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Jeff Abbott

El Paso
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Border Reporter at the El Paso Times. Previously freelancer based in Central America I @KipProgram Fellow'23
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US Rep. Veronica Escobar introduces bill to protect Mount Cristo Rey Original

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By Jeff Abbott
| El Paso Times Verified
July 20, 2026, 9:21 a.m. MT U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar has introduced legislation that would block the Trump administration from using eminent domain to strip land owned by the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces along Mount Cristo Rey for a border wall. Escobar, D-El Paso, introduced the Mount Cristo Rey Protection Act on Monday, July 20. The bill recognizes Mount Cristo Rey, which sits on the U.S. border with Mexico in Sunland Park, New Mexico, as a holy site.
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US Rep. Escobar and Texas Democrats question plans to move unaccompanied minors Original

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By Jeff Abbott
| El Paso Times Verified
July 16, 2026, 2:37 p.m. MT The 13 Democrats in the U.S. Congress from Texas are questioning the Trump administration over plans to move unaccompanied minors to the state. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar led the delegation in sending a letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Angie Salazar, acting director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, opposing reported plans. Joining Escobar, D-El Paso, in signing the letter were Reps.
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Human Rights Watch report finds 'degrading and cruel' conditions in ICE detention

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By Jeff Abbott
| Yahoo Verified
A new report from Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union details the degrading and cruel conditions in ICE's massive detention center known as Camp East Montana in El Paso.
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