Fernie Ortiz, WHNT

Fernie Ortiz

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Past articles by Fernie:

Gunmen kill 10 in nightlub in Guanajuato, Mexico

Gunmen stormed into a bar and killed at least 10 people — both employees and patrons — early Sunday morning in Apaseo El Grande in the state of Guanajuato, Mexican officials said. → Read More

Cat with gang tattoos finds forever home after being rescued from Mexican prison

An Egyptian hairless cat with gang tattoos that police rescued from a Mexican prison has found a forever home across the border. → Read More

House Judiciary Committee’s GOP members tour Yuma ahead of ‘Biden Border Crisis II’ hearing

Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee will hold a field hearing on border security Thursday afternoon at Yuma City Hall. → Read More

DHS: Border encounters plummeted in January thanks to new parole program

The busiest month for illegal border crossings will be followed by the slowest in years, U.S. officials said Wednesday. → Read More

Border Patrol agents shoot and kill armed migrant near Arizona-Mexico border

U.S. Border Patrol agents from a tactical unit shot and killed a migrant who was armed when he entered the country illegally. → Read More

Five alleged smugglers added to border’s ‘most wanted’ list

Five more individuals have been added to the list of the Border Patrol's most wanted. → Read More

Neighbors build wall blocking off access to migrant shelter in Mexico

Locals have built a wall that blocks access to a migrant shelter in Mexico. → Read More

Baby wipe cocaine bust Laredo’s largest drug seizure in 20 years

What should have been a shipment of baby wipes turned out to be a load of cocaine, the largest uncovered at a Laredo port of entry in two decades, border officials said. → Read More

$89,000 in undeclared cash seized from vehicle bound for Mexico

Two Mexican nationals attempted to sneak more than $89,000 in cash south of the border without declaring it, U.S. Custom and Border Protection said. → Read More

Canadian kidnapping suspect arrested after entering U.S. illegally, CBP says

A Canadian man wanted on suspicion of kidnapping with a history of sexual assault and child pornography has been arrested near the U.S.-Canada border. → Read More

Son of former cartel drug lord pleads guilty to gun smuggling charges

The son of the former head of the Gulf Cartel has pleaded guilty to weapons charges. → Read More

2 Mexican men charged in deadly migrant smuggling

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Two Mexican men have been charged with a migrant smuggling attempt that ended in three deaths. Jose Luis Aguilera-Guzman and Jesus David Nuñez-Monreal allegedly led a group of migrants across the border into the New Mexico desert on July 19. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s […] → Read More

Border agents find smuggled migrants in homes, apartments, motels throughout El Paso

Sheriff’s deputies were serving a narcotics warrant when they discovered 13 migrants on Friday afternoon at a Central El Paso home. → Read More

VIDEO: Migrant smuggler leads troopers on chase before bailout

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Dashcam video from a Department of Public Safety unit shows a migrant smuggler leading troopers on a chase before the vehicle abruptly stops and the driver and several migrants run away. The chase happened on June 14 in San Ygnacio, Texas, a tiny border town about 35 miles south […] → Read More

$339,000 worth of fentanyl stashed in vehicle at South Texas border crossing

Border officers found nearly $340,000 worth of fentanyl in a vehicle that arrived from Mexico on Wednesday at the Hidalgo International Bridge in Hidalgo, Texas. → Read More

$3.2 million worth of cocaine and meth seized at South Texas ports of entry

Border officers at South Texas ports of entry seized more than $2.7 million worth of cocaine within three days, according to several U.S. Customs and Border Protection news releases → Read More

Club drug ketamine found in bottles of makeup bound for New Zealand

Customs officials recently seized a shipment of ketamine, a potentially deadly drug often found at raves and dance clubs. → Read More

Feds sue Texas to block order allowing troopers to stop any vehicle suspected of transporting migrants

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday responded to a letter from the U.S. Attorney General urging him to rescind his executive order restricting the transportation migrants into Texas communities. → Read More

Florida Gov. DeSantis to visit Texas-Mexico border for security briefing

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he will host Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for a border security briefing on Saturday in Del Rio, Texas, according to a media advisory from the governor’s office. → Read More

Mexican woman found dead near border in Sunland Park, NM, police say

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (Border Report) -- U.S. Border Patrol agents found the body of a migrant woman late Wednesday, one of several deaths reported in the El Paso Sector in recent weeks. → Read More