Border Report

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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Mexico sees sharpest drop in remittances in 12 years

2 days ago | borderreport.com | Julian Resendiz

Activists worry further decline in money sent by U.S. workers to families in Mexico will force many to migrate illegallyEL PASO, Texas (Border Report) - The money that individuals working abroad send to their families in Mexico fell for a third month this year.
Mexico's first judicial elections cause confusion, concern among voters

5 days ago | borderreport.com | Fernie Ortiz

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico held its first-ever judicial elections on Sunday, stirring controversy and sowing confusion among voters still struggling to understand a process set to transform the country's court system. The election appeared to get off to a slow start. Some voting centers in Mexico City, the Gulf coast state of Veracruz and the southern state of Chiapas opened with no one or only a handful of people waiting to vote.
Noem said an immigrant threatened to kill Trump

1 week ago | borderreport.com | Fernie Ortiz

A claim by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that an immigrant threatened the life of President Donald Trump has begun to unravel. Noem announced an arrest of a 54-year-old man who was living in the U.S. illegally, saying he had written a letter threatening to kill Trump and would then return to Mexico. The story received a flood of media attention and was highlighted by the White House and Trump's allies.
Man hid 28 kilos of cocaine in speaker boxes

1 week ago | borderreport.com | Sandra Sanchez

McALLEN, Texas ( Border Report) - A man who smuggled cocaine through a Border Patrol checkpoint in South Texas has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison, as pounds of cocaine are still being trafficked through international bridges, law enforcement says.
Jocelyn's Law fails to earn enough votes in Texas House

1 week ago | borderreport.com | Adam Schwager |Dylan McKim

AUSTIN (Nexstar) - Senate Joint Resolution 1 - a proposed constitutional amendment to prevent bail for those not lawfully in the country accused of certain crimes - fell 13 votes shy of the 100 votes needed to pass the Texas House. Known as 'Jocelyn's Law', after 12-year-old Houston girl Jocelyn Nungaray was allegedly killed by a pair of men illegally in the country last year, SJR 1 was a priority of Gov. Greg Abbott.
ICE agents wait in hallways of immigration court

1 week ago | borderreport.com | Joshua Goodman |Gisela Salomon

MIAMI (AP) - Juan Serrano, a 28-year-old Colombian migrant with no criminal record, attended a hearing in immigration court in Miami on Wednesday for what he thought would be a quick check-in. The musty, glass-paneled courthouse sees hundreds of such hearings every day. Most last less than five minutes and end with a judge ordering those who appear to return in two years' time to plead their case against deportation.
Smuggler sentenced after high-speed chase through South Texas border town

1 week ago | borderreport.com | Sandra Sanchez

McALLEN, Texas ( Border Report) - A man found guilty of human smuggling has been sentenced to almost four years in prison after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase through a South Texas border town. Julian Alberto Soto pleaded guilty and was sentenced on May 20 to human smuggling charges, U.S. Border Patrol said. The agency says Soto led agents and Texas Department of of Public Safety troopers on a high-speed chase in Roma, Texas.
Inside Border Patrol's fentanyl-sniffing K-9 unit

1 week ago | borderreport.com | Ali Bradley

K-9s are now being trained to detect fentanyl They can also sniff out people being smuggled Border officials tell NewsNation dogs will help save lives( NewsNation) - Man's best friend is joining America's fight against the deadliest drug the nation has ever seen. For the first time ever, Border Patrol K-9s are being trained to detect fentanyl. An academy in El Paso, Texas, is currently teaching 62 K-9s to find fentanyl and other hard narcotics, like meth and heroin.
US citizen arrested after over 100 pounds of meth seized near Indio

1 week ago | borderreport.com | Amber Coakley

INDIO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) - U.S. Border Patrol agents from the El Centro Sector intercepted a major drug smuggling attempt last week, seizing 113 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a trailer and arresting a 27-year-old U.S. citizen in connection with the case. Officials estimate the street value of the narcotics is around $96,500. According to the El Centro Sector, the bust occurred around 10:30 a.m. on Highway 86 near Indio on Monday. Agents pulled over a black pickup truck towing a trailer.
Disney places Venezuelan workers on leave after loss of protective status

2 weeks ago | borderreport.com | Mike Schneider |Gisela Salomon

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Almost four dozen Venezuelan workers who had temporary protected status have been put on leave by Disney after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to strip them of legal protections. The move was made to make sure that the employees were not in violation of the law, Disney said in a statement Friday. The 45 workers across the company who were put on leave will continue to get benefits.