Mexican cartel gun battle with armored trucks kills 8 near U.S. border
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — A raging gun battle between rival Mexican drug gangs near the U.S. border left eight people dead and a string of…
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Gov. Abbott wants feds to pay for ‘border crisis’ expenses in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to county judges across Texas on Monday requesting that they send his office an estimate of the…
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‘Funky pickles’ seized in Texas by CBP turn out to be $4 million worth of meth
PHARR, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized more than $4 million worth of suspected methamphetamine at the…
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‘Stay at Home, Super Closure’ order in Juarez for weekend due to 3rd wave of virus infections
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The state of Chihuahua is implementing a ‘Stay at Home’ order for the weekend in light of the rising infections of…
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New video shows mom and 2 kids lowered from top of 30-foot border barrier in California
CALEXICO, California — It’s happened yet again, for at least the third time in recent weeks. U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of three…
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ICE ends Trump-era policy of fining undocumented immigrants, calling penalties ‘ineffective’
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer issue fines to undocumented immigrants who have failed to depart the United States, the agency…
Continue Reading Woman pleads guilty to hate crime charges after she ran over a girl because she ‘was a Mexican’
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa woman who told police in 2019 that she ran over a girl because she “was a Mexican” has now pleaded…
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12-year-old boy and younger siblings sneak across border into Arizona
YUMA, Arizona — U.S. Border Patrol agents encountered a 12-year-old boy and his sisters, ages 8 and 6, wandering in the Arizona desert after having…
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Bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers unveils legislation to ease crowding at border facilities
WASHINGTON, DC — A bipartisan group of three Texas lawmakers — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican, and U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo,…
Continue Reading Young girls dropped over border wall near Santa Teresa are reunited with family
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — Ecuador’s government says two toddlers dropped over a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border near Santa Teresa have been…
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Texas agencies tell state lawmakers of challenges involving federal shelters for migrant kids
AUSTIN, Texas — The General Investigating Committee of the Texas House of Representatives held a hearing Tuesday to listen to testimony regarding…
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Perspective: The U.S. shut the border – We made our bi-national relationship work
By Lauren Villagran, Puente News Collaborative EL PASO, Texas — I keep a candy in my fridge that I can’t stand. It’s a chewy,…
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U.S.-Mexico border travel restrictions due to Covid-19 extended through May 21
WASHINGTON, DC — Travel restrictions across the U.S.-Mexico border have now been extended through at least May 21, according to U.S. Customs and…
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Herd immunity in El Paso threatened by lack of Juarez vaccinations
EL PASO, Texas– Much has been made about ‘herd immunity’ in the fight against Covid-19. With vaccinations continuing to increase in El Paso and more…
Continue Reading US immigration agencies ordered to end use of terms ‘alien’ and ‘assimilation’
WASHINGTON, DC — The leaders of two US immigration agencies issued new guidance Monday ordering staff to end the use of terms such as…
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El Paso firefighters rescue man stuck atop border wall for 2 hours
EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters rescued a man who was stuck for a couple of hours atop the border wall in an area near downtown El Paso, authorities…
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‘Unbearable’ conditions push Biden administration to close a Texas migrant kids center
HOUSTON, Texas — The Biden administration over the weekend shuttered a Houston warehouse that housed unaccompanied migrant…
Continue Reading White House backtracks on refugees decision after criticism and says Biden will announce increased cap by May 15
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House said Friday President Joe Biden will set a new, increased refugee cap next month after facing a barrage of…
Continue Reading After blowback from allies, Biden will move to lift Trump-era refugee caps next month
WASHINGTON, DC — Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House says President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor’s…
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Biden signs emergency order to speed refugee admissions to U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden on Friday signed an emergency determination that officials said would speed refugee admissions to the U.S.,…
Continue Reading Biden resists raising refugee cap over political optics, sources say
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden has resisted signing off on raising the Trump-era refugee cap because of political optics, sources have…
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Another smuggler caught on video dropping toddler from border wall
IMPERIAL BEACH, California — It’s happened again. U.S. Border Patrol agents said a smuggler was caught on video dropping a two-year-old from the…
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New details emerge about multiple El Paso hotels being used to house migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is learning new details about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement efforts to provide emergency temporary shelter…
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Federal judge rules private land on Texas border can be seized for the wall, despite Biden’s construction halt
HOUSTON, Texas — The federal government can take “immediate possession” of a Texas family’s land along the US-Mexico border…
Continue Reading ‘I felt like I was dying,’ a mom says after watching her children cross the border into Texas alone
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas — The mother’s mind raced as she watched her sons from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. The two boys were…
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El Paso firefighters brace for rise in water rescues due to migrant surge
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire Department says it is expecting an increase in water rescues this summer as the Borderland experiences an influx…
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El Paso migrant advocates say confusion now exists over who is allowed to stay in U.S.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As a record number of migrants arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border, some advocacy groups say there’s confusion as to who is…
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Texas sues Biden administration in effort to reinstate Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration Tuesday in an attempt to restore a policy put in place by former…
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Southern New Mexico congresswoman urges Biden administration to finish border wall construction
COLUMBUS, New Mexico — Southern New Mexico Congresswoman Yvette Herrell flew back to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday after she and a group of…
Continue Reading Democrats send letter to Biden requesting immigration bill in second part of infrastructure package
WASHINGTON, DC — A bicameral group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday requesting he prioritize legislation…
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