As violence increases, more Mexicans are waiting in Ciudad Juárez to apply for asylum
Mexicans fleeing violence in their home states are joining Central Americans in the wait to seek asylum in the United States. Full Story
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Julián Aguilar
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Julián Aguilar reported for the Tribune from 2009 to 2021, most recently on politics and on the Texas-Mexico border. He focused on immigration reform and enforcement, voter ID, international trade, border security, and the drug trade. His political coverage has included local, legislative and congressional races in Texas, as well as local and national elections in Mexico. Before joining The Texas Tribune, he was a freelance writer for the Fort Worth Weekly, a government and crime reporter for the Laredo Morning Times, and a political writer for the Rio Grande Guardian. A native of El Paso, he has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Texas and a master's degree in journalism from the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism at the University of North Texas.
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Supreme Court lets Trump's rule for asylum seekers on southern border stand
The ruling made Wednesday allows the policy — which requires many migrants to seek asylum in countries other than the United States — to continue in the states on the nation's southern border. Full Story
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Federal officials credit Trump's crackdown after border apprehensions dropped in August
The monthly total is the lowest since January — and less than half of this year's peak in May. Full Story
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![A group of asylum seekers crossed the border between El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico on the Fourth of July. the group, two more trailing, turned themselves in to waiting Border Patrol Agents. Migrants Enter United States On Fourth Of July]()
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Judge blocks Trump's rule for asylum seekers on southern border
The rule would allow U.S. officials to deny asylum to immigrants who passed through another country before reaching the border. Monday’s ruling blocks the policy across the U.S.-Mexico border. Full Story
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![The international border crossing that connects Laredo with Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas in Mexico on March 30, 2019.]()
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Two years after Trump announced an end to DACA, "Dreamers" look ahead with hope and anxiety
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on the case in November. Its decision will affect hundreds of thousands who received protections under the Obama administration. Full Story
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After asylum ruling, migrants in Juárez face a new choice: stay in line or try crossing elsewhere
A federal court ruled last week that the U.S. government could reject asylum seekers who failed to seek protection in other countries first — but only applied the ruling to Texas and New Mexico. Will that push migrants to try their luck in Arizona and California? Full Story
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![Workers from the Centro de Atención Integral a Migrantes (CAIM) call out numbers from the waiting list outside the center in Ciudad Juárez on May 13, 2019. Migrants go the center twice a day to hear numbers from a waitlist called out. If their number is called, they are allowed to enter the U.S. to be processed by CBP.]()
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After losing his wife in a mass shooting, he invited El Pasoans to her funeral. Hundreds showed up.
The line outside the funeral stretched several blocks. “I think our community lost something and this is our community grieving together," said local state Rep. Joe Moody. Full Story
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![Over 500 floral were sent to Margie Reckard s funeral at La Paz Faith Center in El Paso, Texas Friday, August, 16, 2019 from all over the world. Without much family and friends in town, Basco invited the public to his wife s funeral and El Paso showed up in droves. His wife was one of the 22 killed in the Walmart mass shooting on August, 3. 19 El Paso Margie Reckard FuneralOver 500 floral were sent to Margie ReckardaTMs funeral at La Paz Faith Center in El Paso, Texas Friday, August, 16, 2019 from all over the world. Without much family and friends in town, Basco invited the public to his wifeaTMs funeral and El Paso showed up in droves. His wife was one of the 22 killed in the Walmart mass shooting on August, 3.]()
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Trump administration's latest asylum rule allowed to stand in Texas, New Mexico
The ruling could change the fate of thousands of people waiting to apply for asylum in Mexican border cities like Ciudad Juárez, Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros. Full Story
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![Dozens of migrants wait outside Ciudad Juárez's Centro de Atención a Migrantes waiting to see if they'll be able to enter the United States.]()
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Farewell, Madam President: Diana Natalicio retires after 31 years as UT-El Paso's leader
Natalicio, 79, steps down this week as UTEP's president after becoming the first woman to hold the position in 1988. Full Story
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![Dr. Diana Natalicio was named president of the University of Texas at El Paso in 1988 and helped transform the campus over 31 years.]()
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Border Patrol agents were fired upon early Friday morning, the agency reported
Agents from the Rio Grande City Station Marine Unit were patrolling near the town of Fronton when the shots came from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, according to the agency. Full Story
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