Sen. Heinrich visits Las Cruces amid preps for migrant assistance
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) was visited the El Calvario United Methodist Church in Las Cruces Wednesday to…
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Gov. Abbott alleges some migrant children at Texas facility were sexually abused
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott, citing what he called “anonymous” complaints made Wednesday to two state agencies, claimed some migrant…
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16 killed, 14 injured in bus crash near U.S.-Mexico border
CABORCA, Sonora, Mexico — Sixteen people were killed and 14 injured when two buses carrying mine workers collided in the northern Mexico border…
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Arrests and deportations of immigrants in U.S. illegally drop under Biden with shift in priorities
WASHINGTON, DC — The number of people arrested and deported for being in the U.S. illegally has dropped under President Joe Biden after his…
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Biden administration projects ongoing need for shelter capacity for migrant children
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration will need to continue to build up bed capacity and drastically reduce the time it takes to release…
Continue Reading Border Patrol says families are ‘self-separating’ in Mexico after being expelled from the U.S.
EDINBURG, Texas — Migrant families are “self-separating” in Mexico, sending children alone to cross into the United States after…
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Mexico’s president now says he won’t get Covid-19 vaccine
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s president now says he won’t get a Covid-19 vaccine because his doctors told him he still has a high level of…
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New poll shows border woes dent Biden approval on immigration
WASHINGTON, DC — More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of unaccompanied…
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El Paso Border Patrol gets 19 new processing coordinators to help with migrant influx
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection in El Paso is getting extra help with 19 new employees as its agents deal with an influx of…
Continue Reading A mom just reunited with her 10-year-old daughter in Texas after 6 years apart – and their journey isn’t over
A 10-year-old girl bolted down the escalator of a Texas airport and into the arms of a mother who hadn’t held her for six years. Both of them…
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Border crossings in March jumped to highest level in 15 years
WASHINGTON, DC — Mexican border crossings into the U.S. last month reached the highest level in 15 years, the Washington Post reported Friday. The…
Continue Reading White House calls video of smugglers dropping girls over Santa Teresa border wall ‘reprehensible’
WASHINGTON, DC — The disturbing video of two young children being dumped over the border wall in the southern New Mexico desert near Santa…
Continue Reading Texas Gov. Abbott says Biden border approach created ‘open season’ for human traffickers
WESLACO, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, speaking in Weslaco on Thursday, said, “The Biden Administration’s open border policies have created an…
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Caught on video: Young children dropped by smugglers over Santa Teresa border wall into desert
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – A U.S. Border Patrol surveillance camera captured what officials described as “disturbing” video of human smugglers…
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New migrant facilities bringing hundreds of jobs to Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — With the recent increase of migrants and unaccompanied children crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S., new migrant…
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Escobar says poverty, violence & climate change responsible for migrant surge at border
EL PASO, Texas — The increasing number of migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border can be explained by poverty, violence and climate…
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Migrant shelters in Juarez run out of space for expelled families
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Shelters equipped to house migrants in Ciudad Juarez are hitting their limit on space as families continue to be expelled…
Continue Reading Children sleeping on mats in overcrowded plastic pods: Inside a Texas facility on the U.S.-Mexico border
DONNA, Texas — Children lying side by side in plastic-lined pods. Shelves stocked with supplies, including baby bottles and diapers. Girls…
Continue Reading 500 unaccompanied migrant boys arrive at Fort Bliss facility
EL PASO, Texas — On Tuesday, 500 unaccompanied boys arrived at the migrant facility on Fort Bliss, according to officials with the U.S. Department…
Continue Reading Journalists observe over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility
DONNA, Texas — The Biden administration for the first time Tuesday allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant…
Continue Reading El Paso border expert says ‘fragile economies’ help explain why migrants are fleeing home countries
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border officials reported a 168% increase in encounters with migrant families and a 63% increase in encounters with…
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Congressman says Fort Bliss shelter could begin receiving migrant children on Tuesday
EL PASO, Texas — It appears a shelter for unaccompanied migrant children at Fort Bliss could see its first arrivals on Tuesday. That’s according to…
Continue Reading White House to host briefing for U.S. House members on border situation
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House will host a bipartisan briefing for members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday to update them on the…
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Congressional delegation tours U.S./Mexico border in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Congressional leaders toured the El Paso sector of the U.S.-Mexico border in light of reports of overcrowding as processing centers…
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Popular Juarez television clown Niko Liko dies
EL PASO, Texas — A beloved border-television clown, Niko Liko has died. Antonio Gaytán Muruato, who hosted the long-running Niko Liko Show in…
Continue Reading Two separate lawmaker trips to border highlight different messages on immigration amid surge of minors
Two separate groups of lawmakers traveled to Texas on Friday to spotlight the surge of unaccompanied minors crossing the US-Mexico border in recent…
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COVID-19 restrictions did little to stop border drug trafficking
This story by RocÃo Gallegos, Verónica MartÃnez, Gabriela Minjares was first published by La Verdad. Land crossing restrictions imposed by the…
Continue Reading President Biden says Fort Bliss approved to hold 5,000 beds for unaccompanied migrant children
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in his first press conference Thursday said Fort Bliss has been approved to hold 5,000 beds for unaccompanied…
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A crucial — and informal — cross-border economy has been disrupted by the pandemic
This story by Angela Kocherga was first published by KTEP Public Radio. A year after the U.S. border was closed to all non-essential travel, the…
Continue Reading Biden administration prepares to activate 2 military sites in Texas for migrant children
The Biden administration is setting up two more emergency intake sites that combined will provide more than 5,000 beds to accommodate migrant…
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