Mexico tells towns, states: stop putting up virus roadblocks
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s Interior Department urged towns and states Tuesday to stop putting up roadblocks and curfews to stem the spread of…
Continue ReadingOn the Border
11 more virus deaths in Juarez as case count tops 250
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Chihuahua state health officials reported 11 new coronavirus deaths in Juarez on Tuesday along with 17 additional cases…
Continue Reading
El Paso County Commissioners call for release of non-violent immigrants being detained
EL PASO, Texas — For the second time in a week, there was significant debate among the El Paso County Commissioners Court regarding a resolution…
Continue Reading
Mexico continues tug of war with firms over virus outbreak
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s government continued its tug of war with businesses on Monday, pledging to reopen factories vital to the U.S.…
Continue Reading Juárez virus deaths now 52; German visitors suspected of triggering deadly maquiladora outbreak
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — There are now 52 deaths in Juárez stemming from the coronavirus, accounting for the bulk of the 61 deaths statewide in…
Continue Reading
Juarez virus death toll now exceeds 50 with over 200 cases
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Chihuahua Health Secretariat announced Sunday that Juarez’s coronavirus case count has increased to 207, with 52 total…
Continue Reading
Virus deaths jump to 45 in Juarez as total cases now exceed 200
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Chihuahua Health Secretariat announced Saturday that Juarez has now exceeded 200 coronavirus cases as three more deaths…
Continue Reading
Virus deaths rise to 42 in Juarez with 188 confirmed cases
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — According the Chihuahua Health Secretariat, there are now 188 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the city of Juárez, which…
Continue Reading
Another virus death in Juarez brings toll to 34, with 161 cases, as mask crackdown begins
CIUDADA JUAREZ, Mexico — The state of Chihuahua on Thursday reported 236 confirmed coronavirus cases and a total of 40 deaths. Officials said the…
Continue Reading Death toll from virus reaches 33 in Juarez, with 140 people infected
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – The coronavirus death toll in Juarez reached 33 on Wednesday, according to the Chihuahua Health Secretariat. Juarez…
Continue Reading
Virus pandemic disrupts drug smuggling from Juarez into El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — The coronavirus is disrupting the drug supply chain for cartels in Mexico as they try and make profits off their illicit activity.…
Continue Reading
Trump announces 60-day ‘pause’ on immigration due to virus
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump announced what he described as a “temporary suspension of immigration into the United States” on…
Continue Reading
Juárez maquiladora supervisor dies from coronavirus in El Paso hospital
EL PASO, Texas — Raul Rosales, a supervisor at a Lear Corporation maquiladora in Ciudad Juárez, died in an El Paso hospital of the novel…
Continue Reading
Trump to temporarily suspend immigration into U.S. due to coronavirus fears
WASHINGTON, DC — Trump administration officials on Tuesday morning scrambled to finalize an executive order after President Donald Trump said in a…
Continue Reading
El Paso infectious disease expert explains challenges facing border communities during coronavirus fight
EL PASO, Texas — Many in our region travel back and forth between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. Though traffic has slowed with the implementation of…
Continue Reading
4 virus cases detected at El Paso’s immigrant detention center
EL PASO, Texas — Four people have contracted the coronavirus at the El Paso Processing Center operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement,…
Continue Reading Virus cases top 120 in Juárez, at least 13 of 29 deaths tied to maquiladora factories
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Juárez topped 120 on Monday, with officials saying nearly half of those…
Continue Reading
U.S., Mexico & Canada extend border restrictions for another 30 days
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Acting secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf announced Monday that the U.S., Canada and Mexico agreed to keep their…
Continue Reading
‘Cartels are scrambling’: Virus snarls Mexican drug trade
EL PASO, Texas — Coronavirus is dealing a gut punch to the illegal drug trade, paralyzing economies, closing borders and severing supply chains in…
Continue Reading Death toll now 29 in Juárez as number of virus cases hits 119
CUIDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The official coronavirus count from Chihuahua state health leaders for Juárez grew to 119 cases on Sunday, with 29 deaths…
Continue Reading
Thousands of unlabeled bottles of hand sanitizer, face masks seized at border in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Officers with Customs and Border Protection seized a large number of hand sanitizer bottles and masks at the Bridge of the…
Continue Reading
25 now dead in Juárez as number of virus cases tops 100
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The number of people infected by the coronavirus in Juárez topped a hundred on Saturday, as health officials said nearly a…
Continue Reading
Leader of armed Sunland Park border group sentenced to prison on gun charge
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — The leader of an armed group that detained immigrants who were crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into southern New Mexico…
Continue Reading Juárez virus deaths jump to 20, cases up to 82 as new mobile hospital opens
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Chihuahua Health Secretariat reported Thursday that there are now a total of 20 deaths from the coronavirus in Juárez,…
Continue Reading Chihuahua state virus cases near 100, with majority in Juarez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The number of coronavirus cases in Chihuahua state approached 100 on Wednesday, with the majority of those infections in…
Continue Reading
Juarez reports 2 additional virus deaths, but no new cases
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Two new coronavirus deaths were reported Tuesday in Juárez, but Chihuahua state health officials said there were no…
Continue Reading
Detained immigrants plead for masks, protection from virus
HOUSTON (AP) — Elsy was on the phone in an immigration detention center when guards showed up with face masks and forms to sign. The asylum-seeker…
Continue Reading
27 migrant children in U.S. government custody have virus; 2 isolated in Texas
WASHINGTON, DC — Twenty-seven migrant children in government custody had tested positive for coronavirus as of this week, according to the…
Continue Reading
Millions of taxpaying immigrants won’t get stimulus checks
PHOENIX, Arizona— The $2.2 trillion package that Congress approved to offer financial help during the coronavirus pandemic has one major exclusion:…
Continue Reading
Juárez sees virus cases grow to 47, but no new deaths
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Six new confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported in Juárez on Sunday, but Chihuahua state health officials said no…
Continue Reading