Migrants start fire at Mexico detention center, killing 40
Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that killed at least 40…
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Border Patrol agents search freight trains for undocumented migrants
Checking freight trains is just another responsibility of Border Patrol as illegal crossings and migrant deaths continue to rise in the…
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U.S. and Mexico weighing deal for Mexico to crack down on fentanyl going north while U.S. cracks down on guns going south
The U.S. is preparing to announce a deal with Mexico to counter fentanyl coming across the southern border, with Mexico cracking down on labs and…
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More migrant children crossing notorious Darien Gap
A Venezuelan family of five is safe for now. Before arriving to a shelter in the Panamanian capital, they crossed the perilous Darien Gap, a jungle…
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Sinema meets with Mexican President, urging border security
During the meetings, Sinema urged border security cooperation, according to a press release. She underscored the current security and humanitarian…
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Yuma Sector Patrol agents shuts down human smuggling attempt
The United States Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector had shut down an attempted human smuggling…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Migrants struggle to use government asylum app
To avoid a massive surge of crossings after May 11, the government is making migrants use an app to seek protection in the…
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MS-13 gang member arrested for attempting to enter the U.S. illegally
El Centro Border Patrol agents arrested a documented “Mara Salvatrucha” gang…
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Texas, Florida push border laws as governors eye presidency
Led by tough-talking Republican governors weighing presidential runs, Texas and Florida are debating especially strict legislation on border security…
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Migrant mother and son rescued
Mexicali Police rescued a Guatemalan mother and her seven-year-old child after they say human traffickers attacked them and abandoned them at the…
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Sinema raises concern on preparation of land ports of entry when Title 42 ends
Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) expressed her concerns to the General Services Administration about the lack of proper preparation of the…
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Border numbers lowest in two years
Border apprehensions reached a two-year low locally for…
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Border chief disputes DHS has ‘operational control’ of the entire US southern border
US Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz on Wednesday said the US does not have “operational control” of the southern border, contradicting a stance…
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Yuma border wall gaps still open
Construction crews have been here locally since January but now in March still no barriers have been put…
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February border apprehensions decline
But based on reports from Yuma’s Sector Chief, local apprehensions for last month could be the lowest in two…
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Biden weighs detaining migrant families
The Biden administration is considering detaining migrant families who cross into the U.S. illegally as it prepares to end COVID-19 restrictions at…
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Plunge in border crossings could blunt GOP attack on Biden
A sharp drop in illegal border crossings since December could blunt a Republican point of attack against President Joe Biden as the Democratic…
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4 Americans missing after they were kidnapped in Mexican border city, FBI says
Four U.S. citizens have been kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros, the FBI said. U.S.…
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Two-year anniversary of migrant crash in Holtville
13 migrants were the victims of the car accident in Holtville two years ago where 28 migrants were traveling, 13 of whom lost their lives after…
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Yuma sector border activity remains low
According to the Yuma Sector Border Patrol Chief, between February 19th and 25th, more than 2,500 migrants were arrested from 41 different countries.…
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