Editorial note: This article is published by Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom that covers stories from Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico border. It was the white cowboy hat worn by Lorenzo Salgado Araugo, the Houston man shot and killed by federal immigration agents, that first rattled me. As the evening’s Spanish-language newscast blared on about yet another
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By Eduardo García, Alfredo Corchado and Alyda Muela El PASO, Texas — A growing wave of uncertainty is freezing investment plans in Mexico, the United States’ second-largest trading partner, rattling domestic and foreign business leaders alike. Investors weigh President Donald J. Trump’s decision to impose on August 1st —the plan so far– tariffs on Mexican-made
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“I’m scared to death to leave my house.” By Dianne Solis, Cindy Carcamo and Alfredo Corchado Photos by Cindy Carcamo and Aaron Montes Editor’s note: This story was co-published with Puente News Collaborative. a bilingual nonprofit newsroom, convener, and funder dedicated to high-quality, fact-based news and information from the U.S.-Mexico border. SANTA ANA, Calif.—At Hector’s
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KTEP | By Alfredo Corchado Published April 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM CDT EAGLE PASS – President Trump’s threatened tariffs, attacks on social programs and draconian immigration policies have unsettled many along the Texas-Mexico border, a region that jolted national voters in decidedly supporting his election. Traditionally Democratic and overwhelmingly Latino, border communities favored Trump in last
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By Alfredo Corchado, Eduardo Garcia and Angela Kocherga Story edited by Dudley Althaus Photos by Omar Ornelas, Michael Gonzalez, Alfredo Corchado This story was co-published with Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom, convener and funder dedicated to high-quality, fact-based news and information from the U.S.-Mexico border. ANZALDUAS INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE (OR MISSION,) TEXAS – Even
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Editor’s note: This story was co-published with Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom, convener and funder dedicated to high-quality, fact-based news and information from the U.S.-Mexico border. Words by Alfredo Corchado, Anglea Kocherga, Gaige Davila and Aline Corpus Simerman Edited by Dianne Solis Images by Omar Ornelas, Gaige Davila, Angela Kocherga CIUDAD JUÁREZ –
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Editor’s note: Puente News Collaborative is a bilingual nonprofit newsroom, convener and funder dedicated to high-quality, fact-based news and information from the U.S.-Mexico border. Words by Alfredo Corchado, Eduardo García, Angela Kocherga and Pablo de la Rosa, @pblodlr Photos by Omar Ornelas Edited by Dudley Althaus CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Barely two weeks into President
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BY EDUARDO GARCIA, ALFREDO CORCHADO, ANGELA KOCHERGA and GAIGE DAVILA Story edited by Dudley Althaus PUENTE NEWS COLLABORATIVE MEXICO CITY – Whenever President Claudia Sheinbaum responds to Donald Trump’s remarks about Mexico—whether it’s his threats of tariffs, deportation plans, or claims that her country is run by drug cartels—her answer is consistent, almost mechanical. “I
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Editor’s note: This story was published in collaboration with the Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom, convener and funder dedicated to high quality, fact-based news and information from the U.S.-Mexico border. Words by Eduardo García and Alfredo Corchado Edited by Dudley Althaus MEXICO CITY – If enacted, President-elect Trump’s threatened tariffs on Mexico and
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In a divided political climate, many now hold their breath, waiting to see if deportation rhetoric becomes reality. Some question whether the immigrant pursuit of “a better life” still has meaning. Editor’s note: This story was co-published with Puente News Collaborative in partnership with palabra. Puente News Collaborative is a bilingual nonprofit newsroom, convener and
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Iconic Texas Sheriff Arvin West was a leading voice against migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. He pushed strict measures favored by former President Donald Trump. But West says his perspective is aligned with what he sees as the reality of the border, his weariness of divisive politics, and the wishes of neighbors who’ve voted him
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Latino immigrants provide crucial labor but face a backlash in the U.S. Heartland; those who are citizens may decide the election in Wisconsin. Editor’s note: This story was co-published with Puente News Collaborative in partnership with palabra. Puente News Collaborative is a bilingual nonprofit newsroom, convener and funder dedicated to high quality, fact-based news and
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By Eduardo García and Alfredo Corchado MEXICO CITY – Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as Mexico’s first female president Tuesday in a ceremony where underscored the history moment, but promised to hew closely to her predecessor’s program. “It is a time of transformation and it is time for women,” a grinning Sheinbaum, 62, said as
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By Eduardo García and Alfredo Corchado Words by Eduardo Garcia, Alfredo Corchado Photos by Omar Ornelas Edited by Dudley Althaus, @dqalthaus Puente News Collaborative is a bilingual nonprofit newsroom, convener and funder dedicated to high quality, fact-based news and information from the U.S.-Mexico border. MEXICO CITY – When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, then-Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum
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BY ALFREDO CORCHADO, MÓNICA ALMEIDA AND PAÚL MENA MENA PUENTE NEWS COLLABORATIVE QUITO, Ecuador — The tiny and increasingly violence plagued country of Ecuador has for years served as a main conduit for migrants from Asia, the Middle East and Africa to begin the overland trek to the U.S. border. Now, amid a political shift
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By Eduardo García, Alfredo Corchado and Dudley Althaus SANDERSON – President Biden’s executive order to crack down on asylum seekers at the southern border not only put a damper on Mexico’s post-election celebration — the first woman president was just voted into office – it left residents along this stretch of the Texas border unimpressed.
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BY ALFREDO CORCHADO AND CHRISTIAN BETANCOURT MEXICO CITY – Sunday’s presidential election held special significance, especially for women in Mexico and across the United States. Standing in the middle of the square, Victoria Martinez looked on to the majestic scene in front of her. Mexico’s grand Cathedral on one side and the National Palace in
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BY EDUARDO GARCIA AND ALFREDO CORCHADO MEXICO CITY – Overcoming even the rosiest predictions, leftist Claudia Sheinbaum has swept into Mexico’s presidency in a landslide that likely will enable her to accelerate the nationalist-populist program of her patron, who hands over power in four months. Sheinbaum, 61, took nearly 60 percent of votes in Sunday’s
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BY ALFREDO CORCHADO AND EDUARDO GARCIA PUENTE NEWS COLLABORATIVE MEXICO CITY – Crossing a historic threshold, Mexicans appear poised to elect a Jewish woman as president this Sunday but to otherwise leave politics largely unchanged. Indeed, the vote won’t reflect hunger for a sweeping shift in the country’s direction, according to a nationwide in-home poll
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