28 ViewsSAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities have announced the discovery of an underground smuggling tunnel on Mexico’s border, running the length of a football field on U.S. soil to a warehouse in an industrial area. The cross-border tunnel from Tijuana to the San Diego area was built in one of the most fortified
31 ViewsEL PASO, Texas — The U.S.-Mexican border near El Paso and New Mexico continues to see thousands of people trying to cross the border. Immigration advocates in El Paso, Texas, are continuing to try and help asylum seekers, while they wait for a policy put in place at the beginning
20 ViewsGovernor Greg Abbott says he’ll send migrants on buses to Washington, D.C., schools hope to continue free meal programs after federal funding dries up, and speaking of drying up, drought conditions are expected to worsen over the next few months affecting borderland farmers and residents.
26 ViewsTORRANCE COUNTY, N.M. — The U.S. Office of the Inspector General is calling for the immediate removal of all Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees from the Torrance County Detention Center. According to a federal report obtained by Hearst’s National Investigative Unit and Target 7, the Inspector General said ICE needs to
5 ViewsNew Mexico’s immigrant families have the full support of the Las Cruces City Council, following a unanimous vote encouraging the creation of a better pathway to United States citizenship. Councilor Johana Bencomo says the resolution, which calls on Congress to develop comprehensive immigration reform, is a way to welcome essential
20 ViewsAt Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, a village has been built to house up to 5,000 Afghan refugees. KOB 4’s Ryan Laughlin spent most of the day touring the Aman Omid Village, which translates to the Peace and Hope Village.
8 ViewsLee Drake, an adjunct anthropology professor at the University of New Mexico, recently received national attention for the work he’s done in aiding Afghan refugees, specifically for the role he played in helping 9-year-old Asma’s family get help.
9 ViewsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Almost half of the people who live in New Mexico are Hispanic or Latino. When the coronavirus impacted our state, it also hit the immigrant community. Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury said, “While the pandemic has forced many of our families to stay home our immigrant workers, our immigrant
8 ViewsImmigration and Customs Enforcement agents will no longer conduct mass raids on workplaces where undocumented immigrants are employed, according to a new order by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The real problem, Mayorkas said in a memorandum released Tuesday, are “exploitative employers,” not unauthorized workers.
7 ViewsLAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is preparing to welcome 400 refugees who fled Afghanistan amid the withdrawal of U.S. troops in August. About 100 of those refugees are expected to resettle in Las Cruces.
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