"He was his best friend," says the attorney for a distraught El Paso man whose dog was killed inside his own home during an immigration check that found no wrongdoing.
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A bureaucratic curveball strands a borderland team.
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A gold mine in Mexico's Sonoran desert was taken over by the sons of drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Mexican officials and military generals said they would help an American businessman reclaim the mine — after hefty bribes. For one man, reclaiming the mine was more than a business proposition. It was a reckoning with his past and a chance to pay back the orphanage that raised him.
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A Tucson couple keeps borderlands memories alive with Muertos altars.
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Border militarization is making it harder for healthcare workers to reach people who use drugs.
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Domestic surveillance: Military-grade drones deployed over demonstrators for first time since 2020.
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In arid New Mexico, a massive data center campus promises jobs, but residents fear it will drain their most precious resource: water.
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In a city shaped by shifting tides, the Kentucky Club has survived it all — from Prohibition to pandemics — by holding fast to its famous margarita and its status as a cross-border sanctuary.
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From a converted shipping container in Arizona, analysts turn tech that was once used on far-off battlefields into a key tool for border enforcement.
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Trapped in transit in a city that was never the destination but is now the only option.
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As Trump’s tariffs and Sheinbaum’s court shakeup rattle confidence, businesses hit pause — threatening jobs, growth, and cross-border trade.
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As Trump revokes sanctuary protections, El Paso’s bishop and allies mobilize — but funding cuts and arrests threaten their mission.
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Funding cuts, raids, and Kafkaesque courtrooms leave thousands of children defenseless. Advocates say it’s by design.
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With immigration crackdowns on the streets, people stay home and chill businesses in Latino communities nationwide.
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Automation and cost barriers defy the promise of reshoring, leaving border economies in limbo as factories stay put in Mexico.
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Farmers say they can’t survive without guest workers. Workers say the system leaves them powerless. As immigration policy hangs in the balance, the future of America’s food supply is at stake.
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Could sirloin steak and burger prices rise even higher?
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With a symbolic benchmark of the Trump presidency, border communities weigh security gains against economic pain — and some voters are having second thoughts.
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Amid the tariff talk, the economic engine of US-Mexico trade proves hard to stop — and even harder to replace.
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Two South Texas collectors are helping a new generation rediscover the music that shaped the border — and giving it a permanent home one record at a time.
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