[ad_1] CNN — The US government said it would not seek the death penalty in its case against Patrick Crusius, who allegedly killed 23 people and wounded close to two dozen others at a Walmart in El Paso more than three years ago. In the short, one-line-filing, First Assistant US …
Read More »El Paso, Texas shelter says video of officer slamming person on ground shows ‘excessive force’
[ad_1] CNN — A homeless shelter in El Paso, Texas, released a video showing what the group said was Customs and Border Protection officials apprehending a person outside of its welcome center. The Opportunity Center for the Homeless posted the surveillance video, which shows someone who appears to be in …
Read More »Biden heads to the border for the first time as president
[ad_1] CNN — President Joe Biden is heading to the US-Mexico border on Sunday on the heels of major policy announcements and following relentless calls from Republicans who believe the trip is overdue. The trip to the border – the first for Biden since he took office – comes as …
Read More »Title 42: Migrants in El Paso face uncertainty after after Supreme Court allows policy to remain in effect amid legal challenges
[ad_1] CNN — The future for migrants waiting in El Paso, Texas, after crossing the US-Mexico border remains uncertain following the Supreme Court’s Wednesday decision that allows federal officials to continue expelling migrants before they have received an asylum hearing. “We were hoping for something else,” said Rosanni Rodríguez, a …
Read More »The US asylum backlog is nearing 1.6 million, the highest number on record
[ad_1] CNN — Nearly 1.6 million asylum applications are pending in US immigration courts and at US Citizenship and Immigration Services – the largest number of pending asylum cases on record, according to analysis of federal data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University. US immigration courts have …
Read More »Sending a photo with Santa Claus, a migrant father waiting in El Paso tells son in Venezuela his Christmas gift may be delayed
[ad_1] CNN — When Santa Claus arrived at migrant shelter in El Paso, Texas, to bring presents for the children, one migrant asked for just a photo with him. The photo Geovanny Caripaz, 39, took was quickly sent through WhatsApp to his 7-year-old son in Venezuela. “I told him Santa …
Read More »Migrants in El Paso have trouble finding shelter as dangerously cold temperatures arrive
[ad_1] CNN — As freezing temperatures from a coast-to-coast winter storm arrive in El Paso, Texas, some migrants who haven’t turned themselves in to border agents or officials after crossing the US-Mexico border are having a difficult time finding shelter. El Paso is in the midst of a declared state …
Read More »El Paso mayor declares state of emergency in response to migrant surge
[ad_1] CNN — El Paso, Texas, Mayor Oscar Leeser declared a state of emergency on Saturday evening following a surge of migrants who have recently arrived in the community and he says are living in unsafe conditions. The mayor, who had previously declined to issue a state of emergency, said …
Read More »Unsealed case file reveals new details of 2021 bomb threat incident involving Colorado Springs LGBTQ club shooting suspect
[ad_1] CNN — An unsealed case file revealed new details about what took place during a 2021 bomb threat incident that led to the arrest of the Club Q shooting suspect. Fourth Judicial District Court Judge Robin Chittum ordered the unsealing of the case file Thursday, ruling in part that …
Read More »Prior 2021 arrest of Colorado Springs gunman puts spotlight on the politics of red flag laws
[ad_1] CNN — The prior arrest of the 22-year-old suspected gunman who allegedly opened fire in a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub last weekend has put the spotlight on a state law which can be utilized to temporarily remove gun access from those deemed a danger to themselves or others. Colorado’s …
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