The Latest Breaking News from Ciudad Juarez

US, Mexico conduct security exercises near border

CIUDAD JUáREZ (MEXICO) - US and Mexican armed forces performed security exercises Thursday along the border near the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.

Bangkok Post · Aug 14

Former Mexico immigration chief apologizes for deadly detention center fire

The former head of Mexico’s immigration agency has apologized to victims and families affected by a fire at a Ciudad Juarez detention center that killed 40 migrants

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025

Mexican families losing jobs in their thousands due to Trump tariffs

Mexican people are facing mass layoffs, which are being blamed on Trump’s tariffs

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025

As US Election Rhetoric Heats Up, Illegal Border Crossings Fall

The banks of the Rio Grande river separating Mexico and the United States look almost deserted, and formerly overcrowded migrant shelters are half empty -- a consequence of tougher US immigration policies in an election year.

International Business Times · Oct 31, 2024

Giraffe Benito has a new home in Mexico. Now comes the hard part — fitting in

The 4-year-old giraffe arrived Tuesday at his new home in a large animal park in central Mexico. He was transferred following pressure from animal advocates, and after he spent the last year alone.

WEKU · Jan 23, 2024

Campaign to save Benito the Giraffe wins him a new, more spacious home in warmer southern Mexico

A campaign to save Benito the giraffe from extreme temperatures and a small enclosure in Mexico’s arid border city of Ciudad Juarez has finally paid off, with officials promising to move him to a more spacious animal park 1,250 miles to the south

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024

Activists work to get giraffe removed from small enclosure in dusty Mexican border city

Benito the giraffe arrived in Mexico’s arid northern border city of Ciudad Juarez just last month, and already the climate appears to be a problem — and he’s only had to deal with the scorching heat of summer

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

Migrant crossings drop at U.S.-Mexico border after Title 42 expires

Migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border have unexpectedly fallen, not risen, since Title 42 curbs expired and reinstating criminal penalties for illegal entry is likely the biggest reason, the Biden administration said on Sunday.

Reuters · May 14, 2023

With barbed wire and warnings, migrants stopped at US-Mexico border

After hours of waiting on the U.S. side of the border and hoping the Texas National Guard would let them seek U.S. asylum, a group of 15 migrants crossed a shallow green river back to Mexico, their faces drawn in disappointment.

Reuters · May 14, 2023

‘What now?’: Scenes from the US-Mexico border

US is seeing an influx of migrants at its southern border with Mexico as pandemic-era policy came to an end this week.

Al Jazeera · May 13, 2023