EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — The week began in Eagle Pass with rumors that large crowds of migrants might show up. On Friday, the small Texas border city was scrambling: nearly 9,000…
Border Report – After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes and again overwhelm border agents
JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A group of migrants from China surrendered to a Border Patrol agent in remote Southern California as gusts of wind drowned the hum of high-voltage power…
El Paso Matters – Photos: An El Paso Matters Book Club conversation with author Tim Z. Hernandez
More than 50 El Paso Matters Book Club members gathered Wednesday to hear local author Tim Z. Hernandez talk about why he wrote the book “All They Will Call You.” The hour-long…
Border Report – Chicago officials ink nearly $30M contract with security firm to move migrants to winterized camps
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials have signed a nearly $30 million contract with a private security firm to relocate migrants seeking asylum from police stations and the city’s two airports to winterized…
Border Report – As mayors, governors scramble to care for more migrants, a look at what’s behind the numbers
WASHINGTON (AP) — A small town on the Texas border declares a state of emergency as tens of thousands of migrants cross the border. The Biden administration grants protection to nearly half a million…
El Paso Matters – The Week Ahead: EPCC sees a 3% increase in enrollment
This is your Friday update, which takes a quick look at the week ahead and some developments that El Paso Matters is following. EPCC experiences enrollment bump: El Paso Community College announced…
El Paso Matters – Biden extends temporary legal status, work permits to Venezuelans
Just under half a million Venezuelans – many who arrived in the U.S. through the Ciudad Juárez-El Paso border – will be allowed to remain in the country and work legally for…
KTSM News – EPCSO: Community invited to get free flu shots
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is inviting the community to get a free flu shot Tuesday, Sept. 26 at the headquarters located at 3850 Justice Dr….
Exclusive: El Paso City Council To Hear “Brutal” Report About Henry Rivera And Dora Oaxaca
Over the last few weeks several news media outlets have been following up on allegations of impropriety in Henry Rivera’s office involving his wife, Dora Oaxaca and former staffer, Israel Williams. Several…
El Paso Matters – How to donate items, volunteer time for migrants in El Paso
Migrants who’ve risked their lives traversing through dangerous jungle and hitching rides on top of cargo trains to Ciudad Juárez are lining up daily along the border wall to present themselves to…