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Migrants stranded in Mexico rush to cross the US border before Title 42 ends

​​​​​​​The number of migrants waiting on the Mexican side of the border appears to be dwindling. Shelters in cities like Ciudad Juárez are emptying as many migrants have decided to surrender to US authorities before Title 42 ends on Thursday evening.

Migrants stranded in Mexico rush to cross the US border before Title 42 ends
Several young people are show from their neck down and wearing sweatshirts and jeans and many with pink tennis shoes.

An increase in migration: A view from Juárez, Mexico

An increase in migration: A view from Juárez, Mexico
Arlet Burciaga

The two-country journey one student takes every day to get to school

The two-country journey one student takes every day to get to school
A Central American migrant walks on the train tracks in Mexico en route to the US border.

How one DJ helps weary migrants in an unexpected way

How one DJ helps weary migrants in an unexpected way
Children practice tae kwon do at an after school program in Cuidad Juárez, funded by the Merida Initiative.

How do you fight organized crime in Mexico? With small business loans and after-school programs

How do you fight organized crime in Mexico? With small business loans and after-school programs
Crime scene in Ciudad Juarez

A family's murder in Juarez reignites fears of the city's recent violent past

A massacre in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez this weekend has raised concerns about the city's future. The city's falling crime rate had been held up as a model for all of Mexico — but this murder, the second mass killing since September, rekindles fears that were just starting to abate.

A family's murder in Juarez reignites fears of the city's recent violent past

This story is about tropical skiing, climate change and turning lemons into lemonade

You may not think of skiing in the tropics, but glaciers in Peru's Andes mountains have long sprouted popular resorts. Climate change, though, is particularly fast and obvious in the tropics. So Peru is trying to pivot from skiing to a new type of tourism.

This story is about tropical skiing, climate change and turning lemons into lemonade
In the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juárez, children visit the new Los Soles study center in the city’s outskirts.

The children of Mexico's drug violence have a tiny haven in Cuidad Juárez

Not long ago, violence related to Mexico's drug cartels devastated Ciudad Juárez, a city on the Texas-Mexico border. Now, violence is down and residents are trying to help the children left behind by it.

The children of Mexico's drug violence have a tiny haven in Cuidad Juárez

Mexico Election: The Vote in Ciudad Juarez

Voters in the violence-plagued border city of Juarez are hopeful that a change at the top in Mexico will result in a reduction in drug crime on their doorstep. Reporter Monica Ortiz Uribe reports from Juarez.

Mexico Election: The Vote in Ciudad Juarez
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How to Survive the Drug War in Ciudad Juárez

Monica Ortiz Uribe, reporter with the public radio collaboration Fronteras, speaks with host Marco Werman about what it's like to report in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, one of the most dangerous cities in the world.

How to Survive the Drug War in Ciudad Juárez

Nightlife returns to Ciudad Juarez as drug violence is more contained

In Juarez, Mexico, the once-bustling nightlife had been dead for years as violence erupted in the city. But, in recent months, as police have setup checkpoints and drug violence has stabilized and perhaps even subsided, the nightlife is returning.

Nightlife returns to Ciudad Juarez as drug violence is more contained

Iowa towns turning to foreign investment to restart economies

In Fort Dodge, Iowa, a South Korean company is bringing a factory to town. Across the U.S. Midwest, communities are trying to lure foreign investment to get economies going again.

Iowa towns turning to foreign investment to restart economies
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Deportees Wives Club

A growing number of American-born women married to deported men are sharing their experience through blogs.

Deportees Wives Club
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Letter to Mexican drug cartels

A journalist for the Mexican newspaper, el Diario, was shot last week. This is the second journalist from the paper to be murdered in two years. The editors have just published an open letter to various drug cartels. The World's William Troop reports.

Letter to Mexican drug cartels
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Remembering life as it once was along the US - Mexico border

Jesus Ochoa, 75, was born in El Paso, Texas, where he has lived nearly all his life. As a young boy, he recalls heading just a few miles south to Juarez, Mexico. But today, Juarez is a very different place than the one Ochoa reminisces about.

Remembering life as it once was along the US - Mexico border