August 27, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

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U.S. Military Uses an Army Laser to Shoot Down Three Cartel Drones at the Texas Border

The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command said on Aug. 27, 2026 that the U.S. military used the Army's Multipurpose High Energy Laser to shoot down three Mexican drug cartel drones in...

February 26, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

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The U.S. Military Shot Down a Customs and Border Protection Drone With a Laser Over Texas

The U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a drone it treated as threatening near the border at Fort Hancock, Texas, roughly 50 miles southeast of El Paso, on February 26, 2026. The aircraft belonged to U.S. Customs...

July 2, 2025 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

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Federal Judge Rules Trump Had No Authority to Shut Off Asylum at the Southern Border

On July 2, 2025, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled in RAICES v. Noem that President Trump's inauguration-day proclamation "Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion" exceeded his authority. Moss held that...