What to know about Mexico's historic elections Sunday that will likely put a...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the country's path forward in voting shadowed by cartel violence. With two...
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Immigration attorney worries proposed changes will render asylum unattainable
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The Biden administration this month announced plans to speed up asylum proceedings and quickly remove those who don't qualify, something critics say is similar to the...
View ArticleAsylum-seeking families take cover after Texas National Guard fires pepper balls
JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Several migrant families ran for cover after Texas soldiers fired non-lethal projectiles at illegal border crossers by the Rio Grande in El Paso on Tuesday morning. A...
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Still hurting from violence, Mexican priests and families hope for peace...
CHIHUAHUA, México (AP) — José Portillo Gil, the gang leader known as “El Chueco” — the Crooked One — lowered his gun. The Rev. Jesús Reyes then spoke what he feared might be his final words: Please,...
View ArticleHeat-related monkey deaths are now reported in several Mexican states
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Heat-related howler monkey deaths have now been reported in two more states in southern Mexico, after two other states reported die-offs earlier this month, environmental...
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Despite Mexico likely electing a female president, men hold the power in some...
PLAN DE AYALA, Mexico (AP) — At 4:30 a.m., the girls and women begin to appear in the dark streets of this rural village of Tojolabal people in southern Mexico. They walk in silence. Some are headed...
View ArticleSeven smugglers assist LA-bound migrant for $8,500
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A Baja California lawyer and a Heber, California, resident are facing charges of transporting and harboring illegal aliens in connection with a May 26 incident...
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Border agents lead hiking tour of migrant-smuggling routes in San Diego...
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Members of the media and other guests of the Border Patrol huffed and puffed as they made their way up and down a mountain trail at the base of Otay Mountain, a path...
View ArticleViolence mars last day of campaigning for Mexico's election
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico held the last day of campaigning Wednesday before Sunday’s nationwide election, but the closing rallies were darkened by attacks on candidates and the country's persistently...
View ArticleBaja's top prosecutor denies Tijuana is having its most violent year ever
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The office of Baja California's attorney general during a news conference Wednesday denied reports the city of Tijuana is on pace to break all-time records when it comes...
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Laredo enacts Stage 3 'critical' water restrictions
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- The South Texas border city of Laredo has implemented Stage 3 water restrictions as levels at both regional reservoirs are at historic and critically low levels....
View Article475,000 homes needed in Baja California as migrating Americans continue to...
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Xavier Ibarra Quintana, president of Mexico's National Chamber of Housing and Industry Development, said more than 475,000 homes are needed in the state of Baja...
View ArticleBorder bridge in Tijuana reopens after 16-month repair job
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- After 16 months of repair work, the Chaparral Bridge just south of the border in Tijuana reopened for traffic earlier this week. The structure provides a vital link for...
View ArticleCalifornia congressman asks Supreme Court to dismiss Mexico's lawsuit against...
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California, has asked the United States Supreme Court to dismiss Mexico's lawsuit against American firearms manufacturers. The court case, Mexico...
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Laredo leaders question city's role in binational river conservation project
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- Environmentalists in South Texas are touting the benefits of a binational river conservation project that would span both sides of the Rio Grande after leaders in...
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Migrants on Juarez streets coping with high temperatures
JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Leidys and two female traveling companions huddled their eight children under the scarce shade of two shrubs on the banks of the Rio Grande. The three Venezuelan...
View ArticleMigrant missing in ocean after trying to swim around border barrier
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The search continues for a migrant who has been reported missing after trying to swim around the border barrier Wednesday night. Tijuana lifeguards say a person notified...
View ArticleGas stations slowly reopening after protest led to shortage in Tijuana
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Gas stations in Tijuana are operating at 50 percent capacity as they slowly recover from a gas shortage that shut down many stations for days, according to Alejandro Borja...
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Mexicans abroad voting in record numbers
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexicans living abroad are voting in record numbers to elect a new president. A total of 78,911 had cast votes through a secure website as of Wednesday and another...
View ArticleImmigration checkpoint at Tijuana airport used to extort newcomers, official...
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Mexico's National Institute of Migration (INM) has a checkpoint at the Tijuana airport to provide direction and information for migrants, but Enrique Lucero, director of...
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