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As they normally do, many people who live north of the border will venture into Northern Baja California this weekend for fun and excitement.

For the month of June, according to CBP statistics, there were 12,906 encounters between Border Patrol agents and unlawful migrants. It's about a 50 percent drop when compared to last month when there were 22,858 encounters in May.

The head of the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission came to South Texas on Wednesday to inform border landowners of various federal and state programs as high heat and drought continue to threaten the Rio Grande Valley.

Fentanyl is the deadliest drug ever to hit U.S. streets and crosses the border North from Mexico with little resistance, drug officials say.

Fentanyl is the deadliest drug ever to hit U.S. streets and crosses the border North from Mexico with little resistance, drug officials say.

Fentanyl is the deadliest drug ever to hit U.S. streets and crosses the border North from Mexico with little resistance, drug officials say.

"Nothing has really happened, the only paved road in the neighborhood is the one used by Amazon trucks to go in and out of the facility," said Armenta.

More than 107,000 migrants crossed the Southwest border without authorization in June, either coming between lawful ports of entry of showing up at the ports without an appointment, federal officials said. Another 38,000 presented themselves at the ports to claim asylum after securing appointments online.

UNICEF is expanding its presence in Juarez.

The request is based on existing travel demand that forces more than 100,000 local passengers a year to book connecting flights to the Washington, D.C. area and beyond, inflating the cost of their tickets by an average of $60, according to the groups. | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico