A month into border reopening and downtown El Paso businesses are back bustling
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been a month since the Mexico border reopened to non-essential travel and downtown El Paso businesses are starting to see an…
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1st migrants returned to Juarez from El Paso under ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. authorities sent the first two migrants back to Mexico on Wednesday under the reinstated “Remain in Mexico”…
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Army Times details what caused National Guard’s border mission to fall apart
MCALLEN, Texas — A report Wednesday from Army Times details problems that plagued the National Guard in patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border in 2021.…
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Border land returned to Texas family after it was seized for wall
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will return the land of a Texas family after seizing the property earlier this year for border…
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Beloved El Paso teacher on verge of losing visa status 10 years after being wrongfully accused of drug smuggling
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Ana Isela Martinez Amaya, the Mexican teacher who was wrongfully accused of smuggling over 100 pounds of marijuana…
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‘Remain in Mexico’ restarts in El Paso ahead of other parts of southwest border
EL PASO, Texas — The migrant protection protocol, or “Remain in Mexico” policy, was reinstated Monday at El Paso’s ports of entry and will…
Continue Reading US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await…
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Mexico to reverse course, give COVID-19 booster shots
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials have reversed their previous position against giving coronavirus booster shots and are studying a plan to…
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19 dead, dozens hurt as bus crashes in Mexico on religious pilgrimage
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — At least 19 people are dead and dozens more injured after a bus crash in central Mexico. The accident occurred on a highway in…
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El Paso firefighters pull body out of canal near border
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso firefighters on Wednesday afternoon recovered a body from a canal near the U.S.-Mexico border. Fire crews were summoned…
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Migrants from three countries paid $2.2 billion trying to reach the US. Most of it went to smugglers
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Migrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador spend $2.2 billion every year trying to reach the United States, and…
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City to sell CBP 60 acres of land to build new processing center in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has learned U.S. Customs and Border Protection intends to buy almost 60 acres of land from the city of El Paso to build a…
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Gun makers ask court to dismiss Mexican government lawsuit
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Gun manufacturers have asked a federal court in Massachusetts to dismiss a lawsuit filed by…
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak from Chihuahua onions sickens nearly 900, hospitalizes over 180
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are advising consumers to avoid…
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Rescuers seek to save excess food to feed hungry in El Paso & Juarez
EL PASO, Texas — According to a study from 2012, the Natural Resources Defense Council calculated that the average individual in the United States…
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Gunman arrested after 2 El Pasoans shot following meeting with Juárez prosecutors
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Two El Pasoans were shot and wounded as they left the Chihuahua state Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday.…
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Number of adult migrants posing as children at border on the rise
EL PASO, Texas — Although the number of migrants trying to gain entry into the U.S. are dropping, those numbers remain at an all-time high. Even…
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Border crossers trickling into El Paso as downtown business still lags
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been one week since the border restrictions were fully lifted. A week ago Sunday night, fully vaccinated foreigners were…
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Boyfriend in custody after Georgia teacher found dead in Mexico
GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — According to a report from Univision Atlanta, the boyfriend of a Gwinnett County teacher is now the main suspect…
Continue Reading US claims vital World Cup qualifying victory against rival Mexico
By Ben Morse, CNN Goals from Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie gave the US a vital 2-0 victory against Mexico on Friday in the race to qualify…
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Massive increase in migrant deaths, rescues reported in El Paso sector over past year
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Border Patrol Sector saw staggering increases in migrant deaths and rescues in fiscal year 2021, reflecting national…
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Over 60 migrants found in box truck in West Texas bust
ALPINE, Texas (AP) — Federal officials say more than 60 migrants were found in a box truck stopped on a highway in the remote Big Bend region of…
Continue Reading Biden to meet with Trudeau and López Obrador for first US-Canada-Mexico summit since 2016
By Betsy Klein, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will come to the White House on…
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8-year-old Guatemalan boy abandoned by smugglers at Paso Del Norte bridge after border reopened
EL PASO, Texas – An 8-year-old Guatemalan boy was abandoned by human smugglers at the Paso Del Norte bridge just hours after the Mexico-U.S.…
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U.S. judge orders extradition of ex-Chihuahua governor to Mexico on corruption charges
MIAMI, Florida — A federal judge in Miami certified the extradition of former Chihuahua governor César Duarte, accused in Mexico of corruption for…
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Borderland country fashion business ready for return of Mexican customers
EL PASO, Texas – Starr Western Wear has provided the Borderland with the latest western fashion for 60 years. With three locations in different parts…
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El Paso border re-opening fails to bring long lines, but does result in reunions
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. has reopened the border to vaccinated Mexican tourists. Shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday (midnight in the Eastern time zone),…
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Mexico border crossings in El Paso now officially reopened to non-essential travelers
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. easing restrictions on travel from Mexico was implemented Monday, allowing tourists to make long-delayed trips and family…
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Downtown El Paso stores ready for return of non-essential border travelers
EL PASO, Texas — On the eve of Mexico border restrictions being lifted for non-essential travelers, many merchants in downtown El Paso were…
Continue Reading El Paso’s CBP leaders dispel border opening rumors: Not everyone will be able to cross
EL PASO, Texas – On the eve of Monday’s highly-anticipated reopening to the U.S.-Mexico border to non-essential travel, El Paso-based U.S. Customs…
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