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Simon Romero

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Uganda New York Times world
29 May 2019
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Congress has so far thwarted President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the border with Mexico. But that hasn’t stopped some supporters from finding a way to build their own barrier.
Border Wall on Private Land in New Mexico Fuels Backlash
Uganda New York Times world
24 Apr 2019
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. — Their commander is in jail. The authorities are giving them until Friday to clear out and leave. But the United Constitutional Patriots, the right-wing militia under scrutiny over detaining migrant families at the border with Mexico, is digging in.
Militia Defiant in New Mexico: 'It's My God-Given Right to Be Here'
Uganda New York Times world
23 Apr 2019
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Before the FBI arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of the right-wing militia that detained migrant families in the New Mexico desert, he’d had so many run-ins with the law that his police record stretched across much of the United States.
FBI was told that militia in New Mexico planned to kill Obama and Clinton
Uganda New York Times world
23 Apr 2019
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Before the FBI arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of the right-wing militia that detained migrant families in the New Mexico desert, he’d had so many run-ins with the law that his police record stretched across much of the United States.
Uganda New York Times world
23 Apr 2019
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Before the FBI arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of the right-wing militia that detained migrant families in the New Mexico desert, he’d had so many run-ins with the law that his police record stretched across much of the United States.
Uganda New York Times world
22 Apr 2019
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The imprisoned leader of a right-wing militia that detained migrant families in New Mexico first came under the scrutiny of federal authorities in 2017, after the FBI received reports that his group was “training” to assassinate Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and George Soros, according to documents unsealed Monday in federal court.
Uganda New York Times world
22 Apr 2019
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The imprisoned leader of a right-wing militia that detained migrant families in New Mexico first came under the scrutiny of federal authorities in 2017, after the FBI received reports that his group was “training” to assassinate Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and George Soros, according to documents unsealed Monday in federal court.
Uganda New York Times world
19 Apr 2019
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A right-wing militia group operating in southern New Mexico has begun stopping groups of migrant families and detaining them at gunpoint before handing them over to Border Patrol agents, raising tension over the tactics of armed vigilantes along the border between the United States and Mexico.
Uganda New York Times world
19 Apr 2019
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A right-wing militia group operating in southern New Mexico has begun stopping groups of migrant families and detaining them at gunpoint before handing them over to Border Patrol agents, raising tension over the tactics of armed vigilantes along the border between the United States and Mexico.
Uganda New York Times world
1 Apr 2019
Federal immigration officials appear to have cleared out an enclosure under a bridge in El Paso, Texas, where they were detaining hundreds of families of asylum-seekers, following an outcry over conditions at the site.
Migrant Detention Camp Under Bridge Is Vacated
Uganda New York Times world
1 Apr 2019
Federal immigration officials appear to have cleared out an enclosure under a bridge in El Paso, Texas, where they were detaining hundreds of families of asylum-seekers, following an outcry over conditions at the site.
Migrant Camp Under El Paso Bridge Has Been Cleared Out
Uganda New York Times world
29 Mar 2019
The surge in Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States is straining facilities across the southwest border, with Border Patrol processing facilities this week handling thousands of people in excess of the system’s capacity. President Donald Trump threatened to close the border next week if Mexico did not halt “all illegal immigration” into the United States.
Migrants are Detained Under a Bridge in El Paso. What Happened?
Uganda New York Times world
26 Mar 2019
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Border Patrol is taking the unusual step of shutting down its interior checkpoints across New Mexico and a swath of West Texas as officials scramble to respond to a surge in families requesting asylum along the Southwest border.
Checkpoints closed in New Mexico and West Texas amid influx of migrants
Uganda New York Times world
26 Mar 2019
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Border Patrol is taking the unusual step of shutting down its interior checkpoints across New Mexico and a swath of West Texas as officials scramble to respond to a surge in families requesting asylum along the Southwest border.
Uganda New York Times world
25 Mar 2019
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Border Patrol is taking the unusual step of shutting down its checkpoints across New Mexico and a swath of West Texas as officials scramble to respond to a surge in families requesting asylum along the Southwest border.
Uganda New York Times world
25 Mar 2019
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Border Patrol is taking the unusual step of shutting down its checkpoints across New Mexico and a swath of West Texas as officials scramble to respond to a surge in families requesting asylum along the Southwest border.
Uganda New York Times world
11 Mar 2019
LAREDO, Texas — Priscilla Villarreal roams the streets of Laredo in an old Dodge pickup, scrambling to drug busts and murder scenes to bring her tales from the dark side of the southwest border to her many viewers.
La Gordiloca: The Swearing Muckraker Upending Border Journalism