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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US Border Patrol found two young sisters wandering alone near the Arizona border
By Joe Sutton and Dakin Andone, CNN US Border Patrol is working to reunite with their family two young girls found Tuesday wandering near…
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Border reopening expected to boost downtown El Paso businesses
EL PASO, Texas — With the U.S.-Mexico border set to open in November to non-essential travel, it’s expected that businesses in El Paso’s downtown…
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Smuggler caught on video abandoning child after scaling 30-ft. border wall
CALEXICO, California — U.S. Border Patrol cameras captured the moments when a smuggler scaled a portion of border wall with a 7-year-old child on…
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U.S. to reopen Mexico border in November for fully vaccinated
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the United States will reopen its land borders to nonessential…
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US will re-open Canadian and Mexican borders to fully vaccinated visitors
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The United States plans to ease restrictions on travel for fully vaccinated visitors from Canada and Mexico starting in…
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Federal immigration agents to end practice of worksite raids
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Federal immigration agents will stop making mass worksite arrest of immigrants employees suspected…
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3 teen boys charged in rape, slaying of 13-year-old Juárez girl
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Chihuahua State Attorney General’s Office has charged three teenage boys in the rape and killing of a 13-year-old…
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Suspected cartel gunmen in north Mexico kill 3-year-old boy
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in northern Mexico say suspected drug cartel gunmen opened fire on a car, killing a 3-year-old boy and wounding the…
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US envoy: US asking Mexico to let in DEA and other agents
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The new U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, said the United States has asked the Mexican government to allow agents,…
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Mexico finds 652 migrants in truck trailers near border
By ALFREDO PEÑA Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities have discovered 652 Central American migrants in six trailers…
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Caught on video: Human smuggler leads Texas DPS troopers on high-speed chase
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas — A suspected human smuggler lead Texas Department of Public Safety troopers on a high-speed car chase in the Rio Grande…
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Mexico, US draw up outlines of new security framework
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — High-level delegations from Mexico and the United States have laid out the outlines of a…
Continue Reading Biden administration canceling more border wall contracts
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is canceling another slate of border wall contracts — this time, in the Laredo and Rio…
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‘Don’t lose your hope’: Afghan girls robotics team speaks from safety in Mexico
By Matt Rivers, CNN Just four years ago, the half dozen teenage girls from Afghanistan strode confidently into competition, waving their…
Continue Reading Another armed Indigenous vigilante group appears in Mexico
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (AP) — Another armed Indigenous vigilante group has appeared in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. In a video posted on…
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WATCH: GOP governors join Abbott for Texas border tour
MISSION, Texas — Eight Republican governors traveled to Texas to join Gov. Greg Abbott for a Wednesday tour of the border with Mexico. The…
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Dead migrant found at Sunland Park man’s front door as stash houses in area triple
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Stash houses are considered a place where migrants entering the U.S. illegally are hidden before moving on to their next…
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Horizon City man accused of running ‘dangerous’ human smuggling operation
HORIZON CITY, Texas — A Horizon City man was arrested during a raid by federal agents on accusations of operating a “dangerous” human smuggling…
Continue Reading Refugee admissions to US the lowest in 40 years
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The United States admitted 11,411 people through the refugee admissions program in fiscal year 2021, according to the State…
Continue Reading Court tosses ban on private immigration jails in California
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal appeals court has tossed out California’s ban on privately owned immigration…
Continue Reading Mexico wants progress on US extraditions, arms trafficking
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says it wants to see more U.S. action on extraditions and weapons trafficking at security meetings scheduled for Friday…
Continue Reading Outgoing State Department official says US border policy is illegal and inhumane
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent A top State Department legal adviser leaving his post told his colleagues in a memo over the weekend that…
Continue Reading Refugee admissions hit record low, despite Biden’s reversal
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Refugee admissions to the United States fell to a record low during the 2021 budget year despite…
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El Paso County judge unveils plan for Juarez youth vaccination
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego is hoping build upon his idea to vaccinate maquiladora workers and get more Juarenses…
Continue Reading Mexico fines tampon, diaper makers for price fixing
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A regulatory commission in Mexico has fined three manufacturers of tampons and diapers just over $15 million for allegedly…
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2 face drug charges after fentanyl is seized at El Paso ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas — Back-to-back seizures of the dangerous synthetic drug fentanyl happened at two El Paso ports of entry this week. According to U.S.…
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Sunland Park grapples with record-breaking migrant border crossings
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — An eight-mile stretch of border, between Mount Cristo Rey and the Santa Teresa Port of Entry, is among the busiest…
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El Paso Border Patrol seeks to fill 165 processing coordinator jobs
EL PASO, Texas — A new position created by the U.S. Border Patrol after the 2019 surge of migrants to El Paso is looking to ease the workload on…
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69 migrants found hidden in semi-truck on I-25 near Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — U.S. Border Patrol agents said Friday they had foiled another human smuggling operation in the El Paso sector after they…
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