Chad Wolf, new acting Homeland Security secretary, makes 1st visit to Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — Chad Wolf, now the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, is making his first visit to the Borderland region…
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Car chased by DPS spins out on I-10 near Tornillo; driver flees toward border
TORNILLO, Texas — A car being chased by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers spun out of control and crashed along Interstate 10 near Tornillo…
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Homeland Security Department sued for allegedly tracking and interrogating journalists
The Department of Homeland Security violated the First Amendment when it allegedly tracked and interrogated five journalists between 2018 and 2019,…
Continue Reading 16-year-old arrested for using remote-controlled car to smuggle drugs across U.S.-Mexico border
SAN DIEGO, California — A 16-year-old who allegedly used a remote-controlled car to attempt to smuggle methamphetamine across the U.S.-Mexico…
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‘Alien smuggling’ raid in east El Paso leads to several arrests, sounds of explosions
EL PASO, Texas — Authorities executed a search warrant at a house in east El Paso in connection with an “alien smuggling” investigation, according…
Continue Reading Doctors offer free flu shots for migrants; CBP all but certain to say ‘no’
A group of physicians has volunteered to vaccinate migrants against the flu for free, but US Customs and Border Protection is all but certain to say…
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2 years after death of El Paso Border Patrol agent, questions remain
EL PASO, Texas — It has been two years since the death of Rogelio Martinez, a Border patrol agent from El Paso. To this day, his cause of death…
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Border Tuner: How to enjoy the interactive ‘bridge of light’ display between El Paso & Juarez
EL PASO, Texas — They’re lighting up our sky and captured the attention of many: Six giant spotlights lining the U.S.-Mexico border, straddling…
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U.S. data supports claim by Juarez mayor that American guns are fueling violence in Mexico
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Data collected by U.S. outlets seems to support a claim made earlier this week by the mayor of Juarez that American guns are…
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Juarez mayor says guns from the U.S. are stoking violence in Mexico
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Juarez Mayor Héctor Armando Cabada AlvÃdrez said Wednesday that the majority of the recent violence in Juarez is being…
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U.S. Supreme Court justices seem split on DACA ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to struggle Tuesday with the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate the Obama-era…
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13-year-old hero in deadly Mexico attack describes saving family members
LA MORA, Mexico — A 13-year-old boy hailed as a hero in the wake of last week’s deadly ambush in Mexico is speaking out for the first…
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21-year-old driver arrested after high-speed chase ends in crash at the Paso Del Norte bridge into Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — The Paso Del Norte Port of Entry was closed crossing into Mexico for a portion of Sunday after a high-speed chase ended with a car…
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New child migrant shelter being built in Montana Vista area of El Paso County
MONTANA VISTA, Texas — A large migrant shelter facility for children is being built on 25 acres in the Montana Vista area in El Paso County,…
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ABC-7 Xtra examines growing Mexican drug cartel violence
EL PASO, Texas — According to the experts, acts of cartel violence are on the rise. This past week, 14 Americans with dual citizenship were…
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Cartel expert: Juarez families should be ‘extremely concerned’ about recent uptick of violence
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Violence has surged in Juarez this week, with Juarez media reporting 21 people have been killed and 23 vehicles burned since…
Continue Reading ‘Mexicles’ gang members arrested after at least 9 killed in Juarez vehicle fires
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – A “night of terror” blamed on the ‘Mexicles’ drug gang left at least 9 dead and others wounded as numerous vehicles were set…
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Asylum seekers live in fear at Juarez-El Paso border as Mexican cartel violence flares
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexican families camped out at the base of the Paso del Norte Bridge after fleeing their homes from drug cartel violence say…
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California murder suspects who escaped jail were captured crossing U.S.-Mexico border
Two murder suspects who escaped from a Northern California jail by cutting a hole in a ceiling over the weekend were captured as they tried to cross…
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Robot helps Border Patrol with El Paso community outreach
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has a very special Border Patrol agent to help with community outreach. Agent S.A.N.T.O.S. (Say…
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Mexico telecommunications signals interfering with police, hospital and military cell networks in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Concerns are reaching to the highest government levels in the U.S and Mexico to have a critical issue fixed to prevent a possible…
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Border agent kills man in Sunland Park shootout while investigating ‘possible illegal border crossing’
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man during a shootout in Sunland Park on Monday morning following word of a…
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Borderland spiritual leaders gather for annual mass along U.S./Mexico border
EL PASO, Texas — An annual tradition on the U.S./Mexico border. The message uniting communities, not dividing them. Spiritual leaders…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Border agents say smugglers in Mexico are sawing through parts of Trump’s border wall
Smuggling gangs in Mexico have been able to breach new sections of President Donald Trump’s border wall in recent months, according to a new…
Continue Reading Trump suggests Chad Wolf is acting Department of Homeland Security chief
President Donald Trump appeared Friday to name Chad Wolf, an official at the Department of Homeland Security, as the agency’s acting secretary,…
Continue Reading Cold weather poses threat to border migrants camped out in tents
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — As temperatures keep dropping, a new concern is rising: how to keep Mexican migrants safe from the cold. There are around…
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Police say sex offender dad took young sons from Las Cruces daycare and fled to Juarez
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Authorities in Las Cruces continued the search Wednesday for two brothers believed to have been taken from daycare by their…
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Latino artist wins prestigious portrait competition for depiction of a migrant woman
The video begins with the sound of a guitar strumming and a voice singing in Spanish. The main character is sketched quickly, beginning with her…
Continue Reading Immigration hardliner resigns from Department of Homeland Security
Immigration hardliner Julie Kirchner, Department of Homeland Security citizenship and immigration ombudsman, offered her resignation to President…
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Water shortage leads to restrictions at Sierra Blanca immigration detention facility
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — A regional water shortage blamed on the depletion of area tanks has resulted in water restrictions being imposed at the West…
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