Migrants have been bused to Monterrey and, they say, Chiapas under an ever-changing and often brutal “remain in Mexico” program. The policy is being carried out up and down the border by the Trump Administration in a controversial partnership with the Mexican government.
Immigration
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Watch: Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. are left to fend for themselves in Mexico
Migrants have been bused to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, under the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” program, a partnership with the Mexican government.
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Mexican officials say El Paso massacre was terrorism aimed at their citizens — and vow to be part of investigation
The shooting, which killed 22 people, has reignited Mexican officials’ criticism of what they consider lax U.S. gun laws.
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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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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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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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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.