El Paso anchors the U.S.–Mexico border, a major West Texas city with a big, bilingual economy and a cross-border workforce.
Multiple recent reports have revealed unsafe conditions across U.S. immigration detention sites and a rising death rate since January 2025. Federal watchdog and medical examiner findings have shown missing evidence, inadequate medical care, suicides and a homicide ruling after a Haitian asylum seeker died days after release. Protests and hunger strikes are escalating at privately run centres.
The Department of Homeland Security has paused and is reviewing thepurchase of 11 warehouses made under Kristi Noem’s leadership. The department is now moving to utilize existing detention space with state and county partners as it weighs next steps and potential disposal of several facilities.
A deportation flight carrying 146 Venezuelans has arrived in Caracas hours before 7.2/7.5 magnitude earthquakes. Survivors recount harrowing escapes from collapsed hotels in La Guaira as rescue teams search amid a rising death toll and thousands missing. ICE Flight Monitor tallies show continued deportations amid the crisis.
A new detention-like facility near Alexandria, Louisiana, is expanding the deportation process by housing families and unaccompanied children en route to removal. The move follows a prior case in Florida where a mother of four was detained despite a court ruling against detaining new mothers. Advocates warn the setup risks extended confinement and raises oversight concerns.
Human Rights Watch and the ACLU have documented abuses at Camp East Montana, Fort Bliss, including filthy conditions, denied medical care and withheld contact with lawyers or family. The reports cite multiple detainee accounts of violence, sickness and coercion, urging the U.S. to shut the facility and launch independent investigations.
The United States has designated the Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras as foreign terrorist organizations. The move, published in the Federal Register, expands the roster of Mexican criminal groups treated as terrorists amid ongoing U.S. pressure on Mexico over security and border policy.
ICE is extending the no-bid contract for Camp East Montana in El Paso through Sept. 30, 2027, at a potential cost of $778 million. Reports allege detainee mistreatment, inadequate medical care, and poor conditions. DHS defends the extension citing operational needs and bed space constraints. Critics warn the move prolongs harm and lacks accountability.
Valeria Luiselli’s Fourth novel Beginning Middle End follows a narrator touring Europe with her daughter, searching for a narrative arc. Critics note episodic chapters and fragmented structure, yet the work probes memory, myth, and family across Sicily, Germany, and the Netherlands. The narrative struggles to cohere, but it remains a sharp meditation on storytelling itself.
Industry leaders warn that AI infrastructure investments have sparked a ferocious race among hyperscalers. Earnings calls show wide investor scepticism about when returns will materialise, even as compute demand remains strong.
DACA recipient Jessica Treviño has had her status terminated after an immigration violation, prompting a federal lawsuit seeking her return and restoration of DACA. The case is part of a broader pattern of DACA enforcement actions that have affected families near the border.
Democrats have launched a formal inquiry into whether the Pentagon and Homeland Security are coordinating to deport service members and their families, citing DHS and DoD friction and new AP findings. The letter questions policies that have led to deployments delayed to care for detained relatives, while lawmakers demand accountability and policy restoration.
Oswaldo Pirela, a Venezuelan-born Padres minor league catching coordinator, has been released on bond and is reunited with his family after ICE detained him at El Paso airport on Aug. 16 during a work trip. The Padres corroborate his release; DHS says he entered lawfully in 2014 but later overstayed. Family says he has been pursuing asylum and work permits; DHS maintains he is in removal proceedings.
A string of interviews reveals how stars like De Niro and Leguizamo discuss parenting, partnerships and the choices that shape their careers. From De Niro’s thoughts on his children’s acting careers to Leguizamo’s view of a supportive, grounding marriage, the pieces explore how personal lives intersect with creative work.
Villafranca-Trejo, a spouse of a U.S. Army sergeant, has been deported, becoming at least the seventh such case under the Trump-era crackdown. The AP and other outlets note more than 50 cases where immediate family members of troops were detained after protections were rolled back. The soldier says he must balance duty with caring for his child as the family awaits further decisions on parole-in-place and potential green cards.
A 29-foot limestone statue at Mount Cristo Rey remains at the center of a legal clash after the U.S. government pursues land seizure for a proposed border wall. Diocese argues the move infringes religious liberty, while authorities say the project will protect the area and support border security.
The US has expanded a crackdown to label and sanction Latin American criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations. The move targets cartels such as Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation Cartel, aiming to pressure groups and allies across the region. The approach has triggered tensions with regional governments and revealed contradictions in policy.