Alyda Muela

Cardinal Fabio Maggio, left, who works on migrant and refugee issues for the Vatican, greets Wilson Juárez, a Guatemalan man who survived the 2023 migrant detention center fire in Ciudad Juárez, during a prayer service in El Paso, Texas.

Border Faith Communities Unite to Protect Immigrants Amid Trump Administration crackdown

Anita Snow

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.

Cargo trucks from Mexico wait on the international Bridge of the Americas to go screening by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The bridge connects Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua with El Paso, Texas.

Economic uncertainty freezing investments and job growth along US-Mexico border

Eduardo Garcia

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.

A crowd gathered at the entrance to the Mexican American Cultural Center to celebrate the grand opening. Festivities included music, dance, art and food.

Long-awaited Mexican American Cultural Center opens in El Paso

Alyda Muela

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.