Thousands attend El Paso memorial for shooting victims

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 02:36:38 +0000

Hannah Gliemann at vigil for Dayton shooting victims

EL PASO, Texas — Leaders from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border gathered in El Paso Wednesday night to memorialize the 22 people killed this month when a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the Texas border city. Thousands of people streamed into the baseball stadium in downtown El Paso with a capacity of […]

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Border numbers drop amid heat, Mexico crackdown

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 23:16:01 +0000

Border numbers drop amid heat, Mexico crackdown

WASHINGTON – Homeland Security says there was a 28% drop in the number of migrants encountered by Customs and Border Protection at the U.S.-Mexico border last month.

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Mexico steps up revisions amid US pressure over migrant flow

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 00:29:54 +0000

Mexico steps up revisions amid US pressure over migrant flow

COMITAN, Mexico – Mexican authorities stepped up revisions along well-traveled routes for migrants in southern Mexico over the weekend, checking identifications, pulling migrants off public transport and intercepting four trucks packed with nearly 800 migrants.

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Mexico denies Trump’s claim of secret concessions in deal

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 22:53:07 +0000

Mexico denies Trump's claim of secret concessions in deal

STERLING, Va.  — Three days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal with Mexico to stem the flow of migrants at the southern border, the two countries appear unable to agree on exactly what’s in it.

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Agents shoot, kill man at California-Mexico border crossing

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 12:58:05 +0000

Agents shoot, kill man at California-Mexico border crossing

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents shot and killed a man who refused to stop at California’s border with Mexico.

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US, Mexico officials to begin talks over tariffs, border

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 23:06:30 +0000

US, Mexico officials to begin talks over tariffs, border

WASHINGTON – Mexico launched a counteroffensive Monday against the threat of U.S. tariffs, warning not only that it would hurt the economies of both countries but also could cause a quarter-million more Central Americans to migrate north.

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‘Hugs not walls’ Mexico border reunions canceled as US refuses permits

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 10:54:13 +0000

Members of migrant families living in the US and Mexico release balloons after taking part in an event called "Abrazos No Muros" (Hugs, not walls) promoted by the Border etwork of Human Rights organization in the border line between Sunland Park, New Mexico State, United States and Ciudad Juarez, state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on 13 October 2018. (Photo by HERIKA MARTINEZ / AFP)

US authorities have denied permits and forced the cancellation of the “Hugs not walls” event which since 2016 has allowed families separated by illegal migration to reunite for a few minutes on the border with Mexico, organizers said.

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