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Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum raises her hands in celebration after taking the oath of office before congress on October 1st, 2024.

Mexico's first woman president takes office

Eduardo Garcia

Mexico's first woman president took the oath of office, celebrated making history, and promised to continue her predecessor's policies.

Sunlight reflects off the water at the reservoir known as Fivemile Tank near Sierra Blanca, Texas.

Sheriff among those calling for justice as deadly shooting case stalls in Sierra Blanca

Angela Kocherga

Two years after a shooting killed a man and injured a woman with a group of migrants at a watering hole in West Texas, the men involved have left town, the case has stalled and doubts about what happened persist in the small town Sierra Blanca.

Old buildings surrounding a courtyard were designated a National Historic Landmark recognizing the site that served as a reception center for bracero workers from Mexico.

New Historic Landmark recognizes contributions of Bracero workers

Angela Kocherga

A National Historic Landmark recognizes the contributions of braceros, the strong-armed men from Mexico who filled critical labor shortages when American men were fighting World War II and the Korean War.

Se busca poster shows faces of top 10 suspects wanted for violent crimes on the border

U.S. and Mexican law enforcement agencies team up to capture border’s 10 most wanted suspects

Angela Kocherga

Se Busca initiative encourages border residents to anonymously call or text a tip line to provide information that leads to the arrest of suspects wanted for violent crimes in both the U.S. and Mexico.

Sinaloa cartel leader "El Mayo" pleads not guilty to federal charges in El Paso after his arrest with "Chapo's" son

Angela Kocherga

El Paso – Sinaloa cartel leader Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada made his first appearance in U.S. federal court Friday and pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking, money laundering, and other charges related to running a criminal enterprise.

Texas Department of Public Safety police block off the scene of a rollover crash in an Upper Valley neighborhood. Eyewitnesses say they saw DPS units and Border Patrol chase after the driver of a Silver SUV that later crash on Emory Road. The driver of the SUV was suspected of transporting migrants over the state line between New Mexico and Texas.

Aaron J. Montes

El Paso County is asking the governor to help cover the mounting cost of using local jail space for Operation Lone Star arrests.

Passengers buyitickets at a bus station north of Quito. One of the most popular destinations is Tulcan on the border with Colombia becasue from there, migrants travel to the Darien Gap, before heading north to the U.S. border.

Border restrictions extend to Latin America

Alfredo Corchado

Under pressure Ecuador restricts entry of Chinese migrants headed to U.S.

Terrell County Sheriff Thad Cleveland sits in his office in front of large map of his county. It's 10th largest in size but has fewer than 800 residents.

Biden’s latest border action sparks criticism in Texas and Mexico

Eduardo Garcia

President Biden’s executive order limits the number of unauthorized migrants seeking asylum when border crossings top 2,500 a day. The ACLU and an El Paso immigrant rights organization sued to block the order.

Presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum greets a crowd of supporters during a visit to Ciudad Juarez. She promised voters social programs will continue under her presidency. Photo by Luis Torres/Puente News Collaborative

Mexican Voters on the border ready for a woman to lead the country

Angela Kocherga

After 24 years of men from alternating political parties holding Mexico's presidency, many voters say they’ve not yet found solutions to the country's festering problems.

Frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum closed her presidential campaign at the Zocalo in Mexico's capital city on May 29, 2024. If she wins the June 2nd election, Sheinbaum could become the first woman and Jewish leader of Mexico.

Poll reveals voters in Mexico expect a lot from likely first woman president

Alfredo Corchado

A poll commissioned by Puente News Collaborative represents a rare survey by U.S. Media of voters ahead of Sunday's presidential election.