Former Sunland Park militia leader convicted of impersonating Border Patrol agent
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A federal jury in Las Cruces has convicted a former Sunland Park militia leader of impersonating a U.S. Border Patrol…
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Suspected coronavirus case reported at private hospital in Juarez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Health officials in Mexico are investigating a possible case of coronavirus in Juarez after young man returned from a trip…
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Trump ‘thinking about’ closing U.S.-Mexico border to stop coronavirus spread
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump on Saturday said he is “thinking about” possibly closing the U.S. border with Mexico to guard against the…
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Paso Del Norte bridge reopens after shutdown as appeals court now suspends its own order halting Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
EL PASO, Texas — The Paso Del Norte Bridge connecting El Paso with Juarez was shut down Friday night, hours after a court ruling halted…
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DEA cracks down on meth in El Paso as part of nationwide push to stop the spread of the drug
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is seizing more meth in the El Paso area compared to years past. The agency says that…
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U.S.-Mexico summit leaders say border manufacturing being disrupted due to coronavirus
EL PASO, Texas — The coronavirus, although not physically present along the U.S.-Mexico border, is starting to affect the intricate chain that…
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More than 6 months after El Paso’s Walmart shooting, a Mexican national who survived the attack offers a new perspective
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — One Saturday morning, Liliana Muñoz Puente of Juarez was with her aunt shopping at El Paso’s Cielo Vista Walmart, buying…
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Appeals court rules Trump administration can withhold money from NYC, 7 states in ‘sanctuary cities’ fight
NEW YORK, NY — The Trump administration can withhold federal money from seven states, as well as New York City, over their cooperation on…
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New migrant detention center opening in northeast El Paso after last year’s overcrowding complaints
EL PASO, Texas — A year after asylum-seekers and other migrants overwhelmed U.S. immigration authorities at the southern border, the Border Patrol…
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El Paso man goes missing after visiting friend in Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police are searching for a man that went missing after visiting a friend in Mexico over the weekend. Police said…
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U.S. Supreme Court says parents can’t sue U.S. Border Patrol agent who fatally shot teenage son in Juarez
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday that the parents of a Juarez youth who was shot to death in Mexico by a U.S. Border Patrol…
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Crackdown on immigrants who use public benefits takes effect
EL PASO, Texas — The landscape of American immigration changes dramatically this week with the controversial “public charge rule” officially going…
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5 dead, 1 wounded, 3 arrested in Juarez shootout between police and drug gang
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — As many as five people were killed and a police officer injured in a fierce gun battle between authorities and drug gang…
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Greyhound to stop allowing immigration checks on buses; decision supported by El Paso passengers
EL PASO, Texas — Greyhound, the nation’s largest bus company, said Friday it will stop allowing Border Patrol agents without a warrant to…
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El Paso’s former U.S. Marshal says DEA crackdown targeting meth from Mexico is needed
EL PASO, Texas — The former El Paso U.S. Marshal said Friday that a Drug Enforcement Administration plan to fight a meth uptick in key U.S.…
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Census takers working to make sure El Paso’s immigrant population is counted in wake of citizenship question fears
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Census Bureau is leading efforts to make sure El Paso’s immigrant populations is properly counted in 2020 after worries…
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Feds plan major crackdown on meth trafficking hubs — El Paso is one of those cities
EL PASO, Texas — Federal authorities are targeting methamphetamine “transportation hubs” around the country in an effort to block the…
Continue Reading New details emerge about Cleveland Browns player’s arrest with 157 pounds of pot in rental car at Sierra Blanca
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — Cleveland Browns player Gregory Robinson was arrested and jailed in El Paso after U.S. Border Patrol agents found 157…
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Most Texas voters would admit refugees from other countries, new poll shows
AUSTIN, Texas — A narrow majority of Texas voters said the state should accept refugees from other countries who have gone through a security…
Continue Reading Judge says conditions in overcrowded border holding cells violate the Constitution, bans sleeping in bathrooms
A federal judge in Arizona ruled Wednesday that conditions in US Customs and Border Protection migrant holding cells in the agency’s Tucson…
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El Paso filmmaker Charlie Minn releases new movie on cartel violence in Tijuana
EL PASO, Texas — Filmmaker Charlie Minn takes us to Tijuana, Mexico in his new movie “7 Murders a Day.” The film explores the explosion of drug…
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U.S. border agents to pursue migrants released from jails in ‘sanctuary’ cities
WASHINGTON, DC — Federal agents who patrol the U.S. border will deploy to “sanctuary” cities across the country where local jurisdictions are…
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Lawsuit claims Mexican megachurch leaders abused woman for years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California woman says the father and son leaders of a Mexican megachurch sexually abused her for 18 years starting…
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Border officers make ‘huge’ liquid meth and gun ammo busts in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said they made a pair of “huge” seizures Wednesday night involving liquid meth and a…
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Trump to transfer $3.8B from military to fund his border wall
WASHINGTON, DC — The Pentagon on Thursday slashed billions of dollars in funding for 17 Navy and Air Force aircraft and other military programs to…
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Questions arise over Border Patrol agents ‘taser’ use in El Paso restaurant after viral video surfaces
EL PASO, Texas — A video circulating on social media shows U.S. Border Patrol agents using a “taser” to shock and subdue a man they say was a…
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An inside look at how Customs & Border Protection cracks down on counterfeit items
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Customs and Border Protection’s mission is to keep the country safe, and the agency is focusing more and more on stopping…
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Defense Department expected to announce billions more will go to border wall
WASHINGTON, DC — The Defense Department, under White House pressure, is expected to announce this week that billions more in Pentagon funds…
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Border agents set single-day record for drug seizures at El Paso ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in El Paso made five separate drug seizures in a single-day, setting a new record,…
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El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego, other local leaders, meet with Mexican government officials in Mexico City
EL PASO, Texas – Last week, people across the public, private and academic sectors from Mexico and El Paso met with leaders in Mexico City to discuss…
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