AP analysis: No evidence migrants at border significantly spreading virus
AUSTIN, Texas — As he ended Texas’ coronavirus restrictions over the objections of public health officials, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has tried…
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9 migrants flown to El Paso from Rio Grande Valley test positive for virus
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has learned that as many as nine migrants flown into El Paso from the Rio Grande Valley have tested positive for Covid-19.…
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Mexican lawmakers approve bill to legalize recreational marijuana use
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Lawmakers in Mexico on Wednesday approved a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, which could make the nation the…
Continue Reading Why the big numbers you’re hearing about the border are only part of the story
WASHINGTON, DC — The new statistics emerging daily about what’s happening at the US-Mexico border are enough to make anyone’s head…
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‘The border is not open’: Biden czar seeks foreign aid to slow flow
WASHINGTON, DC — The number of migrant children and families seeking to cross the U.S. southwest border has surged to levels not seen since before…
Continue Reading Biden’s border strategy faces crucial test amid dramatic surge of migrant children
WASHINGTON, DC — Aides who traveled to the southern border at the behest of President Joe Biden have described to him a troubling surge of…
Continue Reading CBP rebuts Abbott’s claim that U.S. Border Patrol lacks access to virus vaccine
MISSION, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott, during a news conference Tuesday at the Texas-Mexico border to discuss the state’s border security…
Continue Reading Record number of migrant children held in Border Patrol custody as cases climb overnight
WASHINGTON, DC — The number of unaccompanied migrant children in U.S. Border Patrol facilities intended for adults climbed on Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Texas Democrats urge Abbott to accept federal funds to help border communities
AUSTIN, Texas — Democratic lawmakers from Texas are urging the state’s governor to accept federal funds to help with the testing and…
Continue Reading Record number of kids in Border Patrol custody, shelter beds scarce
WASHINGTON, DC — The number of unaccompanied migrant children in US Border Patrol facilities, which are akin to jail cells and not intended for…
Continue Reading Migrants being flown to El Paso from overwhelmed Rio Grande Valley
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso will begin receiving planes full of migrants from the Rio Grande Valley for processing, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar,…
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Ricardo González Gutiérrez, beloved Mexican clown known as Cepillín, dead at 75
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Comedian Ricardo González Gutiérrez, who was best known for his performances as a beloved Mexican clown under the name…
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Bus driver protest briefly shuts down Juárez border bridge
CIUDAD JUÁREZ , Chihuahua (KVIA) — A group of bus drivers blocked northbound traffic into El Paso early Monday morning, ABC-7’s news partners in…
Continue Reading Infamous tent camp on U.S.-Mexico border drawn down as Biden ends Trump policy
MATAMOROS, Mexico — A tent camp in Matamoros, Mexico, where hundreds of migrants stayed in deplorable conditions after being subject to a…
Continue Reading ‘A violent gamble’: Crash that killed 13 undocumented migrants highlights perils of desperate border crossings
IMPERIAL COUNTY, California — Hours after 13 undocumented migrants were killed in a collision on a desolate stretch of California’s…
Continue Reading Is there a border crisis? Depends who you ask in Texas, but it’s clear more migrants are crossing into U.S.
MISSION, Texas — An American flag blew in the South Texas wind as Father Roy Snipes prepared to welcome 100 migrants to the school close to his…
Continue Reading Abbott blames migrants for spreading Covid, but stalls federal testing offer
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is stalling efforts by the Biden administration to provide federal funds for Covid-19 tests for migrants…
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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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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,…
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