On the Border Archives

WHO chief warns Mexico in ‘bad shape’ as nearly 106,000 have died of virus; 2,083 dead in Juarez

December 1, 2020 3:30 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The head of the World Health Organization said that “Mexico is in bad shape” with the pandemic and urged its leaders…

LISTEN: Supreme Court arguments on Trump plan to cut undocumented immigrants from Census

November 30, 2020 8:03 AM CNN, ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday returned and took up another of President Donald Trump’s immigration-related policies as it…

Radio hosts were among the first who could explain Covid to indigenous Mexican farmworkers in US

November 30, 2020 9:02 AM CNN

After a day picking cranberries at a California farm, Josefino Cervantes Alvarado sat down for dinner to a unique mix of voices and music filling the…

El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala stage mass raids on Barrio 18 and MS-13 gangs

November 29, 2020 1:56 PM Associated Press

SAN SALVADOR, El Savador — The Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have rounded up hundreds of suspected street gang…

Biden administration prepares to inherit controversial Trump immigration policies

November 29, 2020 8:02 AM CNN

When President-elect Joe Biden comes into office, he will inherit the Trump administration’s restrictionist immigration agenda, which cut…

Water district says new border barrier along American Canal threatens El Paso’s water supply

November 27, 2020 12:12 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Efforts currently underway by the Trump administration to erect a new border barrier in El Paso are putting the city’s water supply…

Mexico opens anti-monopoly probe against Wal-Mart de Mexico

November 27, 2020 10:46 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s anti-monopoly commission said this week it has begun a formal investigation into possible monopolistic practices…

Mexico has record number of new virus infections as Juarez surpasses 2,000 deaths

November 27, 2020 10:18 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico reported a record daily increase in the number of coronavirus cases Friday, with 12,081 more infections reported.…

El Paso native & friend detained for speaking Spanish settle Border Patrol lawsuit

November 25, 2020 3:10 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

HELENA, Montana — Two women, one a native El Pasoan, who were detained in northern Montana by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for speaking…

U.S. closes Texas warehouse where chain-link ‘cages’ for migrant children garnered attention

November 25, 2020 2:14 PM Associated Press

McALLEN, Texas — The U.S. Border Patrol is temporarily closing a converted warehouse used to detain immigrants in South Texas for renovation. The…

Border Patrol agents in Clint, Lordsburg discover marijuana worth thousands

November 24, 2020 7:37 PM David Burge

CLINT, Texas – Border Patrol agents with the Clint station arrested two people and seized marijuana with a street value of more than $70,000,…

Mexico’s Catholic Church cancels Guadalupe pilgrimage over pandemic

November 23, 2020 8:05 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s Roman Catholic Church announced the cancellation Monday of what’s considered the world’s largest Catholic…

Catholic church decries Mexican senate’s marijuana legalization vote

November 23, 2020 10:53 AM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s Roman Catholic Church has criticized a vote in the Senate to legalize the possession, cultivation and use of small…

Illegal Mexico border crossings rise for 6th straight month

November 21, 2020 2:48 AM Associated Press

SAN DIEGO, California — U.S. border authorities stopped people entering the country illegally from Mexico more than 69,000 times in October, the…

‘Drug traffickers haven’t stopped, just take more chances’; Mexican cartels adapt to border restrictions

November 19, 2020 7:53 PM Madeline Ottilie

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than 1,500 pounds of methamphetamine have been seized in the El Paso region this year. The Drug Enforcement…

Mexico becomes 4th country to hit 100,000 virus deaths; over 1,700 of those are in Juárez

November 19, 2020 6:18 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — A top health official says Mexico has passed the 100,000 mark in Covid-19 deaths, becoming only the fourth country –…

U.S. & Mexico to extend border restrictions until late December

November 18, 2020 7:45 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — U.S.-Mexico border restrictions are set to be extended until late December, the news agency Reuters reported on Wednesday evening…

Federal judge says U.S. can’t turn away unaccompanied migrant children using public health law

November 18, 2020 11:41 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from turning back unaccompanied migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico…

Federal judge tears into Trump administration over its handling of DACA

November 18, 2020 10:46 AM CNN

NEW YORK, NY — A federal judge in New York who ruled over the weekend that the new DACA rules were invalid tore into the Trump administration…

U.S. judge approves request to drop drug trafficking charges against Mexico’s former defense secretary

November 18, 2020 8:58 AM Associated Press

NEW YORK, NY — A U.S. judge has granted the Department of Justice’s request to drop the drug trafficking and money laundering case against former…

U.S. Justice Dept. dropping drug trafficking, money laundering case against former Mexican defense secretary Cienfuegos

November 17, 2020 3:40 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The U.S. Justice Department is dropping its drug trafficking and money laundering case against former Mexican Defense…

24 migrants found stashed in El Paso hotels during alleged human smuggling attempt

November 17, 2020 9:17 PM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working with Homeland Security investigators said they disrupted a human smuggling attempt and…

Drug gang members arrested for killing Juárez journalist in case of mistaken identity

November 15, 2020 11:16 AM Associated Press

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Authorities in Ciudad Juarez said they have arrested two drug gang members in connection with the Oct. 29 murder of a local…

Mexico reaches 1 million virus cases, nears 100,000 deaths – over 1,600 of those in Juárez

November 14, 2020 6:25 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico has registered more than 1 million total coronavirus cases and nearly 100,000 test-confirmed deaths, though…

Federal judge says new DACA rules imposed by Trump Administration are invalid

November 14, 2020 5:16 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Chad Wolf was not legally serving as acting U.S. Homeland Security secretary when he signed rules limiting DACA applications…

Nurse in Mexico sends loving message to his family hours before losing his life to Covid-19

November 13, 2020 8:01 AM CNN

CUAUHTEMOC, Mexico — Taking breaths every few words, a nurse struggled to record a video for his family hours before he died of Covid-19.…

Deported veteran celebrates return to El Paso while working to help other vets still stuck in Juárez

November 11, 2020 2:15 PM Michael Gordon

EL PASO, Texas — It has been two months since former navy veteran Frank De La Cruz was allowed to come home to El Paso after being deported and…

Border Patrol catches group of 41 migrants near Santa Teresa

November 11, 2020 7:42 PM Associated Press

SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — The U.S. Border Patrol said 41 migrants were apprehended after getting off a bus on the Mexican side and then crossing…

Many immigrants breathe a sigh of relief at Biden victory

November 7, 2020 11:55 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — For nearly four years, the Trump administration gradually, and swiftly, choked off immigration to the United States, making it…

Juárez at 100% hospital capacity due to virus; curfew expanded, maquiladora work limited

November 4, 2020 3:59 PM Jim Parker

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A record surge in Covid-19 cases has pushed Ciudad Juárez General Hospital to the brink, officials said Wednesday as they…