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The El Paso Police Department announced a 16-year-old allegedly fired a handgun at Cielo Vista Mall last week. The fatal incident claimed the life of a 17-year-old and also resulted in the injury of another teen.

The Department of Justice pushed back on a lawsuit that challenges the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA. Potential presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will be in Texas the next couple of days, including a stop in Houston tonight.

The FBI is looking to hire more agents and is hosting a diversity recruitment event in El Paso this week. Jeffrey Downey is the Special Agent in charge in El Paso. The FBI wants to hire more women and minorities. According to the FBI About 23 percent of agents are women and about 20 percent are racial or ethnic minorities.

Two U.S. citizens abducted in Matamoros, Mexico, have been found dead. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed the deaths during his morning press conference.

The US Ambassador to Mexico visited the border Tuesday and made a stop at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry. The Ambassador said New Mexico’s busiest border crossing is key to modernizing trade.

The White House introduced a new immigration policy Tuesday, One that would place limits on asylum seekers’ eligibility to petition at the border. The new rule will require migrants to first seek asylum at other countries they cross on route to the U.S. or to try other lawful ways to immigrate.

The 16-year-old accused of using a handgun to kill and injure others at Cielo Vista Mall last week is charged with murder and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He's been referred to the county Juvenile Probation Department.

The El Paso City Council will once again discuss city manager Tommy Gonzalez’s contract next week. The council’s agenda only describes discussion and acting on the city manager’s employment agreement.

The accused gunman in the Walmart mass shooting will appear in federal court next month, according to a new filing. Patrick Crusius, the 24-year-old from North Texas is expected to plead guilty to federal charges stemming from the shooting three years ago.

El Paso County is looking for state support to initiate a spaceport development in an Eastern part of the region. County commissioners approved adding the project as a new legislative value for the Texas Congress on Monday.