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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 […]
U.S. Consulate in Matamoros warns not to travel due to organized kidnappings in Reynosa
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The U.S. Consulate General in Matamoros issued a notice Friday warning citizens of the dangers of organized kidnappings. The notice stated that the consulate is aware of organized kidnappings for ransom occurring on intercity buses departing Reynosa, Tamaulipas. “These kidnappings appear to specifically target passengers with connections to the United States, including U.S. citizens […]
Wife of man electrocuted in jacuzzi at Mexican resort files lawsuit
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The wife of an El Paso man who was killed when he was electrocuted in a jacuzzi at a private resort in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico earlier this week has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against three companies that reportedly operate the resort. Jorge Guillen, 43, was killed and his wife, […]
Some Mexican shelters see crowding south of the border as Biden’s asylum restrictions take hold
Some shelters south of the U.S. border are caring for many more migrants now that the Biden administration stopped considering most asylum requests, while others have yet to see much of a change.
Top US bishop worries Catholic border services for migrants might be imperiled by government action
Government officials would be infringing on religious freedom if they were to restrict the Catholic Church’s work serving migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border, says a top U.S. bishop.
Phoenix police have pattern of violating civil rights and using excessive force, DOJ says
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Native American people, unlawfully detain homeless people and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force, according to a sweeping federal civil rights investigation of law enforcement in the nation’s fifth-largest city. The U.S. Justice Department report released Thursday says investigators found stark racial disparities in […]
G7 leaders tackle migration, artificial intelligence on the second day of their summit in Italy
BARI, Italy (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations turned their attention to artificial intelligence, economic security and migration on the second and final day of their summit Friday, as their delegations worked on a comprehensive joint communique touching on many of the world’s major geopolitical and social challenges. The gathering in a […]
Heat, cartel lies make border town a death trap for migrants
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Border Report) – Their town just north of a 30-foot-tall steel bollards barrier separating the United States and Mexico, Sunland Park residents have learned to live with migrants running through their neighborhoods and hiding from authorities. “I live very near to the border. It’s very often that we see people that cross […]
Wearing out migrants is Mexico’s tactic to cut flow to the US
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) — “Here, again.” Yeneska García’s face crumbled as she said it, and she pressed her head into her hands. Since fleeing crisis in Venezuela in January, the 23-year-old had trekked through the Darien Gap jungle dividing Colombia and Panama, narrowly survived being kidnapped by a Mexican cartel and waited months for an asylum appointment with […]
DEA: Cartels now growing coca in Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Two Mexican drug cartels “wholly control” some maritime ports where precursor chemicals for the deadly drug fentanyl are coming in. They also are cultivating coca plants in Mexico – an effort to cut out South American producers and boost profits from cocaine sales in the United States. And a […]
Uptick in heat-related migrant rescues strains Sunland Park Fire Department
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KTSM) — The Sunland Park Fire Department (SPFD) finds itself extremely busy as temperatures rise to dangerous levels prompting heat exposure calls out in the desert from migrants crossing the border. The SPFD has recorded 13 deaths in the desert since March, due to the scorching temperatures. “Once they cross that border […]
Arizona man sold firearms to undercover FBI agent for mass shooting, indictment says
PHOENIX (AP) — A firearms dealer in Arizona sold weapons to an undercover federal agent he believed would help him carry out his plan for a mass shooting targeting minorities, an attack that he hoped would “incite a race war,” according to a federal grand jury indictment. Mark Adams Prieto was indicted Tuesday by the […]
Mexican national sentenced for smuggling firearms and ammo into Mexico
A Mexican national has been sentenced in McAllen to two years in federal prison for attempting to smuggle multiple firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition into Mexico from South Texas, U.S. Attorney Alamdar Hamdani said.
Laredo charging for excess water use; Official calls out border cities for not rationing
The South Texas border city of Laredo is implementing surcharges to homes and businesses that use excess water as the city is in Stage 3 water restrictions due to 100-degree heat, drought and a lack of water payments from Mexico. And they urge other border cities to also ration water.
El Paso man electrocuted in jacuzzi at Puerto Peñasco resort
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso man has died after he was electrocuted in a jacuzzi Tuesday evening, June 11, at a private resort in Puerto Peñasco, according to the General Prosecutor’s Office of Justice for the State of Sonora. The General Prosecutor’s Office for the State of Sonora says Jorge Guillen, 43, […]
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