, but only temporarily as the Trump administration is still vowing to end the program.

Authorities in Albuquerque, N.M., are trying to sort out militia involvement in a shooting of a crowd that tried to remove a statue of a Spanish conquistador infamous for brutalizing Native Americans.

More than one-third of all COVID-19 deaths in America have been elderly residents and workers at nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

The sweeping restrictions would make it easier for immigration judges to reject asylum requests and harden the categories of people who face persecution.

Thousands of people in Houston and around the country watched the funeral of George Floyd. He was remembered as a caring man who has left a long and lasting legacy for racial justice.

People in Houston turned out for George Floyd's funeral. Floyd was killed in police custody last month. His death has sparked a nationwide reckoning about race relations and police brutality.

George Floyd, 46, will be laid to rest Tuesday in his hometown of Houston. Floyd's death, while in police custody in Minneapolis two weeks ago, has sparked an international outcry and protests.

A crowd has gathered in Houston Monday to pay respects to George Floyd. Floyd was born in North Carolina but grew up in Houston. He was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis.

Landowners, bankers, city officials and a congressman are all trying to keep the wall from coming and destroying the 265-year-old city's historic downtown.

An unusual coalition is forming in the Texas city to oppose President Trump's border wall. The city is standing up to the Justice Department, which is trying to seize hundreds of acres of land there.

Restaurants in Texas are reopening slowly, but nothing is quite the same after the coronavirus shutdowns. Owners have to be creative to survive and ensure the safety of customers and staff.

Restaurants in Texas have started to reopen slowly, but nothing is quite the same after the coronavirus shutdowns. They have to be creative to survive and ensure the safety of customers and staff.

Oil companies have slashed production across West Texas and southeast New Mexico, where communities are also hurting from pandemic-driven business shutdowns.