Tag Archives: Laredo
Yuma expanding detention facilities
Yuma is expanding detention facilities Apparently also plans (and push back) for similar facility near Laredo. … Continue reading →
Indian girl dies near Lukeville
An Indian migrant died of heat exhaustion after walking for 22 hours in the Sonoran desert. Fifteen deaths reported in the past two weeks. Not yet at highest temperatures, but one of the highest totals this early. … Continue reading →
Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach at the border
A celebration of the greater community of Laredo and Nuevo Laredo Also a different example of a concert held in San Diego last year … Continue reading →
Laredo River Vega project
Constructing a border wall through middle of downtown Laredo is not popular as articles like the following have made clear. It now turns out some in Laredo are suggesting a potential alternative that might fund some long-desired urban development, including … Continue reading →
Another drug bust
Another drug bust. No surprise once again at a port of entry. This time Laredo One thing that isn’t surprising is that in Texas, where the Rio Grande River forms the border, some sort of vehicle is often involved – … Continue reading →
Razor wire taken down again in Laredo
What good is a wall if it is only temporary or for show? Remember those images of troops stringing up razor wire just before the election? Apparently it has been taken down again in Laredo and Hildago. As one recalls, … Continue reading →