Why is the Day of the Dead celebrated in Mexico?
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Contrary to popular opinion, Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is not Mexico’s version of Halloween – there is no…
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CBP outlines border reopening plans for Nov. 8: Here’s what you need to know
EL PASO, Texas — On Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued guidance containing new details related to the reopening of the…
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Mexican villages try to preserve authentic Day of the Dead
By FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press AROCUTIN, Mexico (AP) — Visitors are once again thronging the famed Day of the Dead ceremonies around Mexico’s…
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Mexico to play in empty stadium for 2 World Cup qualifers
ZURICH (AP) — Mexico will have to play in an empty stadium for its next two home games in World Cup qualifying because of persistent anti-gay…
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Gas blasts rock central Mexican city, killing at least 1
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials say an illegal tap on a natural gas line is apparently to blame for pre-dawn…
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US border agents in Texas have seized nearly $1 million worth of cocaine
By Alaa Elassar, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers in Pharr, Texas, have seized more than $960,000 worth of cocaine. Officers working at…
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1 dead, 13 captured swimming across US border in San Diego
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Government officials say one person died and another 13 people were pulled from the Pacific Ocean after a large…
Continue Reading DHS releases rules for opening land borders to foreign nationals next month
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security on Friday issued new rules for reopening the nation’s land borders on November 8.…
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Ex-boyfriend arrested in slaying of El Paso mom of 7 whose body was dumped in Juarez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Juarez law enforcement announced the arrest Thursday of a suspect in the slaying of an El Paso mother of seven whose body…
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US limits immigration arrests at schools, ‘protected’ areas
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities will limit arrests at schools, hospitals and other so-called protected…
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Familiar drive pushes migrant caravan through Mexico
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — After three days of walking along a scorching highway in southern Mexico, a couple…
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Over 30 migrants found hidden in truck trailer at Sierra Blanca checkpoint
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents over the weekend encountered a large human smuggling scheme along Interstate 10 at the immigration…
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Appeals court hears claims of jury bias at ‘El Chapo’ trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman says the U.S. conspiracy conviction of the notorious…
Continue Reading 2,000 migrants continue trek through southern Mexico
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — More than 2,000 mostly Central American migrants were walking along a highway in…
Continue Reading House Oversight report shows inadequate discipline for border agents connected to offensive Facebook groups
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection determined that 60 CBP agents “engaged in misconduct and were subject to…
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Surgeon recognized for care given to El Paso woman with rare dwarfism condition
EL PASO, Texas – Dr. Vernon Burke has been presented a National Humanitarianism Award by The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons…
Continue Reading Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-migrant plan: Many arrested, many detained, few prosecuted
By Rosa Flores, CNN The 27-year-old man tried to hold it together as he walked to his cell. It was weeks since he had been arrested. Weeks with no…
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Raging gunbattles in northern Mexico city kill 4, wound 2
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Residents of the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros are recovering from a night of terror in which raging…
Continue Reading US recorded more than 1.6 million southern border arrests last year, highest on record
CNN By Geneva Sands, CNN US Border Patrol made nearly 1.66 million arrests for unlawful crossings on the US-Mexico border over the past year, the…
Continue Reading Private air travel from Mexico to El Paso soars amid pandemic despite travel ban
EL PASO, Texas –For nearly two years land borders between Mexico and the United States have been closed to all non-essential travel. Air borders…
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Dolphins in the desert: New dolphin therapy swims its way to Juarez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — For about $50, you could be swimming with dolphins and receive dolphin-assisted therapy. That’s right, dolphins in the…
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Onions from Chihuahua tied to salmonella outbreak sickening hundreds in Texas
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico — A salmonella outbreak tied to onions from Chihuahua has sickened more than 650 people in 37 states, U.S. health officials…
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US citizens crisscrossing border throughout pandemic; Mexican tourists may do the same
(Editor’s note: This story was produced as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations in Ciudad…
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U.S. congressmen complain about Mexico energy changes
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Texas congressmen are complaining about the Mexican government’s attempts to limit competition in the electrical power sector.…
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The Nate-ure Report Big Bend: Tracking the Rio Grande through Santa Elena Canyon
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas – To the city of El Paso, the Rio Grande is just a mirage. But to the Rio Grande, El Paso is probably just the same. If…
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Mexico City lowers pandemic alert to lowest level
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s capital has returned to the lowest level on its COVID-19 pandemic warning system for the first time since June. In…
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El Paso restaurants, hotels grapple with labor shortages ahead of border reopening
EL PASO, Texas — Just weeks away from the United States reopening its border with Mexico, many businesses in El Paso are eager to welcome foreign…
Continue Reading Fully-vaccinated foreign visitors can start entering U.S. on Nov. 8
WASHINGTON, DC — Fully vaccinated foreign visitors will be able to travel to the United States starting on November 8, the White House said…
Continue Reading U.S. plans to reinstate ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy next month
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration says it plans to reinstate a Trump-era border policy next month to make…
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Santa Teresa Port of Entry and Industrial Park economic impact put at $1.1B annually
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — The New Mexico State University Arrowhead Center, along with the Center for Border Economic Development, have…
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