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Death in the Desert

Migrants’ bodies pile up in New Mexico after Texas cracks down in the sprawling El Paso sector.

Texas Observer

Military Troops Deployed To Secure Southern Border

1,500 troops deployed to El Paso and San Diego to enhance border security in response to President Trump's executive order.

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Fear In US Border City As Trump Launches Immigration Overhaul

Venezuelan Josnexcy Martinez, who is staying at a shelter in a Texas border city, said she's afraid of getting swept up in a raid targeting migrants even though she entered the country legally.

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US active duty troops beginning to arrive in Texas and San Diego to support border security

U.S. officials say active duty military troops are arriving in El Paso, Texas, and in San Diego on Thursday evening

The Independent UK

3 Arrested In El Paso Drug Bust; Firearms And Cocaine Seized

The suspects were identified as Arturo Ramirez Manzano, 27, also known as Tadeo, Mario Ivan Ramirez, 21, and Corina Hernandez, 30, all from El Paso. Officers seized two rifles and nearly one kilogram of cocaine during the operation.

Latin Times

Mexican Authorities To Seal Secret Tunnel On US Border

A clandestine tunnel discovered on the US-Mexico border allowing entry from Ciudad Juarez into the Texan city of El Paso will be sealed by Mexican authorities, an army official said Saturday, adding that its construction was under investigation.

International Business Times

Texas is already policing the Mexican border − and will play an outsize role in any Trump plan to crack down on immigration

Over the past half-decade, the state of Texas has been pushing an evolution in the administration and enforcement of immigration law. Stepping into a traditional federal role, state lawmakers in 2023 passed Senate Bill 4, allowing Texas police to arrest those illegally crossing the border from Mexico.

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Chihuahua Police Officer Facing Trial Over El Paso Resident's Fatal Shooting

According to the Chihuahua Attorney General's Office, the decision to proceed with the trial was partly based on an autopsy revealing that Julian Alfredo Rodriguez, a 19-year-old, died from a gunshot wound to the head.

Latin Times

El Paso County Commissioner Says U.S. Government is Knowingly 'Killing Immigrants' As Deaths During Border Crossings Climb

El Paso County Commissioners passes resolution aiming to improve data collection of deaths across the border and collaboration with organizations.

Latin Times

Border Authorities Unearth 'Sophisticated' Smuggling Tunnel Linking El Paso and Juarez

The underground smuggling route was equipped with electricity and ventilation.

Latin Times

Texas Supreme Court to decide legal battle over El Paso migrant shelter’s future

Justices on Monday heard arguments from Annunciation House, which is fighting to stay open, and the Texas Attorney General’s office, which claims the shelter’s work with migrants violates state law.

The Texas Tribune

‘I follow the law:’ El Paso doctor responds to Ken Paxton’s lawsuit over alleged transgender care

Hector Granados, one of two pediatric endocrinologists in El Paso, said he stopped providing gender-affirming care after it was outlawed in Texas in 2023.

The Texas Tribune

An El Paso Christian Charity Is Caught Up in Texas' Border Fight Against the Feds

Annunciation House feeds, shelters, and clothes immigrants. State officials say it's "systemic criminal conduct."

Reason

22 Migrants Found In Poor Conditions At El Paso 'Stash House': US Border Patrol

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens said the migrants were found on Dec. 16 in what he described as a "stash house." While the conditions were described as "poor," all the migrants were in good health. The agents responded to the location after receiving a tip about potential illegal activity…

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Over 20 Migrants Died in El Paso Area Trying To Cross The Border As Treacherous Paths Favored Due To Increased Crackdown

Despite a drop in migrant surrenders, smuggling-related fatalities continue to rise, reaching 23 deaths since last October, the end of the fiscal year

Latin Times

El Paso Extends Migrant Emergency Aid Due To Fears that Federal Funding Will Dry Up During Trump Admin

The news come just weeks after El Paso County announced the impending closure of its Migrant Support Services Center at the end of the year

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Texas Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Doctor For Gender Treatments

Texas Attorney General sues El Paso doctor for unlawfully providing gender-affirming treatments to minors in violation of state law.

International Business Times

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.

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