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Migrant shelters in Mexico feeling strain of US policy with no end in sight

Shelters providing refuge to migrants in Mexico waiting to seek asylum are feeling the financial strain from a COVID-era policy that has no clear end in sight.

Dismantled: Chaos ensues when migrants arrive as Reynosa bulldozes camp

City officials in Reynosa cleared out a migrant encampment sheltering hundreds of migrant families and attempted to relocate them early Tuesday morning. Yet, hundreds more arrived over the last couple days, complicating the math and introducing chaos into the fragile process.

Hundreds of Reynosa migrants displaced after shelter suddenly dismantled

An encampment in Reynosa sheltering hundreds of migrant families expelled from the U.S. or waiting to seek asylum was dismantled overnight after its formation a year-and-a-half ago.

‘We’re there for them:’ New migrant shelter opens in Reynosa for vulnerable families

About three months after its groundbreaking, a celebration was held in Reynosa on Wednesday morning to inaugurate a newly constructed migrant shelter.

CBP detains 2 wanted on child sex charges

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers apprehended two Rio Grande Valley residents last week who had warrants for child-related sex crimes. CBP took 69-year-old Eliseo...

‘We are not ready’: Reynosa migrant shelter stalls ahead of shifting immigration policies

Pressure is mounting in Reynosa as the U.S. prepares to change immigration policies at the border that could draw thousands to the region. Simultaneously, a shelter meant to replace the migrant encampment in the city faces significant construction delays as rumors attempt to displace them before its completion.

U.S. Ambassador holds second meeting with Mexican border governors

The U.S. ambassador to Mexico met with Mexican border leaders Wednesday for the second time since his appointment to discuss business development, immigration and...

Work begins to convert Reynosa baseball field into migrant camp

Men standing on cinder blocks stacked like a Jenga tower grabbed pails of concrete handed by others below them at a Reynosa baseball field...

Pastor, NGO ink contract for new migrant shelter in Reynosa

A small border ranch ensconced in an impoverished Reynosa riverbank neighborhood was for years maintained by a family, a church ministry, and a promise...

Tamaulipas opens public safety building with nearly 5,000 cameras statewide

A new building dedicated to public safety south of the Rio Grande that boasts a network of nearly 5,000 state-run surveillance cameras that monitor...