Julian Resendiz
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Democrats, migrant advocates reject GOP push to oust DHS secretary
Democratic lawmakers and pro-immigrant groups are pushing back against a GOP leader’s intent to oust Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. → Read More
Mayor: Juarez welcomes Venezuelan migrants, but crisis could have been prevented
The mayor of Juarez says he will open a new municipal shelter to ensure migrants from Venezuela are not staying on city streets, as it happened on Sunday. → Read More
Police: Reports of women, girls being ‘sold’ by bus drivers are false
Chihuahua state authorities on Tuesday said an audio recording widely circulated on social media alerting people about the abduction and sale of women and girls for sexual exploitation is false. → Read More
Criminals set fire to 9 vehicles, convenience store in Juarez
Juarez police have arrested two suspects in connection to a string of arson cases involving passenger buses, private vehicles and a convenience store on Thursday. → Read More
Former Canadian prime minister and ex-president of Mexico to meet on Feb. 24
Two former North American leaders will be in El Paso next month to discuss how the region can benefit from rising U.S.-China tensions. → Read More
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl brings positive light to border city trying to move past migration, drug headlines
“It puts El Paso in a positive national light all over the country. That’s good because most of the time that El Paso is in the national news, it’s usually not good.” — Sun Bowl Association Executive Director Bernie Olivas. → Read More
Mexican border state shuts down schools amid latest COVID-19 spike
The Mexican border state of Chihuahua has shut down in-person classes at all public and private schools as it deals with the latest spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths. → Read More
Migrant shelter in Juarez dealing with chickenpox outbreak
Juarez health officials are trying to contain a chickenpox outbreak at one of the largest migrant shelters in the city, a newspaper reported. → Read More
Lost children, friends eaten by wild beasts: New book captures plight of U.S.-bound migrants
The cinderblock confines of Good Samaritan shelter remain silent, but the woman who’s looked after thousands of cold, hungry, fearful migrants there for the past several years is ready to tell their tales. → Read More
Border ‘re-opening’ fails to bring throngs of visitors to U.S. on first day
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The last time Juarez resident Elizabeth Solis visited El Paso it took her an hour and a half to clear the Paso del Norte U.S. port of entry on foot. That was nearly two years ago, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and a U.S. ban on non-essential land border […] → Read More
Border bishops to honor dead migrants at Mass in Juarez
Border religious leaders and some nonprofits plan to gather in Juarez on Saturday to mourn the deaths of migrants in transit and call on the United States to institute more humane immigration policies. → Read More
CBP: We will not compromise national security during reopening of border
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Border officers say they are prepared to welcome non-essential foreign nationals in an orderly manner beginning Monday, but they warn that travelers without proper documents, including proof of full COVID-19 vaccination, will be turned back. → Read More
Documents: El Paso man convicted of firearms violations took high-caliber guns to Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A federal judge has sentenced an El Paso man to 41 months in prison for firearms violations that include the purchase of 49 guns that ended up in Mexico. → Read More
Mexico: Border travel restrictions likely to linger past Aug. 21
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Non-essential land travel restrictions between Mexico and the United States are likely to stay in place past Aug. 21, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said today. → Read More
Cartels take to social media to peddle deadly fentanyl pills, DEA says
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A wave of the illegal synthetic drug fentanyl is coming to the border on its way to the American heartland. But some of it is staying in border communities like El Paso, where law enforcement officials say gangs are using social media platforms to market the illicit and potentially deadly pills to potential consumers of all ages. → Read More
Migrant smuggling kingpin is among border’s 10 Most Wanted criminals
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Murderers, drug traffickers and migrant smugglers make up this year’s list of the 10 Most Wanted transnational criminals in the El Paso-Juarez area. → Read More
Juarez police nab 14 suspects, seize assault rifles in response to deadly attacks on officers
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Fourteen people have been taken into custody in Juarez in connection with attacks that left two police officers dead and another one injured Monday night. → Read More
Locals transporting migrants from border wall to stash houses for $100
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexican drug cartels are often blamed for funneling migrants to the U.S. border. But once those foreigners looking for a better life make it over the border fence or across the burning desert, it is up to a small army of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents to make sure they get to their destination. → Read More
AMLO to carry on populist agenda despite losing seats; Chihuahua favors PAN but Juarez opts for MORENA
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The president of Mexico likely will lose a two-thirds majority in the Chamber of Deputies that allowed him to amend the constitution more than a dozen times in the past two years. → Read More
El Paso readies for possible roll back of non-essential border travel restrictions
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Cross-border traffic is trending up in El Paso, and the city anticipates further spikes once the federal government rolls back non-essential travel restrictions. That’s why city officials say they’re talking with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to re-start a program that reimburses overtime incurred by border officers keeping additional […] → Read More