Tag Archives: Ciudad Juárez
In Ciudad Juárez, A New ‘Filter Hotel’ Offers Migrants A Safe Space To Quarantine
By Mallory Falk, KERA Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Hotel Flamingo in Ciudad Juárez has been filling up with guests. When they arrive, they have to go through a thorough disinfection process. First, they step inside a tray filled with diluted … Continue reading
Cross-Border Conversations Light Up The Sky Through Art Installation
By Mallory Falk, KERA For 12 nights this month, searchlights are illuminating the sky on the U.S.-Mexico border between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. They don’t have anything to do with border enforcement. Instead, they’re part of a bi-national art … Continue reading
Mexican Migrants Wait In The Streets Of Juárez For Their Chance To Claim Asylum
By Mallory Falk, KERA A growing number of Mexicans are fleeing their homes and heading to the U.S. border to seek asylum, driven by a surge in violence. But once they get to a port of entry, many of them … Continue reading
What Does The New Asylum Rule Mean For Migrants Waiting To Enter The U.S. Legally?
By Mallory Falk, KERA A crowd has gathered outside Centro de Atencion Integral a Migrantes in Ciudad Juarez. This is where migrants come to check their number on a long list of asylum seekers. It’s scorching here – over a … Continue reading
Juárez Begins Shuttle Service Hoping to Attract Tourists
Tourists abandoned the Mexican border city of Juárez in droves when a vicious drug war erupted in its streets beginning five years ago. Now the city wants to win them back with the help of a new shuttle service that … Continue reading
With Claims of ISIS at the Border, a Shift in Border Politics
This year’s surge of Central American migrants across the southern border has put border security back at the forefront of national politics. But with the number of migrant crossings on the decline, and the US stepping up its offensive against … Continue reading
Making Deals With Informants: U.S. Visas And The Juárez War
On March 13, 2010, gunmen deployed by the Juárez cartel took up their positions as guests filtered out from a child’s birthday party. Many of the guests worked at the U.S. consulate in Juárez. A Chihuahua state police officer named … Continue reading