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After six months of controversy and protests, the tent city erected near a desert port of entry will close after federal officials can find new accommodations for more than 800 unaccompanied minors who crossed the border illegally. Continue Reading
The Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy separated kids and parents, putting the children in foster care, where many of them got a taste of a life much better than the one they left. What happens when they land back home? Continue Reading
A new video shows how 6-year-old Alison Jimena Valencia Madrid and her mom are coping with their life in Texas. Continue Reading
The Democrat who will represent New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District gave a preview of how she’ll approach border and immigration issues when she takes office next week. Continue Reading
Immigration shelters in the El Paso area are trying to expand capacity as the federal government released hundreds of migrants this week with no place to go and without warning. Continue Reading
The facility, which critics have called a ‘tent city’ and sits on a remote port of entry, was opened in June to house mainly unaccompanied minors who crossed the border without parents or guardians. Continue Reading
Alex told the shelter two older teens dragged him into a bedroom. There was surveillance video. But Alex’s case wasn’t investigated. His isn’t the only one. Continue Reading
An eight-year-old boy’s death on Christmas day added to the trauma of an already tumultuous holiday period during which hundreds of migrants were released without much warning in El Paso, sparking a region-wide call for help. Continue Reading
The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville is resisting the government’s efforts to take over the historic chapel that gave Mission its name. Continue Reading
A Washington D.C.-based judge ruled the policy went against standards set forth in the Immigration and Naturalization Act. Continue Reading
The governor-elect says she will be ‘a fighter and independent thinker’ who will work to ‘forever transform our state.’ Continue Reading
Lawmakers said they had more questions than answers after touring Border Patrol facilities in New Mexico where a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl was held before her death. Continue Reading
The Federal Protective Service, which primarily secures federal buildings, has been charged with responding to incidents at the shelter with 2,800 immigrant children in Tornillo, Texas. Continue Reading
The law puts the decision to return to his family in the boy’s small hands. Continue Reading
‘Premature and inaccurate statements undermine the integrity of the investigation,’ attorneys for the family of Jakelin Caal Maquin said Saturday. Continue Reading