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San Diego journalist reflects on three decades reporting in Tijuana in new podcast

Maureen Cavanaugh

Harrison Patiño

Former San Diego Union-Tribune border reporter Sandra Dibble reflects on more than 25 years of reporting in Tijuana in a new podcast called 'Border City.'
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In photos: Ukrainian refugees at the San Diego-Tijuana border

Matthew Bowler

More than 4.1 million refugees have fled the war zone since Russia invaded Ukraine. Many came to Tijuana hoping to get asylum in the United States.
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SDSU class explores Selena's impact on the conversation around Mexican-American identity

Harrison Patiño

M.G. Perez

Nathian Shae Rodriguez, a journalism and media studies professor at SDSU, teaches a class inspired by the late pop star and her legacy. The course is called "Selena & Latinx Media Representation."
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Sources: Broad asylum limits at border may end by May 23

Colleen Long, Jason Dearen and Elliot Spagat / Associated Press

The decision would halt use of public health powers to absolve the United States of obligations under American law and international treaty to provide haven to people fleeing persecution.
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San Diego leaders travel to Washington D.C. to lobby for infrastructure funding

Kitty Alvarado

Better roads and highways and more help for the homeless are just some of the things San Diego leaders are lobbying for.
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Feds: Man smuggled 1,700 reptiles from Mexico, Hong Kong

Stefanie Dazio / Associated Press

Jose Manuel Perez, also known as “Julio Rodriguez,” was taken into custody on Feb. 25 at the San Ysidro border crossing with Mexico.
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New rules aim to decide US asylum cases in months, not years

Amy Taxin and Elliot Spagat / Associated Press

The rules empower asylum officers to grant or deny claims, an authority that has been limited to immigration judges for people arriving at the border with Mexico.
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Body of young San Diego man abducted in Tijuana recovered

The Associated Press

The boy's mother says news of the recovery of the body of 19-year-old Miguel Anthony Rendon came from the FBI several weeks ago.
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Deportation agents use smartphone app to monitor immigrants

Amy Taxin and Amancai Biraben / Associated Press

Advocates say it makes immigrants feel trapped even though some already paid bond to get out of detention. They also worry about how U.S. officials might use data culled from the app.
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Authorities find 52 reptiles hidden in man's clothing at San Diego border crossing

The Associated Press

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the man was driving a truck when he arrived at the San Ysidro border crossing with Mexico on Feb. 25 and was pulled out for additional inspection.