On the Border Archives

Teen arrested after trying to smuggle meth hidden in shoes across border into El Paso

November 3, 2020 5:33 PM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas – A 17-year-old was arrested after he allegedly hid more than 2 pounds of methamphetamine in his shoes and groin area and tried to…

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Mexican TV news anchor gunned down in his car in downtown Juárez

October 31, 2020 4:05 PM Associated Press

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A Mexican television journalist has been shot to death in Juárez, reportedly suffering 11 gunshot wounds. Prosecutors in…

Day of the Dead has everything to do with the afterlife, love and those colorful skulls you’ve seen around

November 1, 2020 8:21 AM CNN

Families are spreading bulks of marigold petals, lighting up candles for their loved ones and some are even wearing colorful skull makeup. It’s…

Some say a ‘Day of the Dead’ Barbie is guilty of cultural appropriation. Its designer says it is celebrating tradition

November 1, 2020 7:21 AM CNN

Mattel is back with its Día De Muertos Barbie doll and it’s once again generating backlash. The doll, the second in Mattel’s “La…

Día de los Muertos allows grieving Latino community to heal from pandemic losses

November 1, 2020 2:03 AM CNN

The strong scent of marigolds fills the air as Magaly Saenz leans over photos of loved ones to place a special bread offering on the altar in her…

Trump officials in Texas tout progress on 400 miles of border wall before election

October 29, 2020 12:09 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON, Texas — Top Trump administration officials visited Texas five days before Election Day to announce they have nearly completed 400 miles of…

LIVE updates: At least 3 dead after Hurricane Zeta hammers Gulf Coast

October 26, 2020 12:42 PM Associated Press, ABC News

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — At least three people have died as Hurricane Zeta pounded New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast with heavy rains and…

Biden if elected will form task force to reunite 545 separated immigrant children with family, campaign says

October 29, 2020 8:03 AM CNN

Joe Biden is pledging that if he’s elected president, he will sign an executive order to form a task force that will focus on reuniting the 545…

Texas landowners facing coronavirus pandemic and land seizures for border wall

October 29, 2020 3:27 AM CNN

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas — Within the last six months, as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the U.S., the Trump administration filed 75 lawsuits…

‘Siamese cities’: El Paso & Juarez experience Covid-19 crisis together

October 27, 2020 10:14 PM Associated Press

EL PASO, Texas — A record surge in coronavirus cases is pushing hospitals to the brink in both the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, confronting…

‘Selena: The Series’ trailer charts late singer’s rise

October 26, 2020 6:31 PM CNN

A longer look at “Selena: The Series” has arrived. On Monday, Netflix released the full trailer for the series coming in December. In the…

Curfew takes effect in Juárez as part of major restrictions due to virus

October 23, 2020 8:28 PM Jim Parker

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A curfew was set to take effect Friday night in Juárez as part of new restrictions imposed for the next two weeks in…

Inside the search for the parents of 545 children separated at the border

October 22, 2020 12:28 PM CNN

Dora Melara heads into remote parts of Honduras, looking for clues in cases she never imagined would take this long to solve. Sometimes, the people…

Juárez mayor Armando Cabada now hospitalized after being infected with virus for 2nd time

October 19, 2020 10:40 AM Jim Parker

UPDATE, Oct. 21: Juárez Mayor Armando Cabada was hospitalized Wednesday for treatment of Covid-19 following his diagnosis earlier this week of…

Experts project increase in migrants at U.S.-Mexico border as pandemic devastates Latin America

October 21, 2020 8:59 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Immigration experts are expecting an increase in the number of migrants journeying to the US-Mexico border in the coming…

Parents of 545 children separated at U.S. border still can’t be found

October 20, 2020 8:55 PM CNN

SAN DIEGO, California — Lawyers have not been able to reach the parents of 545 children who had been separated from their families by U.S.…

El Paso’s Day of Dead celebration going virtual because of pandemic

October 20, 2020 8:00 PM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas – The city of El Paso’s Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration is going virtual this year because of the pandemic.…

U.S. Supreme Court to hear cases on Trump’s border wall funding, ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

October 19, 2020 7:38 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear two cases involving Trump administration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border: one…

U.S. & Mexico border-crossing limits now extended through Nov. 21

October 19, 2020 10:58 AM Jim Parker

WASHINGTON, DC — Travel restrictions on the United States’ shared borders with Mexico and Canada have been extended through Nov. 21 due to…

Former Sunland Park militia leader gets nearly 2 years in prison for impersonating Border Patrol agent

October 16, 2020 6:22 PM Jim Parker

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — A former Sunland Park militia leader convicted of impersonating a U.S. Border Patrol agent has been sentenced to almost…

U.S. Supreme Court to review Trump census plan to exclude undocumented immigrants

October 16, 2020 3:04 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up President Donald Trump’s policy, blocked by a lower court, to exclude people…

After 2019 spike, border encounters drop in 2020

October 14, 2020 9:46 PM CNN

TUCSON, Arizona — U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered more than 458,000 people in fiscal year 2020, marking a sharp decline from 2019 but…

Mexican president asks Pope Francis for conquest apology

October 14, 2020 11:45 AM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s president has published an open letter to Pope Francis calling on the Roman Catholic Church to apologize for…

Juárez sees rollback of re-openings in wake of virus spike

October 12, 2020 5:56 PM Jim Parker

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Chihuahua state officials said Monday the government is rolling back the reopening of the economy in the northern portion of…

LIVE updates: Hurricane Delta slams Gulf Coast, inflicting major damage

October 5, 2020 6:09 PM Associated Press, ABC News, CNN

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana — Ripping tarps off damaged roofs and scattering massive piles of storm debris in the wind and water, Hurricane Delta…

Border Patrol agents in Alamogordo find 3 pounds of cocaine hidden in truck’s battery

October 9, 2020 9:35 PM David Burge

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – Border Patrol agents in Alamogordo discovered nearly three pounds of cocaine hidden in a pick-up truck’s battery during…

Border Patrol finds 7 stash houses around El Paso area containing over 100 migrants

October 5, 2020 7:45 PM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the El Paso sector discovered at least seven stash houses and arrested eight suspected human…

CDC said sealing off Mexican border wouldn’t slow virus, but officials say VP Pence ordered it anyway

October 3, 2020 11:52 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Mike Pence in March directed the nation’s top disease control agency to use its emergency powers to effectively…

Border Patrol arrests Phoenix man in connection with agent-involved shooting outside of Lordsburg

October 3, 2020 12:33 PM David Burge

UPDATE: LORDSBURG, New Mexico – Border Patrol agents arrested a 28-year-old Phoenix man in connection with a human smuggling incident and…

Woman’s body found in south-central El Paso canal near border

October 3, 2020 10:17 AM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas – A woman’s body was pulled from a canal along the Cesar Chavez Border Highway near Yarbrough on Saturday morning, the El Paso Fire…