EL PASO, Texas– The border between the U.S. and Mexico initially shutdown on March 20, 2020, due to the rising cases of Covid-19 in both countries.…
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(Editor’s note: This story was produced as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations in Ciudad Juárez…
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A blackout in Ciudad Juárez on Thursday left thousands of people without electricity and water services for nearly…
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration plans to coordinate with nongovernmental organizations to identify vulnerable migrant families in…
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DALLAS, Texas — Two large sites in Texas used to shelter unaccompanied migrant children amid the influx in arrivals earlier this year will…
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EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border suited up and trained with a new tool from the toolbox, given to them…
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EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Border Patrol station on Hondo Pass in El Paso is mourning the loss of one of its own. Agent and canine handler Freddie…
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WASHINGTON, DC — More than 178,000 migrants were encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border in April, a slight increase over March, for the highest…
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QUEMADO, Texas — A Texas farmer found five young migrant children who had been abandoned, resting on the ground in the hot sun on his ranch land…
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ORLANDO, Florida — A man was fatally shot outside a U.S. Customs and Immigration Services building in central Florida, and a suspect has been taken…
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the immigration surge continues at the U.S. Southwest border, local organizations are finding unique ways to help the…
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EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border protection is seeing a dangerous trend with migrants jumping on trains coming in from Mexico to enter the…
Continue Reading DONNA, Texas — New immigration data shows trends at the border may be changing as the Biden administration attempts to control migration.…
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LUNA COUNTY, New Mexico — Farmers in Luna County are expressing concern that the halt to the construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall by the…
Continue Reading Passengers aboard a vessel that sank near San Diego on Sunday told investigators they each paid thousands of dollars to be smuggled into the US,…
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP has announced that it reached an agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection that would allow upcoming graduates…
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A body found north of Las Cruces could be that of a migrant from Ecuador, according to the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s…
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Travel and tourism is picking up as more people are getting vaccinated. Despite border restrictions still in place,…
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EL PASO, Texas — Mabel, a mother from Honduras surprised her sons, Mino and Erick, at a family gathering and locked them in a tearful group hug for…
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO, California — Bryan Chávez carried a bundle of Mother’s Day balloons as he headed toward the border. It had been more than…
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ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — A sophisticated system pumping deadly, liquid meth from Mexico to metro Atlanta, run by a dangerous crime ring in…
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EL PASO, Texas — Nestled inside a quiet westside El Paso neighborhood, you’ll find an Alzheimer’s facility transformed into a facility for migrant…
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The blue sedan looked like any other driving along a Mexican highway until the mid-morning sun glinted off long, thin pieces…
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Officials say an elevated section of Mexico City’s metro collapsed and at least 24 people have been killed, including…
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration will raise the refugee ceiling to 62,500 people this fiscal year, the White House confirmed, after…
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WASHINGTON, DC — After a spike in apprehensions of undocumented immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in March raised alarms and prompted a…
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WASHINGTON, DC — Four migrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under the Trump administration will be reunited this week in Texas…
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — Houston police officers following up on a kidnapping report found more than 90 people jammed in a two-story home in what…
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