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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Woman found dead in Doña Ana County desert had arrived from Mexico
UPDATE, Nov. 7: Investigators have determined that a woman whose body was found last month in a desert area south of Las Cruces known as the…
Continue Reading Brother of drug trafficker El Chapo and 2 others indicted on drug trafficking charges
By Jamie Crawford, National Security Producer The US Attorney’s office in Arizona announced the unsealing of two indictments that charged…
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Biden says families separated at the border under Trump deserve compensation for ‘outrageous’ immigration policy
By Jason Hoffman and Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden on Saturday strongly endorsed the idea of the US government compensating immigrant families…
Continue Reading What El Paso CBP officials say you need to know about Monday’s border reopening
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection held a briefing Friday to discuss the Texas-Mexico border reopening on Monday for…
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US offers $5 million rewards for 4 Mexican drug lords
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government is offering $5 million rewards for information leading to the capture of four Mexican drug lords. Those…
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Mexico announces its biggest seizure of pure fentanyl
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says it has made the biggest seizure of pure fentanyl in its history, after five suspected drug traffickers were arrested…
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Man convicted of trafficking guns from El Paso to Juárez gets 3 1/2 years in prison
EL PASO, Texas — A 34-year-old El Paso man was sentenced Thursday to nearly 3 1/2 years in federal prison for dealing guns without a license.…
Continue Reading 2 dead in dramatic shootout near upscale Mexican resorts
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A commando of masked drug gang gunmen stormed ashore at a beach on Mexico’s Caribbean…
Continue Reading Drug violence sparks chaos at popular tourist resort in Mexico
By AJ Davis, Karol Suarez and Matt Rivers, CNN A hotel in Mexico popular with American tourists was sent into chaos Thursday amid reports of gunfire.…
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‘Not true’: Biden says families separated at border under Trump won’t get $450,000
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that families separated at the border under the Trump administration’s so-called…
Continue Reading How Biden’s border plans went from hopeful to chaotic
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press and AIM Media Texas McALLEN, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden recognized migration flows…
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Why is the Day of the Dead celebrated in Mexico?
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Contrary to popular opinion, Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is not Mexico’s version of Halloween – there is no…
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CBP outlines border reopening plans for Nov. 8: Here’s what you need to know
EL PASO, Texas — On Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued guidance containing new details related to the reopening of the…
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Mexican villages try to preserve authentic Day of the Dead
By FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press AROCUTIN, Mexico (AP) — Visitors are once again thronging the famed Day of the Dead ceremonies around Mexico’s…
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Mexico to play in empty stadium for 2 World Cup qualifers
ZURICH (AP) — Mexico will have to play in an empty stadium for its next two home games in World Cup qualifying because of persistent anti-gay…
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Gas blasts rock central Mexican city, killing at least 1
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials say an illegal tap on a natural gas line is apparently to blame for pre-dawn…
Continue Reading US border agents in Texas have seized nearly $1 million worth of cocaine
By Alaa Elassar, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers in Pharr, Texas, have seized more than $960,000 worth of cocaine. Officers working at…
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1 dead, 13 captured swimming across US border in San Diego
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Government officials say one person died and another 13 people were pulled from the Pacific Ocean after a large…
Continue Reading DHS releases rules for opening land borders to foreign nationals next month
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security on Friday issued new rules for reopening the nation’s land borders on November 8.…
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Ex-boyfriend arrested in slaying of El Paso mom of 7 whose body was dumped in Juarez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Juarez law enforcement announced the arrest Thursday of a suspect in the slaying of an El Paso mother of seven whose body…
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US limits immigration arrests at schools, ‘protected’ areas
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities will limit arrests at schools, hospitals and other so-called protected…
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Familiar drive pushes migrant caravan through Mexico
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — After three days of walking along a scorching highway in southern Mexico, a couple…
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