In contrast to the United Kingdom’s decision to exit the European Union this summer, The African Union (AU) has moved further toward the free cross-border movement of goods and people with the launch of the new pan-African passport.  

In response to the request from Bulgarian authorities, the European border security agency Frontex will significantly strengthen its ongoing activities at the country’s land borders.

Mark Morgan, who currently serves as the Assistant Director of the FBI, was named the new chief of the US Border Patrol. 

 The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced the first authorized app to expedite a traveler’s entry process into the United States.

Biometrics can play a significant role in facilitating faster and more secure travel while protecting borders, according to survey respondents from Australia, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, and 89 percent of the citizens surveyed say they are willing share their biometric details when traveling across international borders. However, 69 percent of the 3,000 respondents say they have not shared any biometric data to date.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection can search travelers’ laptops and other electronic devices without a show of reasonable suspicion.

A plan by Arizona lawmakers to build a mile of fencing along the border with Mexico using private money has stalled nearly three years after it was sanctioned by the Legislature.

U.S. border agents are allowed to search a traveler’s laptop, cellphone or other electronic device and keep copies of any data on them based on no more than a hunch, according to an internal study from the Homeland Security Department. 

In its 2014 budget proposal, DHS is considering collecting a crossing fee for both pedestrians and passenger vehicles along the Canadian and Mexican borders to cover increasing security costs.

A federal appeals court has placed restrictions on officers' authority to search laptop computers at U.S. border inspections.