Tag: Borderland
Child’s death highlights communication barriers on border
By JULIE WATSON, Associated Press
Shortly before a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in U.S. custody, her father signed a form stating that his daughter was in...
7-year-old in good health, border agents said; then she died
By COLLEEN LONG and ELLIOT SPAGAT
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just 7 years old, Jackeline Caal was picked up by U.S. authorities with her father...
Pentagon says troops at US border to cost about $210 million
By ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Using thousands of military troops to help secure the Southwest border will cost an estimated $210...
With federal agents redeployed to manage migrant caravan, Texas border-crossers expect...
By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Nov. 21, 2018
EL PASO - Keep calm and come on over.
That's the holiday message city and business officials...
Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones concedes in close congressional race against Will...
By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Nov. 19, 2018
Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones conceded Monday in her challenge to U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, ensuring...
US warns travelers of long waits at some border crossings
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection office that oversees West Texas and New Mexico is warning travelers that wait...
Guardsman at Texas border accused of sexual assault
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas National Guard member serving at the U.S.-Mexico border is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a motel, authorities...
Four months later, closure for Border Patrol death is elusive
By Lisa Morton
Sheriff Oscar Carrillo sat back in his chair, pushed back his cap, and with the look of someone who has finally been...
Porvenir massacre on Texas border haunts descendants 100 years later
(Running in The Advocate as a two-part series)
Reprinted with permission from The El Paso Times
By Madlin Mekelburg, El Paso Times
AUSTIN — It has been 100 years since 15 unarmed...
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