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Venezuelans replaced Mexicans for the first time on record, according to new figures that show September was the second-highest month for arrests of all nationalities.
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Rolando Salinas Jr. said authorities are expecting between several thousand more migrants to cross through the city in the coming days.
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A visit to the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, by kayak. That's where Gov. Greg Abbott has installed a floating barrier made of giant buoys to deter migrants
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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas, who represents the 16th Congressional District in El Paso, about U.S.- Mexico border concerns and immigration reform.
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The Biden administration's efforts will include new immigration processing centers in Latin America and other measures to discourage illegal border crossings.
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National Butterfly Center closes indefinitely following threats from right-wing conspiracy theoristsThe National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas closed its doors for the "immediate future" for the safety of staff and visitors after reports of credible threats from a nearby right-wing rally, which happened this past weekend.
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A federal judge in El Paso on Thursday issued an injunction blocking Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order restricting the transportation of migrants in the state. The Department of Justice asked for a restraining order to keep Abbott from using state troopers to stop vehicles suspected of transporting migrants.
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Immigration authorities encountered migrants more than 212,000 times at the border in July, the highest in 20 years — including nearly 19,000 unaccompanied children, the most ever in a single month.
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"Operation Lone Star," as it's called, relies on a force of state troopers, National Guard and reinforcements from other red states. The mission is to curtail the migrants surging into the Rio Grande.