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Monday, April 29, 2013  Cactus Police Chief Mike Broyles says the town has come a long way since 2006 when refugees began arriving in earnest to work at the nearby JB Swift meat processing plant.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Authorities say border patrol agents in New Mexico have seized six tons of marijuana in one of the agency's largest drug bust ever.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  The U.S. Immigration (ICE) and Customs Enforcements Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is conducting an operation at the Seaboard plant in Guymon, authorities announced on Wednesday evening.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  Immigration officers working to send illegal immigrants who are sex offenders back.

Monday, July 16, 2012  Every four years immigration is a hot-button topic among presidential candidates, so a recent move by the Obama Administration closing the local border patrol station could be putting Amarillo at risk.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  A spokesman for the Border Patrol says it is shutting down nine stations, six of them in Texas, and plans to relocate the 41 agents who work at those outposts to positions nearer the borders.

Friday, February 17, 2012  A federal immigration agent shot and seriously wounded a co-worker during a Thursday evening workplace confrontation before another agent pulled his weapon and shot the gunman to death.

Friday, August 19, 2011  US shift on deportation priority eases risk for those immigrants not convicted of crimes

Sunday, May 15, 2011  This week we took a look at three new places in Amarillo.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011  The Mexican Army has confirmed the arrest of a suspect in connection to the murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jaime Zapata.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  Documents show local-federal immigration program only voluntary until a city says 'no, thanks.'

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  New Mexico has deployed 82 National Guard troops to help secure the border with Mexico after they completed training.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  A Curry County inmate mistakenly released from custody last week is no longer being sought by law enforcement.

Friday, August 27, 2010  About 30 troops will start their jobs on the border Monday.

Friday, August 13, 2010  The Flint stabbings started in May, with the attacker approaching men on lonely roads at night and asking for directions or help with a broken-down car. Then he would pull out a knife, plunge it into his victim and speed away.