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Texas expands truck inspections as death toll rises in migrant smuggling case
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is launching new state-run checkpoints to inspect trucks for human-trafficking operations.
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At least 50 people found dead inside tractor-trailer in Texas
Authorities said the people inside the truck appeared to be undocumented migrants in a presumed human smuggling attempt.
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Texas trucker headed to prison for smuggling undocumented migrants
Rene Garcia was arrested in May 2021 while attempting to drive a truck hiding 51 migrants through a Border Patrol checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas.
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CBP shuts down Texas port of entry, reroutes commercial traffic
The Port of Del Rio has been closed since Friday night, with both commercial and passenger traffic being diverted 57 miles east to the Eagle…
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Pentagon sends 2,100 more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to assist migrants and ports
The United States is sending an additional deployment of 1,100 active-duty troops and 1,000 Texas National Guard soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border, Pentagon officials announced…
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Texas border ports-of-entry continue to confront spillover from international migration crisis
A week after several international border bridges between the United States and Mexico had to be closed because of the migration crisis, U.S. officials announced…
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Officials say migrant checkpoint in Mexico affects cargo truck wait times in Ciudad Juarez
After the threat of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Mexican freight transporters are now facing a new challenge with an anti-immigration checkpoint in Ciudad Juarez that…
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President Trump cancels Mexico tariffs, makes immigration deal
President Donald Trump said he has called off plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, tweeting on Friday night that the Mexican government has “agreed” to…
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