Private air travel from Mexico to El Paso soars amid pandemic despite travel ban
EL PASO, Texas –For nearly two years land borders between Mexico and the United States have been closed to all non-essential travel. Air borders…
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Dolphins in the desert: New dolphin therapy swims its way to Juarez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — For about $50, you could be swimming with dolphins and receive dolphin-assisted therapy. That’s right, dolphins in the…
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Onions from Chihuahua tied to salmonella outbreak sickening hundreds in Texas
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico — A salmonella outbreak tied to onions from Chihuahua has sickened more than 650 people in 37 states, U.S. health officials…
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US citizens crisscrossing border throughout pandemic; Mexican tourists may do the same
(Editor’s note: This story was produced as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations in Ciudad…
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U.S. congressmen complain about Mexico energy changes
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Texas congressmen are complaining about the Mexican government’s attempts to limit competition in the electrical power sector.…
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The Nate-ure Report Big Bend: Tracking the Rio Grande through Santa Elena Canyon
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas – To the city of El Paso, the Rio Grande is just a mirage. But to the Rio Grande, El Paso is probably just the same. If…
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Mexico City lowers pandemic alert to lowest level
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s capital has returned to the lowest level on its COVID-19 pandemic warning system for the first time since June. In…
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El Paso restaurants, hotels grapple with labor shortages ahead of border reopening
EL PASO, Texas — Just weeks away from the United States reopening its border with Mexico, many businesses in El Paso are eager to welcome foreign…
Continue Reading Fully-vaccinated foreign visitors can start entering U.S. on Nov. 8
WASHINGTON, DC — Fully vaccinated foreign visitors will be able to travel to the United States starting on November 8, the White House said…
Continue Reading U.S. plans to reinstate ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy next month
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration says it plans to reinstate a Trump-era border policy next month to make…
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Santa Teresa Port of Entry and Industrial Park economic impact put at $1.1B annually
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — The New Mexico State University Arrowhead Center, along with the Center for Border Economic Development, have…
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US Border Patrol found two young sisters wandering alone near the Arizona border
By Joe Sutton and Dakin Andone, CNN US Border Patrol is working to reunite with their family two young girls found Tuesday wandering near…
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Border reopening expected to boost downtown El Paso businesses
EL PASO, Texas — With the U.S.-Mexico border set to open in November to non-essential travel, it’s expected that businesses in El Paso’s downtown…
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Smuggler caught on video abandoning child after scaling 30-ft. border wall
CALEXICO, California — U.S. Border Patrol cameras captured the moments when a smuggler scaled a portion of border wall with a 7-year-old child on…
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U.S. to reopen Mexico border in November for fully vaccinated
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the United States will reopen its land borders to nonessential…
Continue Reading US will re-open Canadian and Mexican borders to fully vaccinated visitors
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The United States plans to ease restrictions on travel for fully vaccinated visitors from Canada and Mexico starting in…
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Federal immigration agents to end practice of worksite raids
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Federal immigration agents will stop making mass worksite arrest of immigrants employees suspected…
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3 teen boys charged in rape, slaying of 13-year-old Juárez girl
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Chihuahua State Attorney General’s Office has charged three teenage boys in the rape and killing of a 13-year-old…
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Suspected cartel gunmen in north Mexico kill 3-year-old boy
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in northern Mexico say suspected drug cartel gunmen opened fire on a car, killing a 3-year-old boy and wounding the…
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US envoy: US asking Mexico to let in DEA and other agents
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The new U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, said the United States has asked the Mexican government to allow agents,…
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Mexico finds 652 migrants in truck trailers near border
By ALFREDO PEÑA Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities have discovered 652 Central American migrants in six trailers…
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Caught on video: Human smuggler leads Texas DPS troopers on high-speed chase
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas — A suspected human smuggler lead Texas Department of Public Safety troopers on a high-speed car chase in the Rio Grande…
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Mexico, US draw up outlines of new security framework
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — High-level delegations from Mexico and the United States have laid out the outlines of a…
Continue Reading Biden administration canceling more border wall contracts
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is canceling another slate of border wall contracts — this time, in the Laredo and Rio…
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‘Don’t lose your hope’: Afghan girls robotics team speaks from safety in Mexico
By Matt Rivers, CNN Just four years ago, the half dozen teenage girls from Afghanistan strode confidently into competition, waving their…
Continue Reading Another armed Indigenous vigilante group appears in Mexico
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (AP) — Another armed Indigenous vigilante group has appeared in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. In a video posted on…
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WATCH: GOP governors join Abbott for Texas border tour
MISSION, Texas — Eight Republican governors traveled to Texas to join Gov. Greg Abbott for a Wednesday tour of the border with Mexico. The…
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Dead migrant found at Sunland Park man’s front door as stash houses in area triple
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Stash houses are considered a place where migrants entering the U.S. illegally are hidden before moving on to their next…
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Horizon City man accused of running ‘dangerous’ human smuggling operation
HORIZON CITY, Texas — A Horizon City man was arrested during a raid by federal agents on accusations of operating a “dangerous” human smuggling…
Continue Reading Refugee admissions to US the lowest in 40 years
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The United States admitted 11,411 people through the refugee admissions program in fiscal year 2021, according to the State…
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