EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — The number of migrant encounters along the southwest border rose significantly for the second consecutive month after falling to some of the Biden administration’s lowest levels….
El Paso Matters – El Paso shelter directors say they need help amid migrant surge as city keeps a new shelter “on standby”
Update 9:20 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 24: El Paso city officials began using Nations Tobin Recreation Center to shelter migrants on Saturday. Shelters in Downtown El Paso are beyond capacity as they handle…
Border Report – South Texas border epicenter for crossings of asylum-seekers
EAGLE PASS, Texas (Border Report) — As thousands of asylum-seekers stream across the Rio Grande from Mexico into South Texas, Washington is taking note that the region is the epicenter for migration…
Border Report – Some crossings on US-Mexico border still shut as cities, agents confront rise in migrant arrivals
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…