On the Border Archives

Biden signs immigration orders, creates task force to reunite separated families

February 2, 2021 3:01 AM CNN, ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden signed three executive orders Tuesday afternoon that take aim at his predecessor’s hard-line…

U.S. Senate confirms 1st Latino and immigrant to lead Department of Homeland Security

February 2, 2021 1:26 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday as President Joe Biden’s homeland security secretary, the first Latino…

5 Mexican nationals charged with attempting to smuggle drugs, migrants into U.S. through Hudspeth County

February 1, 2021 8:53 PM David Burge

HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas – Five Mexican nationals were charged in federal court Monday in connection with a smuggling incident that attempted to…

DHS says undocumented immigrants should get coronavirus vaccines

February 1, 2021 5:08 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — Undocumented immigrants should get coronavirus vaccines, the Biden administration said Monday, adding that federal authorities…

Walmart shooting witness among 100s deported under Biden; Escobar flagged case for White House

February 1, 2021 4:38 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden’s administration has deported hundreds of immigrants in its early days despite his campaign pledge to stop…

Biden asks Supreme Court to delay oral arguments on border wall and asylum rule

February 1, 2021 3:00 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden’s Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Monday to postpone oral arguments in significant…

Mexican soldiers rescue toddler abandoned in Rio Grande near Del Rio, Texas

February 1, 2021 10:12 AM Associated Press

CIUDAD ACUNA, Mexico — Mexican soldiers and immigration agents rescued a 2-year-old girl from Chile after she apparently fell into the Rio Grande…

We know a lot about family separations. The most troubling thing: How much we still don’t know

February 1, 2021 7:46 AM CNN Newsource

For years we’ve been telling the stories of thousands of migrant families that the US government separated. Moms like Beata Mejia, who sued to…

Smoke, flames from Juarez recycling plant blaze seen for miles

January 31, 2021 6:50 PM Jim Parker

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A large blaze burned at a Juarez plastic recycling plant on Sunday, producing smoke and flames that could be seen for miles.…

Mexico tops 158,000 virus deaths to be 3rd highest in world; Juarez has over 2,500

January 31, 2021 3:14 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico has reached 158,074 confirmed deaths from Covid-19 to end January, which now makes it the country with the world’s…

Missing in Mexico: Nearly 7,000 Mexicans ‘disappeared’ over past year

January 31, 2021 2:33 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Nearly 7,000 Mexicans were formally reported as disappeared in 2020, though that was a 22% decrease from a year earlier, the…

Walmart mass shooting survivor deported to Juarez after traffic stop by El Paso police

January 29, 2021 4:23 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A legal aid clinic operated by the El Paso Catholic Diocese said a woman who survived the Aug. 3, 2019 Cielo Vista Walmart mass…

Federal appeals court allows U.S. border officials to swiftly return unaccompanied migrant children under Trump-era policy

January 29, 2021 5:31 PM CNN Newsource

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the federal government can quickly return unaccompanied migrant children apprehended at the US-Mexico…

Texas judge likely to extend hold on Biden’s deportation pause until late February

January 29, 2021 12:24 PM CNN Newsource

HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge in Texas said Friday that he’ll likely extend his hold on the Biden administration’s deportation…

Canada suspends all flights to Mexico due to Covid concerns

January 29, 2021 9:44 AM Associated Press

TORONTO, Canada — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced stricter restrictions on travelers in response to new, likely more contagious…

Colorado fugitive wanted in shooting of 3-year-old girl captured in El Paso

January 28, 2021 3:24 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas – A Colorado fugitive sought in the shootings of two people, including a 3-year-old girl who was critically wounded, was caught by…

First lady Jill Biden expected to take active role in immigrant family reunification

January 27, 2021 12:35 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration’s planned task force aimed at reuniting children who were separated from their parents at the…

FDA puts all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico on ‘import alert’ due to safety concerns

January 27, 2021 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has placed all alcohol-based hand sanitizers coming from Mexico on a countrywide…

Justice Department officially rescinds policy that led to family separations at border

January 26, 2021 4:44 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Justice Department has formally rescinded the Trump administration’s controversial “zero tolerance”…

Justice Department rescinds 2018 memo establishing ‘zero tolerance’ border policy that resulted in family separations

January 26, 2021 2:30 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a “zero tolerance” enforcement policy for migrants…

Texas judge temporarily blocks Biden’s plan to halt deportations

January 26, 2021 12:49 PM CNN Newsource

HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s pause on deportations Tuesday, delivering a blow…

El Paso man arrested for migrant smuggling after leading troopers, Border Patrol on chase

January 25, 2021 6:31 PM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso man wanted on a federal warrant for migrant smuggling was arrested after a car chase involving Texas Department of…

Texas judge asks Biden administration to clarify deportation pause order

January 25, 2021 3:55 PM CNN Newsource

VICTORIA, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Monday asked the Biden administration to clarify its 100-day pause on deportations as he…

Biden avoids contentious issues in call with Mexico’s president

January 25, 2021 12:58 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — When President Joe Biden spoke with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador last week, the most controversial issues…

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has Covid-19, says symptoms are mild

January 24, 2021 5:45 PM Associated Press, CNN

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday he has tested positive for Covid-19 and that the symptoms are…

19 burned bodies found near Mexico-U.S. border across the Rio Grande from Texas

January 24, 2021 9:47 PM Associated Press

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — Mexican authorities say they have found 19 shot and burned bodies near a town across the Rio Grande from Texas in an area…

He took sanctuary in a church more than 3 years ago. He just returned home because of a new Biden policy

January 23, 2021 9:16 AM CNN

A Salvadoran immigrant who spent more than three years in sanctuary on the grounds of a North Carolina church headed home on Friday. José Chicas,…

Texas attorney general sues Biden administration over deportation pause

January 22, 2021 1:11 PM CNN Newsource

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday sued the Biden administration over its 100-day deportation pause, citing an…

Biden order halts border wall work after Trump surge

January 21, 2021 11:26 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden has ordered a “pause” on all border wall construction within a week, one of 17 executive orders issued on…

Bracing for a new migrant surge, El Paso seeks fed help

January 21, 2021 9:21 PM JC Navarrete

EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced two significant immigration changes in the first day of the Biden administration…