Texas migrant family detention centers to become rapid-processing hubs
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is preparing to convert its immigrant family detention centers in South Texas into Ellis-Island-style…
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Unaccompanied kids being held by Border Patrol for 77 hours on average, internal documents show
WASHINGTON, Dc — Migrant children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone are staying in Border Patrol custody for longer than three days on…
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13 crash dead among 44 smuggled through fence hole
HOLTVILLE, California — The U.S. Border Patrol says 13 people killed in a Southern California crash were among 44 people who entered the U.S.…
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New details emerge about migrant child holding facility planned for west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — After ABC-7 first reported last week on a new migrant holding facility being created in west El Paso that is intended to house…
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Biden meets with Mexico’s leader amid migration issues
WASHINGTON, DC — As President Joe Biden looks to dismantle the last administration’s hard-line immigration agenda, he worked Monday to build a…
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NMSU remains against declaring campus a sanctuary
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University is rejecting requests that the Las Cruces campus take on sanctuary status for students who are…
Continue Reading Migrants face danger as numbers headed to U.S. grow
TENOSIQUE, Mexico — Carlos was working in the field a few weeks ago, planting corn and beans under the scorching Honduran sun, when he suddenly…
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Border-separated families could be reunited in U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration could reunite migrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald…
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CBP officers warn counterfeit Covid-19 products still being sold in the U.S.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A year into the pandemic, counterfeit COVID-19 products are still coming into the United States. Customs and Border…
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Democratic lawmakers wrestle with how to proceed on immigration
WASHINGTON, DC — Democratic lawmakers are wrestling with how to move forward with a series of immigration bills that would legalize…
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Woman among 25 asylum seekers gives birth after El Paso arrival
EL PASO, Texas — Most of the 25 asylum-seeking migrants who settled into an El Paso shelter on Friday are preparing to reunite with family members…
Continue Reading Biden administration plans to open another tent facility for migrants on the Texas border
The Biden administration is planning to open another facility in south Texas to expand processing capacity for children and families arriving at the…
Continue Reading Alzheimer’s facility converted to house migrant kids in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A new facility designed to house migrant children is reportedly preparing to open just blocks away from the Coronado Country Club,…
Continue Reading 25 asylum-seekers cross into El Paso in ‘Remain in Mexico’ rollback
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso on Friday became the third U.S. border crossing to accept asylum-seekers who had been forced to wait in Mexico. There were…
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Annunciation House says 25 asylum seekers to enter El Paso daily starting Friday
EL PASO, Texas — Ruben Garcia, the director of Annunciation House, said his organization expects to receive 25 asylum-seekers daily enrolled in the…
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Border Patrol agent injured in rollover crash in west El Paso
EL PASO, TEXAS – A U.S. Border Patrol Agent was injured Thursday when he rolled over his government vehicle near a west El Paso intersection. The…
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Border Patrol agent flown to UMC after being injured near Ysleta port of entry
EL PASO, Texas – A U.S. Border Patrol agent working near the Ysleta port of entry was flown to University Medical Center Wednesday evening after…
Continue Reading Annunciation House readies care for migrant families set to cross into El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Shelters and organizations in El Paso are preparing to shelter migrant families once they begin crossing the border from Juarez…
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Texas judge blocks Biden’s moratorium on most deportations
HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge has indefinitely banned President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a 100-day moratorium on…
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El Paso says it can handle transit needs of migrants who will be allowed to cross border starting Friday
EL PASO, Texas — City of El Paso leaders say they have readied their transportation system for migrants to avoid the problems that happened during…
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U.S. judge orders wife of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to remain jailed after drug arrest
WASHINGTON, DC — A federal judge has ordered the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to remain temporarily jailed after she…
Continue Reading CBP agents seize 44 pounds of corn flakes covered in cocaine instead of sugar
US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) seized a shipment of cereal from South America that was covered in cocaine instead of sugar. CBP officers in…
Continue Reading Wife of notorious Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ arrested in U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of notorious Mexican drug gang lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, was arrested Monday in the U.S. on…
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It’s National Margarita Day – in honor of the drink many say was invented in Juarez
EL PASO, Texas — Jimmy Buffett once famously said: “If life gives you limes, make margaritas.” It’s National Margarita Day! The lime flavored…
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U.S. extends non-essential border travel restrictions with Mexico until at least March 21
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. government has announced that land borders with Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least March 21,…
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El Paso man killed when pickup truck plunges off Juarez bridge
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — An El Paso man died and two others were injured when he lost control of his pickup truck and plunged off a bridge in Juarez…
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1st group of 25 asylum-seekers from Mexico are released into U.S.
SAN DIEGO, California — The U.S. government on Friday released 25 asylum-seekers into the country with notices to appear in court, ending their…
Continue Reading White House unveils sweeping immigration bill: Here’s what’s in it
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House announced a sweeping immigration bill Thursday that would create an eight-year path to citizenship for…
Continue Reading Processing of asylum seekers set to begin in El Paso on Feb. 26
EL PASO, Texas — The processing of migrant asylum seekers who are currently under the Migrant Protection Protocol in Mexico is set to begin on Feb.…
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El Paso group looks to feed Juarenses in peril after power outages
CIUDAD, Juarez — As millions were left without power after last weekend’s winter storm in Ciudad Juarez, one Borderland group is stepping up. Armed…
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