El Paso federal judge blocks migrant stops by Texas troopers
UPDATE, Aug. 3: A federal judge in El Paso on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from carrying out…
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Border Patrol agent shoots dog in Sunland Park to stop it from attacking canine partner
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A security camera captured the sound of a U.S. Border Patrol agent from the El Paso sector shooting and killing a dog.…
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SUV runs over Juarez quinceanera group killing 2, injuring 9
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — What was supposed to be a celebration ended in tragedy in Juarez as an SUV driver struck 11 people, killing two of them at a…
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Children stopped at border likely hit record-high in July
WASHINGTON, DC — The number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities likely hit an…
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Biden extends Title 42 expulsions amid record migrant crossings
WASHINGTON, DC —Â The Biden administration will extend a Trump-era border policy that allows for the swift expulsion of migrants encountered at…
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U.S. tops Mexico 1-0 with header in Gold Cup soccer final
LAS VEGAS, New Mexico — Miles Robinson headed home an extra-time winner as the United States beat Mexico in the 2021 Gold Cup final on Sunday night…
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Mexican Olympic softball team faces ire for tossing uniforms in trash after loss
TOKYO, Japan — The Mexican Olympic Committee expressed disappointment that its softball team appeared to have left the Olympic Games this past…
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Migrant stash house discoveries in Borderland continue at unprecedented levels
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s U.S. Border Patrol sector chief says the region continues to be plagued by human smuggling. As ABC-7 has previously…
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Migrants moved by smugglers using ride-shares in Borderland
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Law enforcement officials tell ABC-7 that a new trend is emerging by smugglers to transport undocumented migrants around…
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Biden resumes fast-track deportations of migrants from Texas
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The Biden administration has resumed fast-track deportation flights of undocumented immigrants, Department of Homeland…
Continue Reading U.S. Attorney General threatens to sue Texas governor over order targeting migrants
WASHINGTON, DC. — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland threatened legal action against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order…
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Youth infections cited as driving factor in Mexico’s 3rd wave of Covid cases
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Hours after authorities raised the Covid-19 alert level in the face of surging infections, especially among young people,…
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Iowa taxpayers to pay $200,000 to send their state troopers to Texas border
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said this week that it’s likely Iowa taxpayers will pay the cost of sending 28 Iowa Department of…
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Amarillo man was pedestrian hit, killed in El Paso rail yard
UPDATE, July 29: El Paso police on Thursday identified the man struck and killed by a train earlier this week near the Union Pacific Railroad Yard.…
Continue Reading More whistleblowers allege poor migrant child care at Fort Bliss
FORT BLISS, Texas — Two more whistleblowers have come forward alleging that migrant children who stayed at the Fort Bliss facility in El Paso…
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Gov. Abbott orders Texas National Guard to help with migrant arrests at border
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas National Guard deployment along the U.S.-Mexico border will start helping troopers make arrests, Republican Gov. Greg…
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2 charged in southern New Mexico death of smuggled migrant in U-Haul
UPDATE, July 27: A New Mexico resident and a Mexican national have been charged in the death of a migrant who was discovered in the back of a U-Haul…
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4 hurt in ceiling collapse at Juarez bank blamed on recent rain
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A ceiling collapsed at a Juarez bank on Tuesday, injuring four people inside. It happened at Banco Santander, located just…
Continue Reading This runner qualified for the Olympics but his DACA status almost kept him away from his dream
By Nicole Chavez, CNN When Luis Grijalva crossed the finish line at the NCAA track and field championships last month, he knew he could reach his…
Continue Reading Biden administration to resume fast-track deportation procedure for migrant families
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is planning to speed up deportations for some migrant families who cross the US-Mexico border, the…
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Thousands of El Paso vaccines face waste, if more Juarenses don’t come to get shots
EL PASO, Texas — The county of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez are now in a race against the clock when it comes to the Covid-19 vaccine supply. El Paso…
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Body of man in his 30s pulled from Rio Grande in Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas — A man’s body was pulled by firefighters from the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border in the Lower Valley on Monday afternoon.…
Continue Reading Biden administration terminates two border wall contracts in Texas
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection is terminating two border wall contracts in the Laredo sector that cover approximately 31…
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Migrants abused in Juarez when ‘police sold us to the mafia’
(Editor’s note: This story was produced as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations in Ciudad Juárez…
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Santa Teresa migrant stash house is latest in unprecedented number of Borderland raids
EL PASO, Texas — After several Borderland stash house raids that turned up 134 hidden migrants and nearly $600,000 worth of methamphetamine last…
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Border crossing restrictions between US, Mexico extended until at least Aug. 21
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The United States Department of Homeland Security has once again decided to extend border crossing restrictions between the…
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Fox News says Abbott’s Texas border wall is a chain-link fence
DEL RIO, Texas — Fox News is giving an inside look at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s promised U.S.-Mexico border wall, which is actually a chain-link…
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Fully vaccinated can cross Canadian border starting Aug. 9; no word yet on Mexico
TORONTO, Canada — Canada will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7.…
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El Paso border agents carry migrant on piggyback to safety, find 134 in stash houses, arrest 23 fugitives in week
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers from the El Paso sector just experienced what seemed like one…
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Body discovered floating in west El Paso canal near border
EL PASO, Texas — Authorities were working Sunday to recover a body spotted floating in west El Paso canal near the U.S.-Mexico border. The discovery…
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