The Deep Roots of Deportation
In a divided political climate, many now hold their breath, waiting to see if deportation rhetoric becomes reality. Some question whether the…
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A Lawman’s Change of Heart?
Iconic Texas Sheriff Arvin West was a leading voice against migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. He pushed strict measures favored by former…
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Latino Voters Balance Stereotypes, Their Pocketbooks and Immigrants’ Vital Role
Latino immigrants provide crucial labor but face a backlash in the U.S. Heartland; those who are citizens may decide the election in Wisconsin.…
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Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico’s new president
By Eduardo García and Alfredo Corchado MEXICO CITY – Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as Mexico’s first female president Tuesday in a ceremony…
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Claudia Sheinbaum: Her rise to power and her future as Mexico’s president
By Eduardo García and Alfredo Corchado Words by Eduardo Garcia, Alfredo Corchado Photos by Omar Ornelas Edited by Dudley Althaus, @dqalthaus Puente…
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Chinese migrants arrive in South America, hoping to make it to the U.S.
BY ALFREDO CORCHADO, MÓNICA ALMEIDA AND PAÚL MENA MENA PUENTE NEWS COLLABORATIVE QUITO, Ecuador — The tiny and increasingly violence plagued…
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Biden’s border actions do not impress, either in Texas or Mexico
By Eduardo García, Alfredo Corchado and Dudley Althaus SANDERSON – President Biden’s executive order to crack down on asylum seekers at the…
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Claudia Sheinbaum wins Mexican presidential election to become country’s first female leader
BY ALFREDO CORCHADO AND CHRISTIAN BETANCOURT MEXICO CITY – Sunday’s presidential election held special significance, especially for women in…
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Claudia Sheinbaum elected president of Mexico, will likely continue AMLO’s legacy
BY EDUARDO GARCIA AND ALFREDO CORCHADO MEXICO CITY – Overcoming even the rosiest predictions, leftist Claudia Sheinbaum has swept into Mexico’s…
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Mexico will likely elect its first female president this week. Here’s what that could mean for the country.
BY ALFREDO CORCHADO AND EDUARDO GARCIA PUENTE NEWS COLLABORATIVE MEXICO CITY – Crossing a historic threshold, Mexicans appear poised to elect a…
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‘Where is the humanity?’ Migrant deaths soar at El Paso-Juárez border with few ways to document them
by Puente News Collaborative, El Paso MattersDecember 15, 2023 By Lauren Villagran / El Paso Times Editor’s note: This story contains reporting and…
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40 men died in the Juarez detention center fire this year. 5 came from one Guatemala community
Lauren Villagran LA CEIBA, Guatemala — Marcos Abdon Tziquin Cuc chopped wood for his 71-year-old mother and left it neatly stacked by her cook fire…
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The ‘resurrection’ of Diego Suy Guarchaj: ‘They are in the cemetery. I am alive.’
Aline Simerman El Paso Times LA CEIBA, Guatemala — News of the death of Diego Suy Guarchaj came suddenly, like the autumn rains in his small…
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‘It’s heartbreaking’: Day after day, New Mexico investigator recovers migrant remains
Lauren Villagran El Paso Times Editor’s note: This story contains reporting and images that some readers may find disturbing. Laura Mae Williams…
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‘It is truly ugly’: Family decries deadly violence migrants face in Juárez on journey to US
Aline Simerman El Paso Times Editor’s note: This story contains reporting and images that some readers may find disturbing. Leer en español.…
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Human smugglers using El Paso hotels to stash migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The human smuggler networks operating on this side of the border are using local hotels to stash hundreds of migrants after…
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Migrants break past human wall, vehicle barriers in Juárez to get to U.S. side of Rio Grande
by Puente News Collaborative, El Paso MattersOctober 4, 2023 By Blanca Carmona / La Verdad Ciudad Juárez – Hundreds of migrants spent the night…
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Pandemic pushed some Americans into the Borderland human smuggling business
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More and more Americans are now smuggling migrants across the border, enticed by the money paid by Mexican drug cartels.…
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ABC-7 embedded with migrants attempting to cross into U.S.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thousands of migrants arrive at the U.S. border with Mexico every day. ABC-7 embedded with a group of migrants on Monday…
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More migrants dying in the desert around El Paso than ever before
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The number of migrants dying in the desert around this region is up almost double from last year, according to official…
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Watch: Mexican National Guard fires toward migrants in Juárez, video shows
By Blanca Carmona / La Verdad CIUDAD JUAREZ – Members of the Mexican National Guard fired at a group of migrants who were spending the night under…
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With ‘the border on one side and the cartel on the other,’ migrants see little hope in Title 42’s end
By Corrie Boudreaux (El Paso Matters)– As Title 42 enters what is supposed to be its final week, migrants waiting in Juárez for an opportunity to…
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Border Patrol plans return to jail time for illegal border crossing
By Puente News Collaborative via Lauren Villagran/El Paso Times SUNLAND PARK, N.M. — Border Patrol agent Orlando Marrero-Rubio spotted two men…
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