The shooting, which killed 22 people, has reignited Mexican officials’ criticism of what they consider lax U.S. gun laws.
Immigration
In-depth reporting on border issues, policies, communities, and the impact of immigration across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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A racist manifesto and a shooter terrorize Hispanics in El Paso and beyond
On Saturday, the city was the victim of white supremacy, but it was not the only target. By terrorizing El Paso, the gunman terrorized Hispanics across the state and the country.
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In honor of El Paso victims, dozens line up to donate blood at Texas Capitol
Organizers had to bring in a second mobile station to deal with the high number of people wanting to donate blood. By the end of the drive, over 110 people had donated.
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Broken Border
University of Texas researchers aiding Salvadoran teen were threatened with arrest by Mexican authorities
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin say a high-ranking U.S. border official refused them entry into the U.S. and sent them back to Piedras Negras, Mexico — straight into the arms of Mexican authorities who threatened to arrest them on smuggling charges.
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Broken Border
As El Paso closes emergency migrant shelters, Mexico scrambles to add space on the border
The Mexican government has converted a former factory into a shelter that could potentially house thousands of migrants. But in El Paso, a number of churches have closed their emergency shelters as the number of migrants has dropped.
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Doctors urge probe of child migrant deaths, warn “poor conditions” at border increase risk of spreading flu
The doctors have sounded an alarm to Congress after the deaths of six children who were in government custody over the past year.
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Immigration
ACLU: U.S. has taken nearly 1,000 child migrants from their parents since judge ordered border separations halted
A California judge ordered the government to stop family separations in June 2018. The ACLU says the government is continuing the practice by using a “loophole” in the court order.
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Broken Border
Donald Trump Jr. visits private border wall amid immigration crisis, Mueller aftermath
Trump was among the special guests at what organizers dubbed the Symposium at the Wall, organized by the group that raised millions to build a border barrier on private land.
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Immigration
Trump says he has agreement with Guatemala to help stem flow of migrants at the border
The announcement comes just days after Trump threatened retaliation against Guatemala as discussions stalled over designating the Central American nation as a country where migrants on their journey to the United States would be directed to first seek asylum.
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Broken Border
In a Mexican border city, Trump’s plan to discourage migrants appears to be working as some give up on asylum
The controversial “remain in Mexico” plan is becoming one of the Trump administration’s most successful strategies for keeping migrants from gaining entry into the U.S. Just ask the migrants released into cartel-weary Nuevo Laredo this week. Many are headed home.