The brief reunions were part of a "Hugs Not Walls" campaign sponsored by the Border Network for Human Rights, an immigration rights group.
In an interview with EL UNIVERSAL, José Refugio Rodríguez Núñez, lawyer of the leader of the Sinaloa cartel, said that he will ask U.S. authorities to be kept at a middle-security prison.
Francis prayed for the thousands of migrants who have died trying to reach the U.S.
Pope Francis won't step foot in El Paso on Wednesday, but his presence across the border in Ciudad Juárez was still being widely felt in the West Texas city.
As many as 200,000 Catholics are expected to cross four bridges from El Paso, Texas into Ciudad Juárez, Mexico on Wednesday to see Pope Francis.
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto joined U.S. officials Thursday to dedicate the Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry and International Bridge.
About 50,000 worshippers are expected to attend the Feb. 17 Sun Bowl event scheduled to occur simultaneously with the papal Mass in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
El cabildo de El Paso, Texas aprobó el cierre de una parte de la autopista fronteriza y áreas en los barrios del centro de la ciudad, así como reforzar los servicios de emergencia de la policía
Roman Catholic Church officials in the U.S. said the Diocese of Ciudad Juárez is the official distributor of tickets for the Papal Mass on Feb. 17 and will be giving a limited number of tickets to El Paso parishes for the open-air Mass.
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