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Feds target Sinaloa cartel boss sending 'tons' of fentanyl to US
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Federal officials are joining forces to go after a Sinaloa cartel boss they believe responsible for sending thousands of pounds of fentanyl into the U.S. Sergio...
View ArticleThree Mexicali boys arrested, accused of animal abuse, bestiality
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Three boys in the city of Mexicali have been detained and are under investigation for animal cruelty, stemming from sexual encounters with dogs, according to Baja...
View ArticleVital traffic bridge just south of the border still not ready, more repairs...
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The reopening of the "Chaparral Bridge" just south of the border in Tijuana has been delayed by another three months. Tijuana's Mayor, Montserrat Caballero, told reporters...
View ArticleMore addicted Americans finding cheaper highs in Tijuana, activist says
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- During the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more Americans sought medications south of the border in cities such as Tijuana, according to activist Marck Rivera García. He says...
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Mexico deals with rising number of ill, injured migrants
JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Hospitals in the border state of Chihuahua have provided emergency care for 4,573 migrants in the past 15 months. At least 10% have required hospitalization for...
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Juarez loses 1,900 assembly jobs, but US-China trade war to bring new plants
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – An industry expert says a strong peso and the aftereffects of strikes at U.S. automotive factories last year continue posing challenges for manufacturing operations in...
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South Texas border officials request info on 'missing water'
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez has asked federal and state officials to account for two South Texas reservoirs, which he believes are "missing water." Cortez on...
View ArticleMissing migrants rescued from desert south of Juarez
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexican authorities early Tuesday rescued four migrants who spent the night lost in the desert south of Juarez. The migrants were part of a group of 10 walking along...
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Tijuana River lands on Top 10 list of most endangered rivers in America
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The Tijuana River has made the Top 10 "most endangered rivers in America" list, a designation published by American Rivers, an environmental advocacy group based in...
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Friendly game of catch brings 2 sides of border together
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Residents of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez gathered on both sides of the border to enjoy a friendly game of catch. "¡DALE DALE! A Borderland Classic" took place on Sunday, April 14...
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Group reports mass kidnapping of Ecuadorian migrants in Juarez
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A large group of Ecuadorian migrants who flew to Juarez, Mexico, last week was abducted by armed criminals, a New York-based legal aid organization says. A family of...
View ArticleFederal money in hand, County of San Diego yet to commit millions for migrant...
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The County of San Diego last week applauded the allocation of $19.6 million in federal funding to support programs aiding asylum-seekers entering the country through the...
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Mexico offers assistance to Texas residents against 'anti-immigrant' SB4
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Alicia Barcena was in El Paso on Wednesday with a message to residents of Mexican descent uncomfortable with Texas’ aggressive efforts to enforce immigration laws: You...
View ArticleAG investigates cartel-on-cartel drug 'seizure' in Baja
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Baja California’s attorney general says his office is investigating a widely-circulated social media video in which members of a Mexican drug cartel show large amounts...
View ArticleDubious claims about voting flyers at a migrant camp show how the border is...
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A humanitarian organization in northeastern Mexico said it did not create flyers urging migrants to vote for President Joe Biden that were filmed at its shelter in a viral video...
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Bipartisan bill tackles cartel recruitment of US teens
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A Republican from Colorado and a Democrat from New Mexico have filed a bill to educate American high school and middle school students about the dangers of getting...
View Article8 out of 10 fire hydrants in Tijuana need replacement, fire chief says
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- More than 80 percent of fire hydrants in Tijuana have been vandalized, don't work or are obsolete, according to Rafael Carrillo Venegas, the city's fire department...
View Article'Zombie drug' worries Tijuana's abuse prevention community
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Baja health officials, including those who work with addicts, say it's only a matter of time before they start seeing strong evidence of the drug xylazine being consumed...
View ArticleNew port of entry won't be done in time as US has yet to start work on its...
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The Otay Mesa East Port of Entry, slated to open late this year, will not begin operations for at least another year, according to Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar...
View ArticleDoctor 'executed' outside his private hospital in Tijuana
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The medical director at Hospital Arcángeles, a private hospital in Tijuana, was "executed" Thursday morning while sitting in the parking lot of the facility, police said....
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