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Tuesday, June 18, 2013  A caravan of immigration reform advocates made a pit stop in San Juan today.

Friday, June 14, 2013  An Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aircraft that had just taken off from Valley International Airport in Harlingen turns back after reports of smoke in the cockpit.

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.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A lawsuit filed by the South Texas Civil Rights Project on behalf of Laura S’s family stated that the young mother of three begged and pleaded with Border Patrol agents not to deport her four years ago.

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.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Human smugglers have found another use for the drainage system.

Monday, June 03, 2013  A Brownsville man was sentenced to five years in prison for sexually abusing a teen.

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

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.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  It was a high-dollar human smuggling scheme that spanned the globe.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  Authorities are looking for two men who lead Rio Grande City police on a chase and left 21 illegal immigrants inside their SUV.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Authorities are investigating an immigrant chase that ended when the driver crashed her SUV into a tree in Mission.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A Border Patrol agent has been arrested on a sexual assault charge after an incident with a woman he was guarding at a Corpus Christi hospital.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Former Hidalgo County Commissioner Sylvia Handy pleaded no contest to several state charges in connection to the Phantom Employee scandal.