36 Views EL PASO, Texas — A southern New Mexico nonprofit organization says Mexican cartels are playing a part in migrants crossing the border. Ken Ferrone is the executive director of Catholic Charities of southern New Mexico. The only nonprofit in the southern portion of the state to handle asylum
65 Views EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A large number of migrants in Mexico who were “posing a potential threat to make a mass entry” into the United States were prevented from cross a bridge leading to El Paso, Texas, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said.
65 Views ‘Unfortunately, federal government officials and US Congress have not done their duty to properly and adequately fund and protect our border,’ said Rep. John Block ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico state lawmaker Rep. John Block is proposing a resolution urging the federal government to resume building a wall along
81 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – U.S. Border Authorities are now changing the rules on how officials carry out vehicle pursuits which are getting mixed reactions from advocacy groups and lawmakers.
148 Views EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 27-year-old El Paso man, accused of pointing a gun at migrants and sending them running for safety, claimed he was “doing it for America,” according to court documents obtained by KTSM.
133 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Since Biden took, office he has not been to the U.S. -Mexico border. On Sunday, that finally happened in El Paso, Texas, but no New Mexico officials joined the president.
86 Views On Sunday, President Joe Biden toured the border city, including the Bridge of the Americas port of entry. During the president’s visit, hundreds of migrants sought food, water, and shelter at Sacred Heart Church in Downtown El Paso.
81 Views EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Mark Seitz of El Paso is the first bishop from a state along the Mexico border to head the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ migration committee in at least 20 years. With a migrant shelter literally in his backyard and his diocese smack
91 Views HEBRON, Ky. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he intends to visit the U.S.-Mexico border — his first since taking office — in connection with his meeting next week in Mexico City with the leaders of Mexico and Canada.
135 Views Last week several rabbis from the Jewish organizations T’ruah and HIAS travelled to El Paso to witness firsthand the immigration crisis at the border. Scott Brocato spoke with four of the rabbis about their experiences there and what they witnessed.
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