Drug Smuggling Surges At U.S.-Mexico Border
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Kamala Harris touring ‘border’ spot hundreds of miles from actual crisis
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Vice President Kamala Harris visits the El Paso central processing center in Texas on June 25, 2021.REUTERS Vice President Kamala Harris finally visited the US-Mexico border on Friday — but toured an area far from the epicenter of the migrant … Read More
Texas border wall project receives over $450K in donations, a week after Gov. Greg Abbott announced plans
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A section of the border fence in the Rio Grande Valley. Credit: Callie Richmond for The Texas Tribune Over the span of about a week, Texas received $459,000 in private donations for the state’s planned wall at the southern border, the … Read More
Kamala Harris to visit El Paso on Friday in first trip to U.S.-Mexico border as vice president
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Former President Donald Trump plans on touring Texas’ southern border with Gov. Greg Abbott later this month. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit El Paso on Friday. Credit: REUTERS/Carlos Barria Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit El Paso on June … Read More
In 5 months, 41,000 migrants have sought asylum in Mexico, 16 more than in all of last year
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For many, Mexico is becoming a destination rather than a transit country. More migrants are choosing to stay here rather than seek entry into the US Mexico is on track to record its highest ever number of asylum requests as … Read More
Texas Border Patrol agents bust U-Haul truck smuggling 27 illegal immigrants
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The drivers were U.S. citizens. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents at the Laredo Sector in Texas intercepted a U-Haul truck carrying 27 illegal immigrants in a suspected smuggling operation. The agents apprehended the truck on I-35, north of Laredo Sector’s immigration checkpoint Sunday … Read More
Trump to visit ‘decimated’ Mexico border with Texas Gov. Abbott on June 30
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Trump attributed the immigration crisis to the White House’s reversal of his immigration policies. Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the U.S.-Mexico border with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at the end of the month, which he described on Tuesday as an “unmitigated … Read More