Yami Virgin

1 day ago | foxsanantonio.com | Yami Virgin

Del Rio, Texas — Along the Texas brush and across the remote areas of the U.S.-Mexico border, a significant shift is underway in law enforcement. For years, Border Patrol and Customs relied on state and local officers. Now, Border Patrol agents are being trained to have Texas state arrest powers. This change comes as Border Patrol agents undergo training to enforce Texas state laws.

6 days ago | foxsanantonio.com | Yami Virgin

In this award-winning episode of Immigration Crisis: The Fight for the Southern Border, Yami Virgin and Paul Sanchez uncover the real-world impact of a new military zone near Fort Bliss, Texas, where active-duty troops are now authorized to detain migrants crossing into what’s been declared federal defense land. With exclusive insights from retired Lt. Colonel Geoffrey Corn, George R. Killam Jr. Chair of Criminal Law and Director of the Center for Military Law and Policy at Texas Tech University.

1 week ago | foxsanantonio.com | Yami Virgin

San Antonio — It’s a new military zone on the southern border right here in Texas. Miles of wide-open land stretch across Texas, rugged terrain where many migrants risk everything chasing the American dream. But now, parts of that land are being reclassified as military zones, giving active-duty troops new authority to detain civilians. Last week, the Department of Defense annexed a 63-mile stretch of land near El Paso as part of Fort Bliss.

1 week ago | foxsanantonio.com | Yami Virgin

FRIO COUNTY, Texas – The former Frio County Elections Administrator is among six individuals arrested in connection with what Texas officials described last year as an "elaborate scheme" of voter fraud and vote harvesting. Carlos Segura, the former Elections Administrator for Frio County, was taken into custody on Friday, May 3rd, along with five others.

1 week ago | foxsanantonio.com | Yami Virgin

Every morning as the sun rises, Sandra Cruz walks past Robb Elementary School—the place where her daughter took her last breath. But on Thursday, that walk brought anything but peace. The memorial crosses honoring the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting had been vandalized. (SBG San Antonio)