Fronteras Desk News
A federal judge sentenced former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Lawrence Madrid to seven and half years in prison. In May a jury found Madrid guilty of allowing immigrants into the country illegally through an official port of entry in El Paso.
Sep. 9, 2016
Arizona’s largest shipping port in Nogales was partly closed Thursday after U.S. federal agents opened fire on a man who tried to ram them, authorities said.
Sep. 8, 2016
Mexico’s top financial official, who urged President Enrique Peña Nieto to invite Donald Trump for a meeting that has been largely seen as a disaster, has stepped down.
Sep. 7, 2016
Texas Tech University in El Paso announced Tuesday it plans to open the first dental school along the U.S.-Mexico border in 2020. The southwest border has long been recognized as a medically under-served region with a shortage of health care providers.
Sep. 6, 2016
The National Science Foundation awarded a new Northern Arizona University professor $3 million to map food, energy and water supplies and show how they relate.
Sep. 6, 2016
Texas Tech University in El Paso announced Tuesday that it plans to open the first dental school along the U.S./Mexico border in 2020.
Sep. 6, 2016
An estimated half a million people are turning out this week in Mexico City to pay last respects to the legendary Mexican singer Juan Gabriel.
Sep. 6, 2016
he EPA will pay environmental firms $85 million to assess the damage done by uranium mining companies over four decades. The agency announced the contract opportunities Aug. 31.
Sep. 2, 2016
The EPA will pay environmental firms $85 million to assess the damage done by uranium mining companies over four decades. The agency announced the contract opportunities Aug. 31.
Sep. 2, 2016
Pakistani tried buying military grade drone parts in Tucson for the Pakistani government.
Sep. 2, 2016
Fans of Mexican superstar Juan Gabriel will gather outside his home in Ciudad Juárez Saturday to pay tribute to the singer's life and work.
Sep. 2, 2016
Gabriel's life played out like a telenovela beginning on the tire-streaked pavement of Ciudad Juárez. His hometown will pay tribute to his legacy on Saturday.
Sep. 2, 2016
When Donald Trump confirmed his plans to go see President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico, the reaction from political leaders bordered on vitriolic. But did people on the streets of Mexico City feel the same way?
Sep. 1, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump outlined a 10-part immigration plan in Phoenix Wednesday night that built on his campaign’s promises to build a wall on the U.S. Mexico border and deport immigrants in the country illegally.
Sep. 1, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will visit Mexico’s president Wednesday in Mexico City.
Aug. 30, 2016
Mexican students beginning this fall semester at New Mexico State University are getting a big break on tuition. The school has slashed their out-of-state rate by half.
Aug. 30, 2016
Mexican students beginning this fall semester at New Mexico State University are getting a big break on tuition. The school has slashed their out-of-state rate by half.
Aug. 30, 2016
Hours after news broke of the death of Mexican superstar Juan Gabriel tearful fans gathered outside the concert venue in El Paso where the singer was set to perform that night. Gabriel died from natural causes Sunday at his home in California.
Aug. 29, 2016
A non-profit organization, the Colibrí Center for Human Rights, is working to match the DNA of hundreds of unidentified migrants who died crossing the Arizona-Mexico border with families living in the U.S.
Aug. 29, 2016
A non-profit organization, the Colibrí Center for Human Rights, is working to match the DNA of hundreds of unidentified migrants who died crossing the Arizona-Mexico border with families living in the U.S.
Aug. 29, 2016
