Trump visits Texas to tour ‘unfinished’ border wall with Gov. Abbott
(Editor’s note: In the video players above, first is Trump and Abbott’s appearance together at the border, in the second player is their complete…
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Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim to rebuild collapsed Mexico City overpass at no cost
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim will pay for all the costs needed to rebuild Mexico City’s subway…
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South Dakota deploying National Guard troops to Texas to help at border with use of GOP donor funds
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday she will use a donation from a Republican donor to fund a deployment of up…
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Over 1 million migrants arrested at U.S.-Mexico border since October
WASHINGTON, DC — More than 1 million migrants have been arrested after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border since last October, according…
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US Supreme Court says no right to hearing for some immigrants
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face…
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Juarez floods after heavy rains, residents advised to stay home
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Heavy rainfall that triggered flash flooding in El Paso had a similar impact across the border in Juarez on Monday afternoon…
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Poll shows Abbott’s fight to keep Trump’s border wall dream alive supported by Texas Republicans
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is pulling out all the stops to build a border wall between his state and Mexico, and a new poll shows…
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Bitcoin climbs on Mexican billionaire’s tweet
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Bitcoin rose Monday after Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the owner of Mexico’s Banco Azteca, said he was pushing his…
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HHS head cites progress during Fort Bliss migrant shelter visit amid protests
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited El Paso on Monday to see a migrant detention facility at the Fort…
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8 new arrests in Mexico border city attacks that killed 19
REYNOSA, Mexico — Eight more suspects have been arrested for alleged involvement in gun attacks earlier this month that killed 19 people in the…
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John Langley, creator of ‘Cops’ TV series, dies at 78 during road race in Mexico
BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico — John Langley, the creator and executive producer of the reality television series “Cops,” died after…
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Harris met with jeers from pro-Trump demonstrators on El Paso border trip
EL PASO, Texas — Even before Vice President Kamala Harris’s plane landed in El Paso on Friday morning, protesters had already started to gather…
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WATCH: Vice President Harris in El Paso for border visit
EL PASO, Texas — Vice President Kamala Harris visited El Paso on Friday to tour the Borderland, following dogged GOP criticism for not having…
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Migrant woman stuck atop Sunland Park border wall rescued during Harris visit
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A migrant woman who was stuck atop the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Sunland Park had to be rescued by firefighters on…
Continue Reading Travel to Mexico during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go
CNN staff If you’re planning to travel to Mexico, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the…
Continue Reading White House offers details of VP Harris’ Friday visit to El Paso
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House provided the first details late Thursday of Vice President Kamala Harris’ planned Friday visit to the Borderland as…
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Iowa joins other states in sending state troopers to Texas to help at border
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa will send up to 30 state police officers on a two-week deployment to Texas after Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds agreed to…
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Abbott’s border wall project receives $459K in donations so far
AUSTIN, Texas — Over the span of about a week, Texas received $459,000 in private donations for the state’s planned wall at the southern border,…
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El Pasoans Fighting Hunger collects books, board games & more for migrant kids housed at Fort Bliss
By Rose Montanez, KVIA ABC-7 EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans Fighting Hunger is now collecting donations that will benefit the migrant children housed…
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Migrant teen found dead, others hurt but rescued in Culberson & Hudspeth counties
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — Caught off-guard by intense summer heat and rugged terrain in Culberson and Hudspeth counties, officials said they found a…
Continue Reading VP Harris coming to El Paso on Friday for Mexico border visit
EL PASO, Texas — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit El Paso on Friday to examine conditions along the U.S.-Mexico border for her first time in…
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U.S. Border Patrol chief who supported wall is stepping down
WASHINGTON, DC — The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol says he is leaving his job after less than two years in a position that lies in the…
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El Paso border agents say latest migrant surge is deadlier than ever
EL PASO, Texas — The number of undocumented immigrants injured or dying as they try to cross into the U.S. is much higher than during the last…
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U.S. to give another chance to thousands denied asylum under Trump policy
SAN DIEGO, California — Thousands of asylum-seekers whose claims were dismissed or denied under a Trump administration policy that forced them to…
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El Paso police probe west side crash of Border Patrol vehicle
EL PASO, Texas — A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle crashed during an incident Tuesday morning in west El Paso. First-responders said there were no…
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‘Voracious’ Juarez blaze fills Borderland sky with thick smoke
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Heavy smoke was visible in west El Paso Monday evening from a blaze burning across the U.S.-Mexico border in Juarez. The…
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70 smuggled migrants found crammed into 3 vehicles in southern New Mexico
LORDSBURG, New Mexico — Nearly five-dozen migrants were found crammed into three vehicles by human smugglers attempting to bring them across a…
Continue Reading International talks in El Paso to vaccinate 30,000 Juarez workers in herd immunity bid
EL PASO, Texas — Mexican consulate officials, Ciudad Juarez maquiladoras representatives and El Paso County leaders were participating in an…
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U.S. extends Covid restrictions on border crossings with Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — The United States has extended Covid-19 restrictions on non-essential border crossings with Mexico until July 21, according to the…
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Nebraska sending state troopers to Texas to help at border
LINCOLN, Nebraska — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts plans to send about two dozen state troopers to Texas later this month to help patrol the…
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