Jason Buch
S.A. Express-News
Seattle, WA, United States
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Conflicting statements about border wall sowing confusion in Laredo
Residents surprised and confused after the president promised to halt construction of a wall. → Read More
Border wall construction continues at historic cemetery
Construction crews are bulldozing brush within 10 feet of the 19th century burial ground. → Read More
Biden promised to stop the border wall. It still is being built
Unspent border wall funding means the administration could be on the hook to build... → Read More
Banker in San Antonio real estate scandal deported
Rafael Olvera Amezcua had been accused of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars in... → Read More
Three-year prison term for former Mexican governor who laundered bribe money in Texas
Jorge Juan Torres Lopez, former interim governor of Coahuila, admitted taking bribes from... → Read More
Former Mexican governor, accused of laundering millions in San Antonio and Texas, pleads guilty
One-time Tamaulipas Gov. Tomas Yarrington was initially accused in a 53-page indictment... → Read More
ICE is ending long-term immigrant family detention
The family detention centers in Dilley and Karnes County have been derided as “baby... → Read More
San Antonio company tied to fraud in Mexico received COVID relief loan
Leadman Trade Inc., the San Antonio company is accused of taking part in a massive fraud in Mexico, received at least $150,000 in Payroll Protection Program funds. → Read More
Judges in Laredo jailing witnesses in ‘mechanical scheme’
Along the border, federal judges regularly jail witnesses of smuggling crimes. Those witnesses, often undocumented immigrants, are having their rights violated, the ACLU of Texas said in a lawsuit filed in Laredo. → Read More
Former Mexican border governor pleads guilty to money laundering
Jorge Juan Torres López, the former governor of Mexico’s Coahuila state, admitted to using U.S. banks to launder dirty money during a plea hearing Wednesday in Corpus Christi → Read More
Money laundering case against Mexican official is dismissed
José Manuel Saíz Pineda, the former state treasurer of Tabasco, was accused of laundering millions of dollars in Texas, Florida, Los Angeles and New York City. → Read More
Authorities arrest two Mexican businessmen with San Antonio ties
One of them, Alonso Ancira, is related to the Ancira family that owns multiple car dealerships. He was arrested in Spain as part of a corruption sweep. → Read More
NW’s largest e-recycling business was a fraud, rules federal judge
The owners of Total Reclaim promoted themselves as responsible recyclers. A federal investigation found otherwise. → Read More
How Seattle activists helped stop Amazon in NYC
After the company announced its expansion plans, local critics and politicians sounded the alarm. → Read More
Sea lions and orcas battle it out in Puget Sound
The fight for Northwest salmon pits sea lions against orcas, salmon, fishermen and almost everyone else. → Read More
With summer approaching, concerns grow about dangerous smuggling routes
Despite the smuggling attempt last year that left 10 dead in San Antonio, officials and activists say smugglers are still putting migrants at risk, although they disagree about the impact of increased enforcement by the Trump administration. → Read More
Trump administration cuts legal orientation program for immigrants
The decision to cut the know-your-rights presentations will mean more people will go to court unprepared to face a judge, experts said. → Read More
Truck driver in controversial smuggling case released
A judge ordered Herbert Alan Nichols, charged in a case that received attention because the immigrants involved weren't taken into federal custody, released because the 90-day window to file an indictment had passed. → Read More
Border Patrol reveals where border wall funding will be spent
Congress this month finally funded portions of President Donald Trump's border wall, and on Friday a top border security official announced where the first 100 miles will be built. → Read More
Report: Detainees at Texas detention center beaten, pepper-sprayed
Detainees from Africa who were held at the West Texas Detention Facilit in Sierra Blanca were subjected to "terrible conditions," according to a report from immigration advocacy groups. → Read More