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The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances has invoked Article 34 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. This is the first time in its history that the committee has activated this urgent mechanism, underscoring the gravity of the situation.
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Relief could be on the way for South Texas farmers facing a crippling water shortage. On Friday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the country would make 'an immediate water delivery' to Texas farmers.
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The federal government will begin collecting detailed information about who's making cash transactions of $200 to $10,000 at money exchange businesses in several South Texas counties. The effort is part of the Trump administration's plan to go after drug cartels and other criminal groups.
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Two measles cases have been reported at Fort Bliss and in the city of El Paso; Juárez reports four cases.
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Along the Texas-Mexico border where trade is a critical part of the economy there’s relief after USMCA goods from Mexico and Canada were excluded from new tariffs. Most of their exports to the United States are exempt if they conform to the trilateral trade agreement.
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The United States denied Mexico’s request for a special delivery of Colorado River water on Thursday, citing Mexico’s ongoing failure to meet its obligations under an 80-year-old water-sharing treaty between the two countries.
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The decision sparked angry protests from bullfighting supporters and matadors, some of whom tried to breach a police barricade at the local Congress.
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Distraught families from across the country have already started reaching out about clothing items they say they recognize.
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Trump postponed tariffs on Mexican goods once again last week. As Mexico's president celebrated the delay, some companies rushed to stockpile goods in warehouses along the border ahead of the new April 2nd deadline.
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Many migrants in Mexico journey north to the U.S. border by riding on top of freight trains. It's a dangerous trip: migrants have been kidnapped by cartels or killed by falling onto the tracks. And now, with the Trump administration suspending asylum applications at the border, the chances of crossing into the U.S. are even smaller than they were a few months ago.