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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 […]
Two bodies found under Paso del Norte Bridge
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Police in Juarez, Mexico, on Tuesday, pulled the remains of two persons half-buried and covered in lime under a mobile structure in a parking lot next to the Paso del Norte Bridge and the Rio Grande. An anonymous caller alerted police to the find in a lot that was […]
Searching for migrants takes deputy into desolate, dangerous ranchlands of South Texas
Brooks County Sheriff's Deputy Don White was trudging through a thicket of thorny weeds and downed branches in these remote ranch lands on Monday looking for migrants when he got a call that a migrant body had been found on the other side of the county. It was the 17th migrant body found in this South Texas county 80 miles north of the Mexican border, so far this year.
Republicans slam Biden immigration order as election ploy
Republicans are accusing President Biden of trying to influence the 2024 election with his move to allow undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens an easier path to seek permanent residency, with some using a dubious claim that it would create more Democratic voters before November. Former President Trump, who said he would reverse the […]
24 people charged in money laundering scheme involving Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, prosecutors say
A five-year investigation by U.S. officials has uncovered a complex partnership between one of Mexico’s most notorious drug cartels and Chinese underground banking groups in the U.S. that laundered money from the sale of fentanyl, cocaine and other drugs, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Assault on US avocado inspectors in Mexican state led to suspension of inspections
Two employees of the United States Agriculture Department were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in the Mexican state of Michoacan, prompting the U.S. government to suspend inspections of avocado and mango shipments, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico said Tuesday.
Ecuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
Ecuador on Tuesday announced the suspension of an agreement with China that had waived visas for Chinese citizens traveling to the South American country, citing a “worrying” increase in irregular migration.
Groups: Voters support legalizing spouses of US citizens
Immigration advocates say executive action widely expected to be announced by the Biden administration on Tuesday enjoys wide support among voters in swing states and mixed-status families with an undocumented parent or children.
Biden will announce deportation protection and work permits for spouses of US citizens
President Joe Biden is planning to announce a sweeping new policy Tuesday that would lift the threat of deportation for tens of thousands of people married to U.S. citizens, an aggressive election-year action on immigration that had been sought by many Democrats.
Annunciation House in court: Paxton asks El Paso judge to shut down migrant shelter
Migrant shelter Annunciation House defended itself in court Monday against the state's attempts to close its door following unverified claims the charity amounts to a "stash house" aiding illegal immigrants.
‘Sick’ girl in SUV leads border officers to alleged migrant child smugglers
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A federal grand jury in El Paso has leveled conspiracy charges against four people whom investigators allege smuggled undocumented children into the United States on multiple occasions. The charges leveled this month against April Cornejo, Candy Cornejo, Isaac David Cornejo and Brian Chairez stem from a May 8 incident […]
State of Texas: ‘How long can we do this?’ Lawmakers review border enforcement efforts
The Texas Senate’s Committee on Border Security heard testimony from state and local officials regarding their border enforcement efforts Tuesday morning, part of the upper chamber’s work to monitor the implementation of new laws before the next legislative session begins in January.
Obama-era DACA policy turns 12
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy turned 12 on Saturday. Known simply as DACA, the Obama-era order protects from deportation immigrants who were brought illegally to the U.S. as children. It was enacted on June 15, 2012, and though it does not provide lawful status, White House officials […]
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