Border Report

Covering untold, local stories about those living, working and migrating along the U.S.-Mexico border. #BorderReport #NexstarNation

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The Trump administration is considering adding a $100,000 bond to green card applications for those seeking lawful permanent residence in the U.S.https://t.co/3GGqF8dTHV

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UPDATE: Three people were injured in New York City after a suspect allegedly started a blaze near a federal immigration building in Lower Manhattan this morning, authorities said.
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UPDATE: The father of an El Paso man whose dog was allegedly shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a home search last year described his family’s “traumatic” experience.
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The giant cylindrical buoys that were pushed into the Rio Grande by flooding made it all they way to the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, prompting officials to shut down during the weekend.
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Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was sentenced to life in prison and called for an end to the brand of brutal violence he used to grow the Sinaloa cartel.
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The State Department has issued a warning to Americans living and traveling abroad, urging them to remain cautious in the face of increased threats on U.S. diplomatic facilities.
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Officials have confirmed the first New World screwworm case in the Texas border county of Starr.
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Two undocumented immigrants face human smuggling charges after border agents dismantled a stash house in El Paso.
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UPDATE: The daughter of a woman taken into custody by ICE says her mother is not the person many have portrayed her to be and believes she was unknowingly caught up in a drug-smuggling case.
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Flooding in Eagle Pass sent over 120 buoys from their staging area on banks of the Rio Grande into the river, and many are still making their way downstream.
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UPDATE: DHS says a woman whose arrest raised concerns about ICE activity is a convicted meth dealer and was targeted for removal.

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A group of Democratic members of Congress fears that the federal government is planning to relocate unaccompanied migrant children to Texas to potentially speed up their removals.
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The Alabama National Guard sent Spc. Derrick Sankey to South Texas with a simple mission: Secure the border. ... When he arrived in McAllen, however, Sankey decided to work for smugglers instead.
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The number of migrants encountered by Border Patrol agents on the Southwest border dropped slightly in June from May, and the Rio Grande Valley Sector continued to report the most encounters.
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Milwaukee’s clash with the Justice Department over masks is the latest battle in a growing effort by states and cities to require ICE agents to identify themselves during enforcement operations.
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The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others.
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Live updates: One death confirmed as Flash Flood Emergency continues in Central Texas
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Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows are directing most Texas state agencies to reduce their baseline funding requests by 3% as the state planning its 2028-29 budget.https://t.co/qTuyT9s1Dx

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The Trump administration has added La Linea — remnants of the old Juarez cartel — to its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations, allowing the U.S to go after its assets and those who help them.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now confirmed the presence of a multistate outbreak of the parasite-based sickness cyclosporiasis impacting “at least four midwestern states.”
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