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Texas is already policing the Mexican border − and will play an outsize role in any Trump plan to crack down on immigration

Over the past half-decade, the state of Texas has been pushing an evolution in the administration and enforcement of immigration law. Stepping into a traditional federal role, state lawmakers in 2023 passed Senate Bill 4, allowing Texas police to arrest those illegally crossing the border from Mexico.

The Conversation

Chihuahua Police Officer Facing Trial Over El Paso Resident's Fatal Shooting

According to the Chihuahua Attorney General's Office, the decision to proceed with the trial was partly based on an autopsy revealing that Julian Alfredo Rodriguez, a 19-year-old, died from a gunshot wound to the head.

Latin Times

El Paso County Commissioner Says U.S. Government is Knowingly 'Killing Immigrants' As Deaths During Border Crossings Climb

El Paso County Commissioners passes resolution aiming to improve data collection of deaths across the border and collaboration with organizations.

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Border Authorities Unearth 'Sophisticated' Smuggling Tunnel Linking El Paso and Juarez

The underground smuggling route was equipped with electricity and ventilation.

Latin Times

Texas Supreme Court to decide legal battle over El Paso migrant shelter’s future

Justices on Monday heard arguments from Annunciation House, which is fighting to stay open, and the Texas Attorney General’s office, which claims the shelter’s work with migrants violates state law.

The Texas Tribune

‘I follow the law:’ El Paso doctor responds to Ken Paxton’s lawsuit over alleged transgender care

Hector Granados, one of two pediatric endocrinologists in El Paso, said he stopped providing gender-affirming care after it was outlawed in Texas in 2023.

The Texas Tribune

An El Paso Christian Charity Is Caught Up in Texas' Border Fight Against the Feds

Annunciation House feeds, shelters, and clothes immigrants. State officials say it's "systemic criminal conduct."

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22 Migrants Found In Poor Conditions At El Paso 'Stash House': US Border Patrol

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens said the migrants were found on Dec. 16 in what he described as a "stash house." While the conditions were described as "poor," all the migrants were in good health. The agents responded to the location after receiving a tip about potential illegal activity…

Latin Times

Over 20 Migrants Died in El Paso Area Trying To Cross The Border As Treacherous Paths Favored Due To Increased Crackdown

Despite a drop in migrant surrenders, smuggling-related fatalities continue to rise, reaching 23 deaths since last October, the end of the fiscal year

Latin Times

El Paso Extends Migrant Emergency Aid Due To Fears that Federal Funding Will Dry Up During Trump Admin

The news come just weeks after El Paso County announced the impending closure of its Migrant Support Services Center at the end of the year

Latin Times

El Paso County Migrant Support Center Winding Down Operations

El Paso County's migrant support center is scaling back due to funding concerns and reduced migrant arrivals.

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Texas Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Doctor For Gender Treatments

Texas Attorney General sues El Paso doctor for unlawfully providing gender-affirming treatments to minors in violation of state law.

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As US Election Rhetoric Heats Up, Illegal Border Crossings Fall

The banks of the Rio Grande river separating Mexico and the United States look almost deserted, and formerly overcrowded migrant shelters are half empty -- a consequence of tougher US immigration policies in an election year.

The Texas Tribune

Second Texas doctor sued for providing gender-affirming care to minors

These are the first cases under a law prohibiting doctors from providing puberty blockers or hormone therapy to help minors transition.

Latin Times

El Paso Authorities Monitor Migrant Caravans From Southern Mexico, Prepare Resources For Possible Influx

The first caravan group that left Chiapas on Oct. 5 was near Mexico City, while other groups were moving through the state of Oaxaca.

Latin Times

Border Patrol Apprehends 21 Migrants Entering U.S. "Via Storm Drain" in El Paso

CBP data shows that migration at the border remains at its lowest level since the fall of 2020.

Latin Times

Tren de Aragua Member Arrested in New Mexico After Allegedly Being Involved in a Homicide in Texas

The Santa Teresa, New Mexico, station remains one of the busiest in the El Paso sector and nationwide for smuggling activity.

The Guardian - US

More than 100 people died near the New Mexico border in 2024 – a tenfold increase in two years

This year, 108 bodies have been found near the state’s US-Mexico border. Almost all of the deaths were heat-related.

The Independent UK

Migrant deaths in New Mexico have increased tenfold

New Mexico authorities are grappling with a growing number of migrants dying in the state's border region, with the remains of more than 100 found in the first eight months of the year in the state

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