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Friday, June 14, 2013  The family of a worker at the chemical plant in Louisiana experienced the explosion yesterday and he thinks there should be more government regulations to keep workers safe.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Unconfirmed police reports say an estimated 15 illegals were involved in this crash.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Fuerza del Valle Workers' Center is raising awareness about wage theft among undocumented immigrants.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  A pest has been intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists before making its way into the U.S from Russia for the first time.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  The Senate has voted to advance a landmark immigration bill, clearing away the first procedural hurdle in front of legislation that would open the door to citizenship for millions.

Sunday, June 09, 2013  Authorities are searching for a group of illegal immigrants after they allegedly bailed out of a car next to a crowded shopping center.

Saturday, June 08, 2013  Hidalgo County Sheriff investigators are searching for clues into the death of a 44-year-old man.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Mexican authorities have confirmed that soldiers rescued 165 immigrants kidnapped by a drug cartel in a small town across the border from La Joya.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Scientists are beginning to better understand why Hispanic children have close to double the rate of obesity as white children.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Brownsville police are searching for a woman with multiple theft warrants out for her arrest.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Authorities demolished an unsanitary stash house on Tuesday.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  So far in 2013, 90,000 people have been taken into Border Patrol custody.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  According to police, immigrants found inside a stash house Tuesday morning were plotting to overthrow their smugglers.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  In a joint effort, the San Juan Police Dept. and the Weslaco Border Patrol discovered a major stash house in the Rio Grande Valley early Tuesday morning.

Sunday, May 26, 2013  In 2012, San Juan police raided 20 stash houses filled with undocumented immigrants. In 2013 they've already responded to 17 alleged stash homes.