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BorderReport.com aims to share immediate, in-depth stories about the lives of individuals who live, work, and migrate along the U.S.-Mexico border. This valuable content is produced by skilled and reliable journalists from Nexstar Media Group, who have been specifically selected to focus on border issues. The reporting team is headed by Julian Resendiz, based in El Paso, and Sandra Sanchez, based in McAllen. Both Julian and Sandra bring years of journalism experience and have dedicated much of their lives to understanding and covering the border area.

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Alleged Tren de Aragua gang member arrested at Doña Ana County judge's home

23 hours ago | borderreport.com | Melissa Luna

DOÑA ANA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) - A New Mexico judge resigned last month after the Department of Homeland Security arrested his tenant, who is accused of being a member of the Venezuelan transnational criminal gang Tren de Aragua. According to the criminal complaint, former Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano rented out his casita to Cristhian Ortega-Lopez at the behest of his wife last year. They met Ortega-Lopez when his wife hired him to do housework.
Environmental groups protest EPA administrator's visit to border in California

1 day ago | borderreport.com | Salvador Rivera

SAN DIEGO ( Border Report) - Several Southern California environmental groups staged a protest as Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin visited the San Diego area Tuesday morning. The event called "Hands Off Earth" was organized as a way to denounce the Trump administration's cutbacks on environmental protections and programs, said Sara Ochoa, programs director with Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation.
Crusius sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole

2 days ago | borderreport.com | Melissa Luna

EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM) - El Paso Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius pleaded guilty to state charges in the Aug. 3, 2019 massacre on Monday, April 21, and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The hearing began at 10 a.m. Monday morning at the El Paso County Courthouse. Previously, the shooter pleaded guilty in 2023 to federal charges and was sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms without possibility of parole. The shooter killed 23 people on Aug.
Marines killed in crash near border identified

5 days ago | borderreport.com | Luisa Barrios

EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM) - Officials with the 1st Marine Division identified the two Marines who were killed after a military vehicle crash on Tuesday, April 15, while supporting Joint Task Force Southern Border operations. The 1st Marine Division said the crash occurred during a convoy movement near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The first victim is Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera, 22, of Riverside, California, who was a combat engineer with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division.
Jesus apprehended at US border for illegal entry, 'packing' a Smith & Wesson

6 days ago | borderreport.com | Julian Resendiz

Border Patrol zeroes in on man who crossed over from Mexico wearing muddy, worn-down clothes claiming famous nameEL PASO, Texas (Border Report) - A man named Cristo Jesus de Nasareth has an April 22 date in U.S. federal court after a magistrate judge in Texas ordered him held without bond on immigration and weapons and ammunition charges.
Cartels targeting residents for kidnapping as migrant flow dries up

6 days ago | borderreport.com | Julian Resendiz

Leader of citizens' group speaks up after two Americans taken from outside billiards and sports bar in JuarezEL PASO, Texas (Border Report) - The leader of a citizen's advisory board in Juarez, Mexico, worries organized criminal groups may be targeting residents for kidnapping now that the flow of migrants coming to the border has diminished.
Drugs found in squash at South Texas port of entry, CBP says

1 week ago | borderreport.com | Sandra Sanchez

PHARR, Texas ( Border Report) - Almost $9 million worth of methamphetamine was found hidden in a shipment of squash from Mexico at a South Texas port of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The drugs weighed over 1,000 pounds and were found Sunday in 3,770 packages that were concealed in a shipment of chayote, also known as vegetable pear, at the Pharr International Bridge, CBP said Wednesday.
Jet ski smugglers charged $5,000 to cross the Rio Grande

1 week ago | borderreport.com | Dave Hendricks

McALLEN, Texas ( ValleyCentral) - Smugglers charged a man and his daughter $5,000 to cross the Rio Grande on a jet ski last week. The man - a Mexican citizen who had lived in McAllen for more than 16 years - traveled to Reynosa after his daughter went missing, according to a criminal complaint. After finding his daughter, the man paid smugglers $5,000 to bring them back across the border. Border Patrol, however, caught him crossing the Rio Grande.
Tariffs cost Juarez maquiladoras 1,500 jobs

1 week ago | borderreport.com | Julian Resendiz

Industry leader says shifting trade conditions add to uncertainty of rising wages, mistrust of judicial systemEL PASO, Texas (Border Report) - Uncertainty over U.S. tariffs on Mexican exports continues to slow down one of the border's largest employers. The city of Juarez, Mexico, lost 2,500 jobs between February and March, and 1,502 of those were jobs in maquiladoras, a Mexican business leader said.
Migrant registry has few takers, groups say

1 week ago | borderreport.com | Julian Resendiz

Threats of fines sow fear among the undocumented; advocates urge them to lawyer upEL PASO, Texas (Border Report) - Leaders from some of the nation's largest immigrant advocacy organizations say they are yet to hear of any undocumented client volunteering personal information to the federal government.