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• Texas Civil Rights Project Alleges Zero Tolerance Policy Led to Man's Suicide Play Video

  August 19, 2019 11:47 PM

  MCALLEN - A lawsuit filed against the federal government alleges a former administration policy is to blame for the loss of one man's life. The man committed suicide last year while he was under federal custody at a jail in Starr county. His family believes it was a... more »

• First Look Inside McAllen Border Patrol Processing Center Play Video

  August 12, 2019 12:11 PM

  MCALLEN – There are more than 1,200 people inside the Border Patrol Processing Center in McAllen. Agents tell CHANNEL 5 NEWS those numbers have dropped over the last few months. The media was invited to tour the facility Monday to see where immigrants stay, shower and get medically... more »

• Migrant Dies in Federal Custody, Held at McAllen Processing Center Play Video

  June 30, 2019 10:14 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A 43-year-old El Salvadoran man who crossed into the U.S. with his daughter collapsed at a border station and later died at a hospital, officials said Saturday. The man had been held about a week at the Rio Grande Valley central processing center in McAllen,... more »

• Federal Judge Orders CBP to Address Conditions in Processing Centers Play Video

  June 28, 2019 12:28 PM

  MCALLEN – A federal judge reached a decision on concerns raised by immigration attorneys after visiting Customs and Border Protection facilities housing migrant children in Texas, including the Rio Grande Valley. On Wednesday, the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law filed a temporary restraining order against the government... more »

• Migrants Transported from Valley to California Showing Signs of Illness Play Video

  May 24, 2019 4:48 PM

  WESLACO – Sixteen asylum hopefuls are now showing signs of the flu and are under quarantine in California. They were recently transferred from the Rio Grande Valley. This latest “health alert” comes days after a migrant flu outbreak temporarily shut down the McAllen processing center . Thirty-two... more »

• 32 Confirmed Cases of Influenza at McAllen Migrant Processing Center Play Video

  May 22, 2019 3:55 PM

  MCALLEN – Customs and Border Protection announced they re-opened their central processing center in McAllen after Tuesday night's temporary closure. According to CBP officials, there were 32 people in their custody who were determined to have influenza. They were all at the processing facility operated by the Rio... more »

• Contract for CBP Tent Processing Centers Approved Play Video

  April 19, 2019 10:44 AM

  WESLACO – The contract to begin construction of "soft sided structures" that will function as temporary processing centers along the border was approved Thursday, Apr. 18. Customs and Border Protection filed the fast-tracked contract six days prior to its approval. Within the documents they stated they needed to... more »

• Authorities, Immigrants Facing Challenges at Central Processing Center Play Video

  April 3, 2019 9:26 PM

  MCALLEN – Handling the thousands of immigrants at the Central Processing Center has proven to be a challenge for federal authorities and local shelters. About 300 field operation officers from other parts of the nation are working in the sector to help out. KRGV’s Christian Colón made a... more »

• CBP Processing Impacted with Recent Surge of Migrants Play Video

  March 22, 2019 6:58 PM

  WESLACO – Thousands of immigrants seeking asylum continue passing through the Rio Grande Valley's border; but this week was different. Hundreds were released daily to local shelters with a scheduled immigration court date. In collaboration with The Monitor, CHANNEL 5 NEWS surveyed 100 immigrants to learn what may... more »

• Volunteers Treating Sick Migrants Released from Federal Custody Play Video

  March 22, 2019 6:03 PM

  MCALLEN – Some of the migrants who cross into the U.S. are treated by the federal government in their processing centers; some are still sick when they’re released. Local volunteer doctors and staff at the Hidalgo County Health Department are doing everything they can to help migrants when they... more »