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Border Dispatch: 32 Faith Leaders Arrested in Border Demonstration Dec 12, 2018

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More than 30 people, mostly faith leaders, were arrested Monday as part of a peaceful demonstration in which some participants purposefully resisted officials' orders to move away from the border barrier. Between 300 and 400 people, many faith and community leaders from across the country, marched down the beach to the southwest corner of the U.S. in Border Field State Park to call for protection for migrants and the right to seek asylum.

Border Dispatch: San Diego, Mexico Work To Avert Health Crisis At Migrant Camps Dec 11, 2018

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As the caravan of asylum seekers approached the border, many in Mexico and the United States worried that such a large group would increase the odds of a public health crisis. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/sd-no-border-health-20181207-story.html

A Decade Later, A San Diego Neighborhood Is Still Reeling From A Tragic Plane Crash Dec 10, 2018

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A troubled engine downed a plane over a residential San Diego neighborhood in 2008, forcing the military to reevaluate how it keeps pilots and civilians safe. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-fa18-crash-10-years-later-20181208-story.html

Border Dispatch: Turmoil At The Border Concerns Families Whose Children Cross Daily For School Dec 07, 2018

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Border Dispatch: Convinced that an American education in English is key to a prosperous future, many children who are U.S. citizens and living in Mexico cross the border daily to go to public and private schools in San Diego County. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/sd-me-border-students-20181206-story.html

Border Dispatch: Teenage Caravan Members Traveled Fled Gangs, Abusive Families Dec 06, 2018

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Border Dispatch: Teenage caravan members tell of threats from gang members, abusive families, preferred taking to the road than staying in their countries.

Border Dispatch: Some Residents In Tijuana Neighborhood Wary Of Migrant Newcomers Dec 05, 2018

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Border Dispatch: Residents of a working-class neighborhood in the outskirts of Tijuana are wary of their new neighbors – a group of 2,300 Central American migrants sleeping in a makeshift shelter. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/migrant-caravan/sd-me-rough-neighborhood-12042018-story.html

Family Seeking Return Of Nazi-looted Masterpiece Gets New Day In Court Dec 04, 2018

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The Cassirers have been trying for almost 20 years to get back a Pissarro painting that even the museum holding it admits was taken by the Nazis in 1939. A trial next week will explore what the museum knew, and when. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/sd-me-painting-nazi-20181127-story.html

Border Dispatch: Americans Canceling Visits To Baja Tourist Spots Amid Migrant Crisis Dec 03, 2018

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Tourist destinations in Baja California, from hotels and restaurants to medical and dental offices, complain of lost business since the arrival of Central American asylum-seekers. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/tourism/sd-fi-baja-tourism-migrants-20181201-story.html

Border Dispatch: Who's Leading The Caravan? Dec 01, 2018

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A "Border Dispatch" edition of San Diego News Fix: Many of the migrants came to the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum, but not everyone knows how. Getting accurate and useful information to a group of more than 5,000 people can be challenging, and the caravan’s nebulous leadership structure only adds to the difficulty. Now, caravan members are in Tijuana facing squalid conditions, hunger and illness, with no end in sight. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/immigration/sd-me-caravan-leaders-20181128-story.html

What San Diegans Can Do To Help Migrants Stuck In Tijuana Nov 29, 2018

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A slow moving humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Tijuana, as shelters are full and thousands of migrants are sleeping on the streets. San Diegans have been stepping into help. The U-T's Daniel Wheaton interviews Peter Rowe about who is helping, and what you can do to help.

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