Alyda Muela

Nestled in the pecan groves just east of El Paso, Sonic Ranch is a quiet space where top recording artists come to contemplate and create. Its on-site lodging, shared kitchen, and six studios filled with vintage instruments make the ranch a world class recording studio where well-known artists from the United States, Mexico and beyond come to experiment and rediscover the joy of making music.

As the Trump administration carries out promised mass deportations, families in predominantly Latino El Paso are adapting in a region known as the Ellis Island of the Southwest. A majority of the ICE and Border Patrol agents in the region tasked with immigration enforcement are also Latino.

Faith-based organizations and churches along southwest border offer lessons for other U.S. cities about how provide help for immigrant families as the Trump administration carries out ICE enforcement operations.

Investors weigh President Donald J. Trump’s decision to impose more tariffs on Mexican-made goods. At the same time they’re concerned Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s push to overhaul the country’s judiciary may create legal uncertainty for companies in Mexico.

El Paso is home to a new $15 million Mexican American Cultural Center. Voters approved a quality-of-life bond in 2012 that included some funding for the center. A huge crowd flocked to the MACC to celebrate the grand opening.