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Home Tag Archives: immigration

Tag Archives: immigration

US courts rule for border walls both public and private

By Hobbs News-Sun
January 10, 2020
in :  State/Regional News
2,647

WASHINGTON (AP) — Crews could start building a private border wall in South Texas within the coming days following a federal judge’s ruling Thursday that lifted a restraining order against the project. U.S. District Judge Randy Crane’s order was the second federal ruling in two days in favor of border barriers. On Wednesday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …

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What crackdown? Migrant smuggling business adapts, thrives

By Hobbs News-Sun
December 20, 2019
in :  State/Regional News
2,080

HERMOSILLO, Mexico (AP) — The heavy-set man swept through a curtain into the reserved area of a nightclub as his bodyguard stood nearby. In the darkness, he agreed to talk about his business: handling the income from smuggling migrants across a 375-mile stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border. “We control all the territory” along the frontier with Arizona, said the cartel …

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City issues cease-and-desist order for private border wall

By Hobbs News-Sun
May 28, 2019
in :  State/Regional News
3,822

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) — A border suburb of El Paso, Texas, has issued a cease-and-desist order against construction of a privately funded border barrier. A spokesman for Sunland Park, New Mexico, said Tuesday that the barrier being erected by We Build The Wall Inc. on private property doesn’t comply with city ordinances. City spokesman Peter Ibarbo says the company …

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Burgeoning numbers of Cubans trying to enter US via Mexico

By Hobbs News-Sun
May 14, 2019
in :  State/Regional News
2,088

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Burgeoning numbers of Cubans are trying to get into the U.S. by way of the Mexican border, creating a big backlog of people waiting on the Mexican side for months for their chance to apply for asylum. The surge over the past several months has been propelled in part by loosened travel restrictions in Central …

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OPINION: State leaders more concerned about soundbites than protecting the border

By Hobbs News-Sun
May 9, 2019
in :  Local News
2,796

The situation on the U.S.-Mexico border is an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. In times like these, one’s character is revealed, which is why the response from New Mexico’s political leaders is so disheartening. The headlines this past month have been alarming. More than 650 people crossing the border were taken into custody in just a couple hours during the early morning …

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Poll: More Americans want immigration to stay the same

By Hobbs News-Sun
March 21, 2019
in :  National/World News
2,546

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A growing number of Americans say immigration levels should remain the same or increase, according to a major U.S. survey, a shift that comes as the Trump administration has ramped up immigration enforcement. At the same time, the latest data from the General Social Survey — a widely respected poll that has measured trends on …

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New Mexico reaches settlement on driving credentials

By Hobbs News-Sun
August 22, 2018
in :  State/Regional News
3,870

New Mexico reaches settlement on driving credentials By MORGAN LEE, Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico will ease identification requirements for driving credentials and ID cards that serve as alternatives to state driver’s licenses that meet tougher federal security rules and will provide a clear appeals process for rejected applicants, plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the state announced …

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