Talk of an invasion at the border by Donald Trump and other Republican figureheads is what motivated a man from North Texas to come to El Paso and murder Hispanic people. He killed 23 and injured just as many. #StateOfTheUnion In an online screed, he referred to the "Hispanic Invasion of Texas."

El Paso County has joined New Jersey and over 20 states in court to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.

President Donald Trump's sweeping grant of clemency to more than 1,500 people charged and convicted in the January 6 Capitol attack four years ago extended to El Pasoan David Rene Arredondo.

El Paso mayor Renard Johnson says local authorities will not participate in immigration raids. And, the El Paso Police Department does not have the resources to enforce immigration law. “I want El Pasoans to know we’re a safe city and we will continue to be that way.” #elpaso #border #ice

NEW Trump will take office with a quiet border + deportations at a 10-year high www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

The House has failed to pass a Trump-backed spending bill as a government shutdown looms.

Some Americans with potentially terminal medical conditions have turned to psychedelic medicine to address the existential distress, flocking to psilocybin clinics in Oregon, the only state besides Colorado where they can legally operate.

Mexico has intercepted nearly 1 million migrants this year — a record high as it has ramped up policies that reduce migration to the U.S. www.axios.com/2024/12/10/m...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left Damascus for an unknown destination on Sunday, two senior army officers told Reuters, as rebels said they had entered the capital with no sign of army deployments reut.rs/3ORxDTn

In October, a team of colleagues and I reported on this contract, and on how Scott and others close to incoming border czar Tom Homan profit from misinformation about immigration and the border www.texasobserver.org/border-911-m...

I obtained the contract below via a Texas Public Information Act request for an investigation in collaboration with @texasobserver.org @lhreports.bsky.social @azcir.bsky.social @palabranahj.bsky.social and Puente News Collaborative.

Rodney Scott, Trump's pick to lead CBP, has a $50,000 consulting contract with the Texas AG's office for the DOJ Rio Grande river buoy lawsuit, I found via public records. His contract ends in August 2025.

South Korea was thrown into deeper uncertainty after the governing party refused to oust President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday. Protesters filled the streets of Seoul demanding his removal well into the night.

From our magazine by @josephinelee.bsky.social: A story unknown to most, since the 1960s, Taiwanese-Americans have been fighting for freedom in their motherland from the Bayou City. #asianamericanhistory #aapi #taiwaneseamerican

Kash Patel: how Trump’s FBI pick went from public defender to provocateur

Brian Thompson’s killing inspired rage – against the healthcare industry

High speed pursuits are particularly prevalent in border communities and involve teens and young adults, often U.S. citizens, part of a strategy by smugglers to skirt the law. www.ktep.org/ktep-news/20...

In a mayoral runoff election forum, candidates Renard Johnson and Brian Kennedy were asked what role law enforcement agencies at the city level would play under President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed mass deportation plan.

Hi, Bluesky community! Aaron Montes here. Journalist and millennial working for a better world. I try to read books but government documents are a big part of my reading diet. Photojournalism was my first step into this career. Personal time spent on video games, working out and tacos.