105 Mexican immigration agents linked to corruption
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s immigration agency says 105 of its agents have been reported to the internal affairs division for allegedly…
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Juarez police take 159 teenagers and 34 adults into custody after busting large party
JUAREZ, Mexico – Juarez police officers took 159 underage teenagers and 34 adults into custody on Saturday after breaking up a large party, according…
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Mexico asks USMCA dispute resolution panel on auto content
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government has requested a dispute resolution panel under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, because it…
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Beto O’Rourke’s blunt support of marijuana legalization gives advocates hope for policy change
At a crowded rally in downtown Austin, Beto O’Rourke ticked off his usual laundry list of campaign promises: stabilizing the power grid, rolling…
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3-year-old boy gunned down in Juárez home; fleeing couple arrested in slaying
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A three-year-old boy and his stepfather were shot and killed Thursday night in their Juárez home. The boy’s mother was also…
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Migrant smuggling plane crashes near Presidio; injured passengers brought to El Paso hospitals
PRESIDIO COUNTY, Texas — Several people were injured when a small plane being used to smuggle migrants crashed north of the Presidio International…
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Biden administration asks Supreme Court to let it end Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ immigration policy
By Priscilla Alvarez and Dan Berman, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court for permission to end the Trump-era…
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More cracks found in Mexico City subway line that collapsed
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials in Mexico say inspectors have found 21 more cracks in welds or steel structural pieces on a Mexico City elevated…
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Mexico approves use of Cuba’s Abdala coronavirus vaccine
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s health safety council has approved the use of Cuba’s three-dose Abdala coronavirus vaccine. The council…
Continue Reading US has reunited 100 children taken from parents under Trump
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Biden administration effort to reunite children and parents who were separated under President…
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El Pasoans struggle to get their tamal fix ahead of Christmas
EL PASO, Texas — Tamales play an important part in our El Paso holiday traditions. This year, there seems to be a shortage of this Mexican delicacy.…
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$80k brick of cocaine, fentanyl wrapped as Christmas gift seized by Sierra Blanca border agents
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas – A vacuum-sealed white powdery brick of cocaine and fentanyl, wrapped in gift-wrapping paper as a Christmas gift, was seized…
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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a significant seizure of cocaine and fentanyl at the Sierra Blanca Border Patrol…
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says America’s Team wants to be ‘Mexico’s Team, Too!’
DALLAS, Texas — Traditionally known as “America’s Team” for nearly 50 years, the Dallas Cowboys are now seeking to become “Mexico’s Team, Too.”…
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DHS to close some gaps in border wall in ongoing effort to clean up Trump-era projects
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security plans to close small gaps in the border wall, make adjustments to prevent flooding and…
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Mexico sees seizures of meth, fentanyl soar since 2019
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican drug cartels are turning to bigger, more productive labs to churn out increasing…
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Gov. Abbott debuts construction of Texas border wall; Beto O’Rourke dismisses it as a ‘photo op’
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott visited Starr County on Saturday to inaugurate the first stretch of a border wall being…
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AP sources: Plan to help millions of immigrants must fall from $2T bill, a blow to Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate parliamentarian has said a Democratic effort to let millions of immigrants remain temporarily in the U.S. should be…
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Justice Department breaks off settlement talks with families separated at US-Mexico border
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Justice Department has informed attorneys representing separated migrant families that it will cease settlement…
Continue Reading A dramatic increase in number of migrants seeking asylum in Arizona overwhelms Border Patrol
CNN By Priscilla Alvarez and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Under the shadow of the border wall, dozens of migrants raced to get in line as they spotted the…
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Man hospitalized with serious injuries after falling off border wall in Sunland Park
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A man was hospitalized Tuesday with life-threatening injuries after falling off the border wall in Sunland Park. U.S.…
Continue Reading Court won’t allow reversal of Trump remain-in-Mexico policy
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to the Biden administration’s attempt to undo…
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Legendary Mexican singer Vicente Fernández dies at 81
GUADALAJARA, México — Legendary Mexican singer Vicente Fernández, who had been hospitalized for several months due to a recent fall, died Sunday…
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Carmen Salinas, star of Mexican TV and film, dies at age 82
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Iconic Mexican actress Carmen Salinas has died at the age of 82, ABC affiliate KTRK reported Friday. Her family confirmed her…
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49 migrants dead, 58 hurt in Mexico truck crash
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — A cargo truck jammed with people who appeared to be Central American migrants rolled over and crashed into a pedestrian…
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A month into border reopening and downtown El Paso businesses are back bustling
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been a month since the Mexico border reopened to non-essential travel and downtown El Paso businesses are starting to see an…
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1st migrants returned to Juarez from El Paso under ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. authorities sent the first two migrants back to Mexico on Wednesday under the reinstated “Remain in Mexico”…
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Army Times details what caused National Guard’s border mission to fall apart
MCALLEN, Texas — A report Wednesday from Army Times details problems that plagued the National Guard in patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border in 2021.…
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Border land returned to Texas family after it was seized for wall
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will return the land of a Texas family after seizing the property earlier this year for border…
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Beloved El Paso teacher on verge of losing visa status 10 years after being wrongfully accused of drug smuggling
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Ana Isela Martinez Amaya, the Mexican teacher who was wrongfully accused of smuggling over 100 pounds of marijuana…
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