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Doctors say woman in El Paso ICE detention center urgently requires surgery that she is being denied

Andrea Pedro Francisco was scheduled to have surgery to remove an ovarian cyst in February but was detained by ICE, which has repeatedly denied her surgery. Nine doctors who reviewed her case said she’s at risk of a medical emergency.

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Trump administration sues Catholic diocese to seize land on religious site near El Paso for border barrier

The lawsuit argues that 14 acres on Mount Cristo Rey, which features a 29-foot-tall statue of Jesus, are needed for barriers and other technology to secure the border.

The Texas Tribune

Census: As North Texas’ far-flung towns grow, Dallas and its bigger suburbs shrink

Six of Texas’ largest cities lost residents in 2025: Dallas, El Paso, Arlington, Plano, Irving and Garland.

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Ted Lasso star signs professional deal with American second-tier side

Cristo Fernandez, who played striker Dani Rojas in the hit Apple TV comedy, impressed on trial for El Paso Locomotive.

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U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar’s bipartisan immigration bill draws GOP support — and backlash

The latest version of the El Paso Democrat’s Dignity Act includes a key change to make it more palatable to Republicans. Some have gotten on board, but others are firmly opposed.

The Texas Tribune

El Paso has seen deadly Valley Fever cases triple in recent years. Researchers say they know what is to blame

Triple-digit temperatures and winds of 64mph fuel more infections

The Independent UK

BTS fans told to stay off El Paso mountains ahead of Sun Bowl double‑header

El Paso officials are urging fans to avoid climbing the surrounding mountains as BTS prepare for two huge shows at the Sun Bowl Stadium on May 2 and 3.

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ICE detains the wife of an Army sergeant in Texas as military family leniency wanes

The wife of a U.S. Army sergeant is being held at an immigration detention facility in El Paso, Texas

The Independent UK

Active-duty US Army sergeant's wife detained by ICE in Texas, could be deported to Mexico

Sergeant First Class Jose Serrano, an active-duty US Army sergeant who served the military for 27 years, including several in Afghanistan, said the ICE is out of control after his wife Deisy Rivera Ortega, an El Salvadorian by birth, was detained by the ICE on April 14 in Texas. Ortega…

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A Venezuelan family followed the rules to enter the U.S. After being arrested and detained for a month, they’re leaving.

Like thousands of other migrants, the family entered under the Biden administration’s rules in 2024. With Trump in office, they were locked up in Texas before deciding to abandon asylum.

The Texas Tribune

As Meta Doubles Down on Data Center Investment, AMD and American Tower Could Be the Top Stocks to Buy

A durable wave of hyperscale data center buildout should keep high‑end GPUs like AMD’s Instinct line and dense interconnection platforms such as American Tower’s CoreSite campuses in high demand.

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Measles spike in federal detention facility reaches the Texas public, records show

Most of the state’s measles cases reported so far this year are inside the West Texas Detention Facility in Hudspeth County, where four infected El Paso residents worked.

The Texas Tribune

Record deaths in US immigration custody expose systemic failures

Families, advocates and lawmakers say poor care, opaque investigations and bureaucracy leave deaths unexplained

The Guardian - US

147 measles cases reported in Texas so far this year, most of them in federal detention centers

Local officials report that 108 of the cases originated in a contracted detention facility in Hudspeth County.

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This doctor treated migrants’ severe injuries at the US-Mexico wall: ‘Political decisions made it as violent as possible’

Dr Brian Elmore witnessed a public health crisis unfold at the border near El Paso. He reflects on why it was like a ‘perverse Groundhog Day’

The Texas Tribune

With Tony Gonzales out, Democrats sense an opening against new hardline GOP nominee Brandon Herrera

Herrera’s history of brash comments, and the leftward drift of Hispanic voters, has renewed Democrats’ interest in the 23rd Congressional District, which runs from San Antonio to El Paso.

The Texas Tribune

Texas ban on transgender care for minors has compromised treatment for others in El Paso

After one of El Paso’s only pediatric endocrinologists was accused of illegally providing gender-transitioning treatments to kids, his patients who aren’t transgender lost care.

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Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility

The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana, the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, in its first months of operation in El Paso, Texas

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In El Paso, a Homecoming Marred by Violence

A native El Pasoan reflects in a new book on her bustling Texas border city’s roots—and one of the most tragic days of its modern life.

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ICE replacing operator of El Paso detention camp, report says

The Washington Post reported that a document was distributed to ICE staff indicating the agency was drafting a letter to potentially terminate the facility’s $1.2 billion contract.

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14 measles cases reported at El Paso ICE tent camp as Democrats call for its shuttering

The latest outbreak comes after a spate of COVID-19 and tuberculosis cases were reported at Camp East Montana, which holds more than 3,000 immigrants.

The Independent UK

‘What’s this for’: Shock shutdown of El Paso airspace caused chaos among government officials, new texts reveal

Commentary from blindsided staff behind the scenes included the words “crazy”; “wild”; “insane”; and “WTF” as they struggled to comprehend what was happening

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Senators question Pentagon official over El Paso airspace closure

A Pentagon official brushed off criticism over the department’s role in the FAA's brief closure of airspace over El Paso this month.

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Rep. Veronica Escobar, two dozen Democrats call on ICE to close troubled El Paso detention camp

Three deaths have been reported recently at the hastily constructed camp. One was ruled a homicide involving staff. Claims of medical neglect and unsanitary conditions are rife.

The Texas Tribune

Seis muertes en seis semanas: Lo que hay que saber sobre las detenciones de ICE en Texas

El año pasado hubo más muertes dentro de los centros de detención de ICE que en ningún otro en las últimas dos décadas. Casi una cuarta parte de esas muertes ocurrieron en Texas.

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