On the Border Archives

Biden administration sending FEMA to border to care for migrant kids arriving in record numbers

March 13, 2021 5:36 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid and support…

Kids detained in overcrowded border facility are terrified, crying and worried, lawyers say

March 13, 2021 5:04 PM CNN Newsource

Children detained in an overcrowded government-run tent facility at the US-Mexico border say they haven’t been able to shower for days or…

Crossing the Rio Grande: Why migrants say they’re making the dangerous journey now

March 13, 2021 2:00 PM CNN Newsource

HIDALGO, Texas — On the banks of the Rio Grande near the south Texas city of Hildalgo, dozens of undocumented migrants — mostly women and…

Kids detained at Texas border haven’t been able to shower for days or call parents, lawyers allege

March 13, 2021 11:20 AM CNN Newsource

DONNA, Texas — Children detained in an overcrowded government-run tent facility at the U.S.-Mexico border say they haven’t been able to…

ICE asks for agency volunteers to assist at the U.S.-Mexico border amid surge of migrant children

March 12, 2021 3:12 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — Immigration and Customs Enforcement asked for volunteers from the agency to support the federal government’s efforts…

Fact check on Cruz, Durbin argument: No, not all undocumented immigrants will get relief checks. Yes, some of them probably will

March 12, 2021 11:18 AM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — Last weekend, a prominent Republican senator, Ted Cruz of Texas, and the second-ranking Democratic senator, Dick Durbin of…

Biden rescinds Trump-era immigration rule to alleviate surge of unaccompanied kids

March 12, 2021 10:50 AM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration announced Friday it is terminating a Trump-era agreement that it said discouraged sponsors of…

Number of kids in Border Patrol custody tops 3,700 amid surge

March 11, 2021 12:51 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — The number of unaccompanied migrant children in Border Patrol custody continues to climb, reaching more than 3,700, many of…

AP analysis: No evidence migrants at border significantly spreading virus

March 11, 2021 2:16 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — As he ended Texas’ coronavirus restrictions over the objections of public health officials, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has tried…

9 migrants flown to El Paso from Rio Grande Valley test positive for virus

March 10, 2021 6:31 PM Saul Saenz

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.…

Mexican lawmakers approve bill to legalize recreational marijuana use

March 10, 2021 6:50 PM Jim Parker

MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Lawmakers in Mexico on Wednesday approved a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, which could make the nation the…

Why the big numbers you’re hearing about the border are only part of the story

March 10, 2021 4:53 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The new statistics emerging daily about what’s happening at the US-Mexico border are enough to make anyone’s head…

‘The border is not open’: Biden czar seeks foreign aid to slow flow

March 10, 2021 10:40 AM Associated Press, ABC News

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…

Biden’s border strategy faces crucial test amid dramatic surge of migrant children

March 10, 2021 4:10 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — Aides who traveled to the southern border at the behest of President Joe Biden have described to him a troubling surge of…

CBP rebuts Abbott’s claim that U.S. Border Patrol lacks access to virus vaccine

March 9, 2021 10:50 AM Jim Parker, Brianna Chavez

MISSION, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott, during a news conference Tuesday at the Texas-Mexico border to discuss the state’s border security…

Record number of migrant children held in Border Patrol custody as cases climb overnight

March 9, 2021 1:00 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — The number of unaccompanied migrant children in U.S. Border Patrol facilities intended for adults climbed on Tuesday,…

Texas Democrats urge Abbott to accept federal funds to help border communities

March 8, 2021 4:08 PM CNN Newsource

AUSTIN, Texas — Democratic lawmakers from Texas are urging the state’s governor to accept federal funds to help with the testing and…

Record number of kids in Border Patrol custody, shelter beds scarce

March 8, 2021 2:02 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — The number of unaccompanied migrant children in US Border Patrol facilities, which are akin to jail cells and not intended for…

Migrants being flown to El Paso from overwhelmed Rio Grande Valley

March 8, 2021 2:24 PM El Paso Matters - Rene Kladzyk

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso will begin receiving planes full of migrants from the Rio Grande Valley for processing, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar,…

Ricardo González Gutiérrez, beloved Mexican clown known as Cepillín, dead at 75

March 8, 2021 1:23 PM ABC News

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Comedian Ricardo González Gutiérrez, who was best known for his performances as a beloved Mexican clown under the name…

Bus driver protest briefly shuts down Juárez border bridge

March 8, 2021 8:16 AM Mauricio Casillas

CIUDAD JUÁREZ , Chihuahua (KVIA) — A group of bus drivers blocked northbound traffic into El Paso early Monday morning, ABC-7’s news partners in…

Infamous tent camp on U.S.-Mexico border drawn down as Biden ends Trump policy

March 7, 2021 8:41 AM CNN Newsource

MATAMOROS, Mexico — A tent camp in Matamoros, Mexico, where hundreds of migrants stayed in deplorable conditions after being subject to a…

‘A violent gamble’: Crash that killed 13 undocumented migrants highlights perils of desperate border crossings

March 6, 2021 12:04 PM CNN Newsource

IMPERIAL COUNTY, California — Hours after 13 undocumented migrants were killed in a collision on a desolate stretch of California’s…

Is there a border crisis? Depends who you ask in Texas, but it’s clear more migrants are crossing into U.S.

March 5, 2021 10:04 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Abbott blames migrants for spreading Covid, but stalls federal testing offer

March 4, 2021 3:06 PM CNN Newsource

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is stalling efforts by the Biden administration to provide federal funds for Covid-19 tests for migrants…

Texas migrant family detention centers to become rapid-processing hubs

March 4, 2021 11:50 AM Texas Tribune

WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is preparing to convert its immigrant family detention centers in South Texas into Ellis-Island-style…

Unaccompanied kids being held by Border Patrol for 77 hours on average, internal documents show

March 3, 2021 3:44 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, Dc — Migrant children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone are staying in Border Patrol custody for longer than three days on…

13 crash dead among 44 smuggled through fence hole

March 3, 2021 12:17 PM Associated Press

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.…

New details emerge about migrant child holding facility planned for west El Paso

March 1, 2021 8:00 PM JC Navarrete

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…

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Biden meets with Mexico’s leader amid migration issues

March 1, 2021 3:04 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — As President Joe Biden looks to dismantle the last administration’s hard-line immigration agenda, he worked Monday to build a…