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Migrants attempt to pull down a section of a barbed wire fence installed by Texas authorities on the Mexico-US border. The tensions on the border come amid an ongoing legal back-and-forth over a Texas law that would allow state police to arrest and deport migrants who cross illegally into the United States from Mexico. IMAGES
A makeshift migrant camp looks nearly empty in Mexico's Matamoros, at the border with Brownsville, Texas, where Democrat US President Joe Biden is expected to meet border patrol and other law enforcement agents. Also heading to the border is Republican former president Donald Trump, who will be about 300 miles (480 kilometers) to the west in Eagle Pass. The Texas showdown comes at a time when record numbers of migrant crossings into the United States are posing a threat to Biden's chances of preventing a Trump comeback in November's presidential election. IMAGES
The United States will deploy 1,500 additional troops to the border with Mexico, the Pentagon says, ahead of an expected surge of migrants when Covid-era restrictions are lifted next week. "For 90 days, these 1,500 military personnel, who will be sourced from the active duty component, will fill critical capability gaps, such as ground-based detection and monitoring, data entry, and warehouse support," spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder tells reporters during a press conference. SOUNDBITE
Former US President Donald Trump arrives at the US-Mexico border to denounce his successor Joe Biden's handling of immigration policy. IMAGES
San Francisco, Mar 29 (EFE).- The exodus of technology companies from California, which has been accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic, is significantly benefiting Texas and the US-Mexico border zone as a tech "hub" is being established there that takes advantage of the region's bilingual and bicultural characteristics.(CAMERA: Marc Arcas)STATEMENTS FROM OMAR SAUCEDO, SPOKESMAN FOR THE BRIDGE ACCELERATOR:"We have the participation of Mexican companies that are interested in connecting with the United States and vice versa, American companies interested in the Mexican market. We call that binational participation. We also have companies that are present in both countries, companies that began in the US and are known in Mexico or vice versa. The border between Texas and Juarez, Mexico has a unique population. The border divides us but if you look at a map you can see that there is no natural division, so there is an immediate social and business coexistence."
Chula Vista, Feb 6 (EFE/EPA).- Located by the Mexican border, the Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center in California has been recognized as a center of treatment for COVID-19patients and has received many Mexican nationals who crossed the border seeking care for the disease. (Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT).SHOT LIST: HEALTH PERSONNEL TAKE CARE OF COVID-19 PATIENTS AT THE SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER IN CHULA VISTA, SOUTH OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US.