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New Mexico's 'Little Texas' Booms, Igniting Battles Over Oil Windfall
LOCO HILLS, N.M. — At the diner she manages in the heart of New Mexico’s oil country, Joni Moorhead talks to roughnecks all day long about potholed roads, cramped lodging camps, soaring rents — and state politics.
'Don't talk to her': A glimpse inside a troubled border station housing migrant children
CLINT, Texas — Children as young as 3 pressed their faces against the windows of one crowded cell holding nearly 20 migrant girls, some sprawled on the floor. Boys gazed through the fencing of a containment zone exposed to the 101-degree heat.
Border wall on private land in New Mexico fuels backlash
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.
Militia defiant in New Mexico: 'It's my God-given right to be here'
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.
FBI was told that militia in New Mexico planned to kill Obama and Clinton
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
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
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
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.FBI Was Told That Militia in New Mexico Planned to Kill Obama and Clinton
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.FBI arrests leader of right-wing militia that detained migrants in new Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The FBI on Saturday arrested the leader of a right-wing militia that was detaining migrant families at gunpoint near the border in southern New Mexico, as the group faced a torrent of criticism for its tactics.
Militia in New Mexico Detains Asylum-Seekers at Gunpoint
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.Militia in New Mexico Detains Asylum-Seekers at Gunpoint
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.Migrant detention camp under bridge is vacated
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
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.
Migrants are Detained Under a Bridge in El Paso. What Happened?
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.
Checkpoints closed in New Mexico and West Texas amid influx of migrants
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
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.Border Patrol Shuts Down Checkpoints in New Mexico and West Texas
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.Border Patrol Shuts Down Checkpoints in New Mexico and West Texas
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.La Gordiloca: The swearing muckraker upending border journalism
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.
