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US plans for more migrant releases when asylum limits end

The Department of Homeland Security says more migrants may be released into the United States to pursue immigration cases when Trump-era asylum restrictions end next week

The Independent UK

El Paso Walmart shooting case gets new district attorney

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has named a new El Paso district attorney after the previous one resigned under mounting pressure over the handling of the 2019 Walmart attack that has yet to go to trial

The Independent UK

Migrants tell of mass kidnappings in Mexico before crossing into the U.S.

Many of the hundreds of migrants who crossed the Rio Grande from Ciudad Juarez into El Paso this week were part of a group kidnapped in Mexico as they made their way to the United States, according to nine migrants interviewed by Reuters.

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In El Paso, migrants are sleeping on the streets after thousands crossed the border last weekend

A Nicaraguan fisherman planned to spend the night in a parking garage with other migrants, then a good Samaritan offered him a place to sleep. The city is struggling to handle a sudden influx of migrants that has overwhelmed local resources.

The Texas Tribune

Asylum seeker crossings into US city of El Paso spike on weekend

Critics warn looming end of Title 42 immigration policy could lead to more crossings along the US-Mexico border.

Al Jazeera

Some 1,500 migrants crossed Rio Grande into El Paso on Sunday - witness

About 1,500 people crossed the Rio Grande overnight from Mexico into El Paso, Texas, a Reuters witness said on Monday, amid an increase in migrant arrivals in the area ahead of the expiry of a pandemic-era order that blocks them at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Reuters

Arizona man arrested for assault and attempted kidnapping of pregnant real estate agent

Suspect arrested in El Paso, Texas, two months after attack

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Walmart has faced calls to ban gun sales for years. Will Chesapeake change that?

By nature of its enormous size, with thousands of stores across the US, the nation’s largest retailer is at the centre of debate over retail gun sales and a familiar place for American violence, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

El Paso prosecutor resigns after facing accusations of incompetence

El Paso County District Attorney Yvonne Rosales agreed to resign. She faced accusations of incompetence involving hundreds of cases and of slowing down the case against the suspected Walmart shooter.

WEKU

Embattled Texas prosecutor over 2019 Walmart attack resigns

A Texas prosecutor facing mounting criticism over the handling of the 2019 Walmart mass shooting in El Paso that killed 23 people has resigned

The Independent UK

Facing possible removal for alleged incompetence, El Paso District Attorney Yvonne Rosales resigns

The first-term DA was under fire for the office’s mishandling of criminal cases and for potentially jeopardizing the prosecution of the man charged in the 2019 Walmart massacre.

The Texas Tribune

Walmart has faced calls to ban gun sales for years. Will Chesapeake change that?

The Independent UK

Gov. Greg Abbott embraces “invasion” language about border, evoking memories of El Paso massacre

In the days since Abbott was reelected for a third term, he has embraced the word like never before, using it in a letter to President Joe Biden, echoing the intensifying language many Republicans have adopted in recent years.

The Texas Tribune

Dozens of SAT tests have been lost after flying out of an El Paso UPS truck

El Paso High School students' SAT answer sheets flew from the UPS truck transporting them last week. All but 55 were recovered, and students may have to retake their tests.

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The Texas Tribune

Beto O’Rourke has lost three races in four years. Is his political career over?

He has been the Texas Democratic Party’s great hope. But after failed runs for senator, president and governor, observers wonder if he has a political future.

Tribune News Service

Beto O’Rourke embraced underdog role, courted young and independent Texas voters

EL PASO, Texas — Win or lose Tuesday, Beto O’Rourke’s legacy in this border town is already cemented as a hometown boy whose quest for higher office helped reclaim the narrative of an underdog city, supporters and analysts here say.

The Guardian - US

US voters hit hardest by climate crisis: ‘I need politicians to care about this’

The devastating effects of climate change are motivating how voters cast their ballots in the midterm elections

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El Paso district attorney faces trial to oust her from office over incompetency, misconduct claims

El Paso County District Attorney Yvonne Rosales has been accused of bungling cases and is ensnared in controversy surrounding prosecution of the alleged gunman in the 2019 Walmart massacre.

The Independent UK

US Border Patrol sending migrants to offices with no notice

The Associated Press interviewed about a dozen migrants who recently arrived in the U.S. and agreed to share documents they received when they were released from U.S. custody while they seek asylum after crossing the border with Mexico

The Texas Tribune

Dallas, El Paso veterans’ facilities will get $442 million in upgrades

The funds will help expand the Dallas facility into a long-term spinal cord injury treatment center and pay for a new health care facility in El Paso.

The Texas Tribune

Texas may delay trial for alleged Walmart shooter if federal prosecutors want to seek death penalty

A state district judge in El Paso said Tuesday that he’ll wait to see what federal prosecutors decide in their case before moving ahead with a state trial for the man accused of killing 23 shoppers in 2019.

The Guardian - US

El Paso struggles to house migrants after shelter closes as border crossings surge

City’s new facility has to find shelters for those without alternative after a 40-year beacon of refuge shuttered earlier this year

The Texas Tribune

Chaos surrounding rookie El Paso DA Yvonne Rosales fuels concerns about Walmart massacre prosecution

Mistakes and backbiting have engulfed the El Paso County district attorney’s office. Some question whether she is competent to handle one of the most high-profile death penalty cases in recent Texas history.

The Texas Tribune

New York City mayor declares state of emergency over busing of migrants from Texas

Mayor Eric Adams said the city needs emergency funding to provide shelter to migrants and other people without housing. He also asked El Paso to stop sending migrants there.

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