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Driver convicted in deaths of 8 people struck by SUV outside migrant shelter sentenced to 60 years

Jun. 28, 2024 19:34 PM EDT

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Friday found a driver guilty of intoxication manslaughter over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. George Alvarez, 35, was found...

Migrants are rattled and unsure as deportations begin under new rule halting asylum

Jun. 06, 2024 17:13 PM EDT

DULZURA, Calif. (AP) — Abigail Castillo was about to cross the U.S. border illegally when she heard President Joe Biden was halting asylum. She continued anyway, walking hours through the mountains east of San Diego with her toddler son, hoping it wasn't too late. “I heard that...