Wednesday night, officials with the City of El Paso released a brief statement, announcing that the city had begun preparations for a possible migrant surge. According to officials, the City of El Paso and Office of Emergency Management are coordinating with local nonprofit organizations, community groups and federal immigration enforcement agencies to prepare for a […]Read More
With the large surge of Central American families and unaccompanied children arriving in El Paso in the last year, officials with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol have exceeded their capacity on numerous occasions. In order to respond to the large number of families and unaccompanied children crossing illegally along the U.S./Mexico Border between Texas […]Read More
WASHINGTON— Representatives Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) introduced H.R. 287, a resolution condemning President Trump’s recent threat to shut down the United States-Mexico border. “Any potential closure of the border would cause extensive economic harm to U.S. markets and sever the bilateral trade relationship between the two countries,” the Reps shared via a […]Read More
WASHINGTON — Backing a resolution spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, the U.S. Senate voted Thursday to block President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to build a wall along the U.S-Mexico border. Several Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues in support of the measure, but Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz of Texas both voted against the resolution —which Trump has […]Read More
On Tuesday, the Catholic Diocese sent out a call for volunteers and donations for the Diocesan Migrant Center located at the Diocese of El Paso’s Catholic Pastoral Center. The migrant center is currently seeing between 80-100 migrant refugees daily. Once refugees arrive at the facility, they are given a change of clothes, the ability to […]Read More
According to Herald Post Reporter Andra Litton, shortly after 2 p.m. Monday Afternoon, Immigration and Customs Enforcement dropped off an unknown number of migrants at the Downtown El Paso Greyhound Bus Station. Officials with Annunciation House had expected another 200 migrants tonight, however the group dropped off at the bus station was not included in […]Read More
Imagine walking miles, hundreds of miles. From time to time you may get a ride, and someone may give you food. Then, imagine a day with nothing to eat, no ride, and dwindling hope. This is something none of us may have ever experienced, but it is the daily reality of thousands of people who have […]Read More
President Donald Trump on Thursday doubled down on his intent to militarize and fortify the border against a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers slowly making their way toward the United States, saying his administration recently did away with “catch and release” for undocumented immigrants and plans to erect tents to hold future border crossers — […]Read More
Ask a border lawmaker from Texas how much President Donald Trump’s decision to send the military to the U.S.-Mexico border will cost taxpayers, and the response could be a shrug of the shoulders. Same thing goes if they’re asked how long the deployment will last or if it will disrupt cross-border trade and travel. Two […]Read More
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