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Migrant encounters in RGV Sector plummeted in July, CBP reports
The number of migrants encountered by Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley in July continued to drop as part of a monthly trend on the South Texas border this year, according to new data by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Immigrants prepare for new Biden protections with excitement and concern
MIAMI (AP) — Roberto Garcia crossed the border from Mexico in 2009 looking for a better life. For the past eight years, he has been married to an American woman, and they have three kids who are all American citizens. The only one in the family who is not is Garcia. Seven years ago, he […]
California IDs to be available in Apple, Google wallets
(KRON) — Californians will now have their state ID cards available on both Apple and Google wallets, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday. “We’re partnering with two iconic California companies – Apple and Google – to provide convenient, private and secure driver’s licenses and ID cards directly on people’s phones,” Newsom said. The DMV says these […]
Border agents nab alleged smugglers, 14 migrants at El Centro stash house
An ex-con who told authorities he was “trying to turn his life around” after completing probation is among four people in custody in connection with a migrant stash busted by the U.S. Border Patrol last Wednesday in El Centro, California.
Volunteers learn to fingerprint, ID deceased migrants
Volunteers with the Eagle Pass Border Vigil Coalition this week have been learning how to take forensic fingerprints to help identify migrants who died trying to cross the border into South Texas. They are part of a group of forensic specialists who have been in Eagle Pass this week helping to reduce the overflow of bodies at the Maverick County Sheriff Department's mobile morgue.
Venezuela’s opposition faces setback after countries suggest repeat of presidential election
Venezuela’s opposition was dealt a blow Thursday when countries that had been pressuring President Nicolás Maduro to release vote tallies backing his claim to victory in last month’s presidential election began suggesting a repeat of the contest instead.
500K residents living below poverty level in Baja California
About half a million people live below the poverty level in Baja California, including 62,000 living in "extreme poverty" in cities such as Tijuana and Mexicali, said Netzahualcóyotl Jáuregui Santillán, the state's Secretary of Wellbeing.
Gunmen target 4 inside Juarez grocery store
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Three men are dead, and one remains in critical condition after armed individuals opened fire inside a south Juarez, Mexico, grocery store late Wednesday. The shooting took place at 10:22 p.m. at Abarrotes Liz, a grocery store at the edge of a working-class neighborhood a few blocks from the […]
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