The projects will add roughly 230 miles of new “Smart Wall” barriers and nearly 400 miles of integrated surveillance and detection systems.

Border Patrol agents detained a news producer in Chicago on Friday, Oct. 10, but no charges were filed and she was later released.

The chief of the Border Patrol says he wants “operational control” of the border, but few people are trying to cross now amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.

"Family Matters" star Darius McCrary was arrested near the United States-Mexico border on felony charges after he failed to appear in court in Michigan for failing to pay child support.

The incident came shortly after an estimated 20 Russian drones crossed into NATO member Poland. Both Warsaw and Tallinn triggered NATO’s Article 4, in which member nations come together to discuss “whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the parties is threatened.”

Unlawful crossings on the southern border have hit a 55-year low, according to figures obtained by CBS News — as President Trump cracks down on illegal immigration.