Trump tariffs already costing border money, jobs
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The Trump administration’s on-again, off-again tariffs on Mexico and Canada already are costing businesses money and residents jobs in border cities like El Paso and...
View ArticleJuarez police officer injured in body shop attack that left 3 dead
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Three men were killed and two injured by gunfire during a shootout Sunday at a mechanical shop in Juarez, Mexico. Juarez police said at least two men arrived in a...
View ArticleMexico expels alleged US child kidnapper
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – An American who allegedly took his two young children to Mexico without consent and then demanded ransom from the mother is back in Texas to face kidnapping charges....
View ArticleMexico preparing to seal portion of illegal border tunnel near Rio Grande
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Portions of an illegal border tunnel discovered on Jan. 9 between El Paso and Juarez, Mexico, remain unfilled due to engineering challenges posed by the Rio Grande. On...
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Sod farm fixes collapsed berm that led to massive flooding in Tijuana River...
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- With a major storm approaching the Tijuana-San Diego region this week, employees at a sod farm in the Tijuana River Valley dismissed the possibility of any flooding now...
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Plastics most prevalent in trash flows from Tijuana into US
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- As a storm passes through the San Diego region, the Tijuana River picks up the pace carrying even more garbage and debris from south of the border. A trash boom installed...
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13 dead in Mexico bus crash that departed from McAllen, headed to Durango
DURANGO, Mexico (ValleyCentral) — Thirteen people have been confirmed dead in a passenger bus crash that left from McAllen and was bound for Durango, Mexico. According to the Lerdo Fire Department,...
View ArticleICE runs out of space, money to detain migrants, report says
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- A high-ranking official with Immigration and Customs Enforcement says the agency has run out of money to detain and house more migrants for the time being, according to...
View ArticleEl Paso, Juarez vigilant as 16 measles cases reported in Chihuahua
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Authorities in Chihuahua, Mexico, say they have confirmed 15 measles cases in a Mennonite community in the western portion of the state. A 16th case has been confirmed...
View ArticleTijuana airport blockage enters third day
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Despite torrential rains that are hitting the region, residents of a neighborhood called Maclovio Rojas are refusing to end their blockade of the Tijuana airport. Since...
View ArticleShelters in Tijuana desperate for space to keep rescues warm and dry
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Animal shelters in Tijuana say they have run out of space to keep dogs warm and dry as inclement weather hits the region. Last year, the city of Tijuana said stray dogs...
View ArticleMany migrants arriving at border malnourished, health experts say
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Most migrants arriving in Tijuana — either from the south or after being deported from the U.S. — are malnourished and are suffering from dehydration and other intestinal...
View ArticleMigrant crossings down 94 percent, lowest number ever
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- According to statistics provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the number of migrant encounters along the southern border are down by 94 percent when compared to...
View ArticleStorm pummels Tijuana; widespread flooding, landslides, fallen trees, traffic...
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The persistent storm, and in particular Thursday's rain, has wreaked havoc on the city of Tijuana leaving behind landslides, downed trees and power lines, countless...
View ArticleUS military intervention versus cartels ‘impossible,’ Mexico's president says
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- On Friday, during her daily news conference, Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum showed disdain for a statement made by Ronald Johnson, nominee for U.S. Ambassador to...
View ArticleSamsung halts investment, announces layoffs in Mexico due to tariffs uncertainty
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Samsung has decided to stop any future investment in Mexico over economic doubts caused in part by President Trump's proposed tariffs, according to Roberto Vega Solís,...
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National Guard members killed in cartel ambush
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Five soldiers are dead and two injured by gunfire following a series of attacks by armed civilians late Sunday along the Jalisco-Michoacan border in western Mexico....
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Killing site in Jalisco, Mexico just the latest in a long series of gruesome...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in western Mexico confirmed this week the discovery of hundreds of clothing items and bone fragments by a group of people searching for relatives at a previously known...
View ArticleFire from Mexico spreads across border near Alamo
HIDALGO COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Winds are causing a fire that originated on the Mexico side of the southern border to cross onto U.S. soil. Eyewitnesses say the fire is crossing onto Border...
View ArticleReport: Samsung rethinking investment in Mexico due to uncertainty over tariffs
Editor's note: This article has been updated to include a response from a Samsung spokesperson to questions about the company's operations in Mexico. SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Samsung has decided...
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