Jeff Abbott
Journalist and Photographer at Freelance
Border Reporter at El Paso Times
Border Reporter at the El Paso Times. Previously freelancer based in Central America I @KipProgram Fellow'23
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2 days ago |
elpasotimes.com | Jeff Abbott
Two Marines were killed and one critically injured in a car accident near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, while following a Border Patrol vehicle. The accident report cited "driver inattention, improper overtaking" as the cause of the crash. The Marines were deployed to the border as part of a military operation related to border security.
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3 days ago |
usatoday.com | Jeff Abbott
• The Hugs Not Walls event, which allows brief cross-border reunions for families, was canceled due to the extension of a border military zone. • Families protested the cancellation on Mexico Mother's Day, expressing sadness and frustration. • The militarization of the border follows an executive order by President Trump declaring a national emergency, despite historically low migrant crossings.
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4 days ago |
yahoo.com | Jeff Abbott
The El Paso-based immigration advocacy group Estrella del Paso was given a $25,000 grant to support their efforts to accompany migrants in the Borderland. The funding, announced Monday, May 5, will allow the organization to continue providing immigrants with no-cost legal representation, organizing Know Your Rights workshops and supporting immigrants navigating through the immigration system.
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1 week ago |
elpasotimes.com | Jeff Abbott
The "Hugs Not Walls" event, planned for Mother's Day on the U.S.-Mexico border, was canceled due to the expansion of a border military zone. A protest titled "Madres de la Frontera: Love Without Borders" will be held in place of the event. Everything was ready for the 12th Hugs Not Walls event scheduled for Saturday, May 10, the same day as Mother's Day in Mexico and across Latin America.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Jeff Abbott
Borderland residents continue to voice their repudiation of the Trump administration's anti-immigrant policies. The march brought together faith leaders, union representatives from the AFL-CIO and farm workers organizations to defend the dignity of the community amidst attacks from the Trump administration, which has sought to paint the border community as a chaotic place overrun by illegal immigration.
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