Migrant woman stuck atop Sunland Park border wall rescued during Harris visit
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A migrant woman who was stuck atop the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Sunland Park had to be rescued by firefighters on…
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Travel to Mexico during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go
CNN staff If you’re planning to travel to Mexico, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the…
Continue Reading White House offers details of VP Harris’ Friday visit to El Paso
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House provided the first details late Thursday of Vice President Kamala Harris’ planned Friday visit to the Borderland as…
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Iowa joins other states in sending state troopers to Texas to help at border
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa will send up to 30 state police officers on a two-week deployment to Texas after Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds agreed to…
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Abbott’s border wall project receives $459K in donations so far
AUSTIN, Texas — Over the span of about a week, Texas received $459,000 in private donations for the state’s planned wall at the southern border,…
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El Pasoans Fighting Hunger collects books, board games & more for migrant kids housed at Fort Bliss
By Rose Montanez, KVIA ABC-7 EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans Fighting Hunger is now collecting donations that will benefit the migrant children housed…
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Migrant teen found dead, others hurt but rescued in Culberson & Hudspeth counties
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — Caught off-guard by intense summer heat and rugged terrain in Culberson and Hudspeth counties, officials said they found a…
Continue Reading VP Harris coming to El Paso on Friday for Mexico border visit
EL PASO, Texas — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit El Paso on Friday to examine conditions along the U.S.-Mexico border for her first time in…
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U.S. Border Patrol chief who supported wall is stepping down
WASHINGTON, DC — The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol says he is leaving his job after less than two years in a position that lies in the…
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El Paso border agents say latest migrant surge is deadlier than ever
EL PASO, Texas — The number of undocumented immigrants injured or dying as they try to cross into the U.S. is much higher than during the last…
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U.S. to give another chance to thousands denied asylum under Trump policy
SAN DIEGO, California — Thousands of asylum-seekers whose claims were dismissed or denied under a Trump administration policy that forced them to…
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El Paso police probe west side crash of Border Patrol vehicle
EL PASO, Texas — A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle crashed during an incident Tuesday morning in west El Paso. First-responders said there were no…
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‘Voracious’ Juarez blaze fills Borderland sky with thick smoke
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Heavy smoke was visible in west El Paso Monday evening from a blaze burning across the U.S.-Mexico border in Juarez. The…
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70 smuggled migrants found crammed into 3 vehicles in southern New Mexico
LORDSBURG, New Mexico — Nearly five-dozen migrants were found crammed into three vehicles by human smugglers attempting to bring them across a…
Continue Reading International talks in El Paso to vaccinate 30,000 Juarez workers in herd immunity bid
EL PASO, Texas — Mexican consulate officials, Ciudad Juarez maquiladoras representatives and El Paso County leaders were participating in an…
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U.S. extends Covid restrictions on border crossings with Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — The United States has extended Covid-19 restrictions on non-essential border crossings with Mexico until July 21, according to the…
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Nebraska sending state troopers to Texas to help at border
LINCOLN, Nebraska — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts plans to send about two dozen state troopers to Texas later this month to help patrol the…
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Fear shakes Mexico along Texas border after violence kills 18
REYNOSA, Mexico — Fear has invaded the Mexican border city of Reynosa after gunmen in vehicles killed 14 people, including taxis drivers, workers…
Continue Reading At least 18 killed in violence near U.S.-Mexico border
REYNOSA, Mexico — Gunmen in vehicles opened fire in the Mexican city of Reynosa on the U.S. border this weekend, killing at least 14 people and…
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El Paso plane seized, searched at Santa Teresa airport in Homeland Security probe
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A small private plane apparently controlled by two El Pasoans was seized at the Santa Teresa airport as part of a U.S.…
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El Paso leaders fear Abbott’s migrant ‘invasion’ talk will incite violence
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso political leaders and immigration rights advocates are condemning Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan…
Continue Reading Pence criticizes Harris over declining to visit U.S.-Mexico border
KISSIMMEE, Florida — Former Vice President Mike Pence took aim at his successor on Friday at a conference for religious conservatives in…
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U.S.-Canada border restrictions extended, no word yet on Mexico
WASHINGTON, DC — Canada and the U.S. have extended their Covid-19 restrictions on non-essential border travel until July 21, according to the…
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2 dead migrants found in Sunland Park after another rescued from Mt. Cristo Rey
UPDATE: Sunland Park Police Chief Javier Guerra now says the bodies of two migrants have been found in the past 24 hours following the rescue of a…
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Abbott says Texas is providing initial $250 million ‘down payment’ for border wall
AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday began announcing details of his plan for Texas to build its own border wall, starting the…
Continue Reading Stranded migrant on Mount Cristo Rey rescued, hospitalized
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Firefighters found and rescued a migrant who was stuck on Mount Cristo Rey Wednesday morning. Sunland Park firefighters…
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Man’s body found in Lower Valley canal; 2nd victim in 2 days
EL PASO, Texas — A man’s body was found Wednesday morning in a Lower Valley canal near a wastewater treatment facility and close to the U.S.-Mexico…
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2 Fort Hood soldiers charged with attempting to smuggle undocumented immigrants into Texas
FORT HOOD, Texas — Two Fort Hood active-duty soldiers have been charged with attempting to smuggle two undocumented Mexican citizens into Texas…
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33 migrants found near death crammed into U-Haul in Van Horn
VAN HORN, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents detailed late Tuesday how they uncovered a human smuggling operation in Van Horn and rescued over 30…
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Samaniego has plan to vaccinate Juarez workers in region’s bid for herd immunity
TORNILLO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego outlined a plan to ABC-7 on Tuesday to vaccinate workers from maquiladoras across the…
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