Pregnant 19-year-old former beauty queen dies trying to climb border wall near El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A 19-year-old pregnant woman from Guatemala died this week from injuries suffered when she fell trying to climb the U.S. border…
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‘Streets are completely empty’: Borderland native living in Italy experiences virus lockdown first-hand
MILAN, Italy — It’s been two days since Italy was placed on lockdown in an effort to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus. As of Wednesday, the…
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U.S. authorities make hundreds of arrests nationwide targeting violent Mexican drug cartel
LOS ANGELES, California — In the darkness, the team suits up quietly, putting on their helmets and tactical gear. Federal agents lug battering rams,…
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U.S. Supreme Court allows ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy to continue
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would allow the Trump administration to continue enforcing a policy that makes…
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‘This isn’t our first rodeo’: CBP chief outlines coronavirus preps along the border to ABC-7
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan is confident about his agency’s ability to deal…
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80 U.S. troops arrive in El Paso to guard the border until courts decide ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy’s fate
EL PASO, Texas — Eighty U.S. troops arrived in El Paso over the weekend and are expected to soon be providing assistance to Customs and Border…
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‘We’re tired’: Hundreds of Juarez protesters demanding justice, end to gender violence
JUAREZ, Mexico — Hundreds of protesters gathered in Juarez demanding justice Saturday for the women who have been missing, sexually assaulted and…
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Trump administration to send troops to El Paso as it awaits ‘Remain in Mexico’ court decision
EL PASO, Texas — The Trump administration is deploying around 80 troops to El Paso as a result of uncertainty over the future of one of its key…
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New Mexico State professor pens book on Borderland gangs
EL PASO, Texas — Author Mike Tapia has written his second book, Gangs of the El Paso-Juarez Borderland. Tapia is an associate professor of…
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DHS denies 241 people entry at U.S. ports and airports over coronavirus
WASHINGTON, DC — The Department of Homeland Security refused entry into the U.S. to 241 people within the past month because of the…
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Appeals court sides with asylum-seekers on Trump policy
PHOENIX, Arizona — A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Thursday that a partial ban on asylum doesn’t apply to…
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1 dead, 1 wounded after gunfire rings out at Juarez airport; prosecutors say no arrests yet
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A woman was dead and a man injured following gunfire Wednesday night at the Abraham Gonzalez International…
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Court now blocks ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy on only portion of U.S. border — Texas, New Mexico not included
SAN FRANCISCO, California — In the latest twist on a key Trump administration immigration policy, a federal appeals court said it will prevent the…
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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…
Continue Reading 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…
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