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Biden’s 2 steps on immigration could reframe how US voters see a major political problem for him
The tandem actions — the first to help immigrants illegally in the U.S., the second to prevent others from entering at the border — give the president a chance to address one of the biggest vulnerabilities for his reelection campaign.
Border Patrol trains Juarez officers in drug-overdose response
The U.S. Border Patrol this week shared its expertise on responding to health emergencies such as drug overdoses, stopping bleeds and providing CPR with 25 members of the Juarez municipal police department.
Border Patrol encounters significantly down in Rio Grande Valley Sector
Border Patrol encounters with migrants in the Rio Grande Valley sector of South Texas were down 79% in May from the previous year, according to data released Thursday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
2 Venezuelan men charged with capital murder in death of a 12-year-old Houston girl
Prosecutors filed capital murder charges Friday against two men suspected of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl whose body was found in a creek after she disappeared during a walk to a convenience store. The charging documents filed in Harris County, Texas, court do not list attorneys who could speak on behalf of Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, […]
2 Venezuelan men charged with capital murder in death of a 12-year-old Houston girl
Prosecutors filed capital murder charges Friday against two men suspected of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl whose body was found in a creek after she disappeared during a walk to a convenience store. The charging documents filed in Harris County, Texas, court do not list attorneys who could speak on behalf of Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, […]
Trump proposes green cards for foreign grads of US colleges, departing from anti-immigrant rhetoric
Former President Donald Trump said in an interview posted Thursday he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges, a sharp departure from the anti-immigrant rhetoric he typically uses on the campaign trail.
Border encounters down 25 percent after Biden asylum restrictions announced
Border officials are reporting significantly lower numbers of encounters with migrants between ports of entry at the southwest border, weeks after the Biden administration announced an asylum crackdown. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Thursday that preliminary data since the announcement shows a 25 percent decrease in such encounters, but it warned that “migration flows […]
Border meth seizures double in May
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Border agents and officers seized a little over 10 tons of methamphetamine in May, more than doubling April’s catch of a powerful and highly addictive illegal stimulant blamed for 37,021 overdose deaths last year. U.S. Customs and Border Protection data released Thursday shows the amount of meth seized along […]
Border crackdown forces asylum-seekers into shelters
JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Some shelters are running low on food and personal hygiene products, as a law enforcement crackdown in Mexico and new restrictive asylum policies in the U.S. are forcing migrants to remain in Juarez longer than they expected. The Rev. Juan Fierro has seen the migrant population grow by more than […]
Peace must be a priority, say Catholic leaders on anniversary of priests’ violent deaths in Mexico
Two years have passed since a leader of one of Mexico’s organized crime gangs stormed into a Catholic church in the remote Tarahumara mountains and fatally shot two Jesuit priests.
Immigrant families rejoice over Biden’s expansive move toward citizenship, while some are left out
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens but, inevitably, some were left out.
Men allegedly tried to run down border agent with car carrying migrants
A federal magistrate judge has set a trial date hearing for two men who allegedly sped away from a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint last month in San Diego, nearly striking a border agent during their flight.
Smugglers abandon migrants in desert after one collapses, dies in triple-digit heat
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The heat continues killing migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Mexican authorities on Wednesday rescued six migrants suffering from dehydration in the desert across the border from Santa Teresa, New Mexico. A seventh migrant – a male in his 20s from Durango, Mexico – was found dead nearby. The surviving […]
Tropical Storm Alberto bringing deluge to South Texas border
Tropical Storm Alberto became the first named storm of the 2024 hurricane season on Wednesday as the system, located off the coast of Mexico, brought much-needed rain to the South Texas border and prompted coastal flooding threats.
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