THE WEEK’S US BORDER NEWS IN BRIEF:
A large meth seizure (utilizing a novel smuggling method) tops this edition of our weekly US Border News Newsletter:
On September 10, 2026, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced that its agents seized a large load of methamphetamine disguised as cabbage arriving by truck from Mexico in McAllen, Texas.
Once they unwrapped the cabbage leaves that Mexican cartel smugglers used to try to sneak the drugs into the US, the drugs weighed in at 2,500 pounds.
Here are other notable U.S. border security and immigration developments that occurred during the week of September 5–12, 2026:
Detention Policy Struck Down: In a 2–1 ruling on September 10, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit rejected the administration’s policy requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to mandatorily detain certain broad categories of immigrants without offering them a bond hearing. The Fourth Circuit became the ninth federal appeals court to strike down this policy, widening a federal circuit split with the Fifth and Eighth Circuits.
Commercial License Crackdown: On September 9, ICE launched a specialized tip line to target fraud involving commercial driver's licenses (CDLs). The enforcement push follows a Department of Transportation shutdown of over 110 driving schools where thousands of drivers allegedly bypassed mandatory English-language proficiency checks.
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Reprieve: The Trump administration said immigrants from El Salvador will for now keep their temporary protected status, which was scheduled to expire on Wednesday. More than 170,000 Salvadorans currently rely on the status.
Impending Public Charge Deadline: Immigrants and advocacy groups are preparing for a massive expansion of “Public Charge” inadmissibility rules taking effect in mid-September, which will subject green card applicants to rigid financial, age, and health scrutiny.
FINALLY, IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
(Stories covered by US Border News during the past week)
Rio Grande Valley is a hot spot
The view from Presidio County
Cites “Threat Information”
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Abrazos,
Jack Beavers
