Puente News Collaborative is a bilingual nonprofit news organization, convener, and funder committed to preserving local news as a public good by investing in newsrooms, supporting journalists, and filling critical gaps in reporting across the U.S.-Mexico border.
The collapse of local news
Number of news outlets along the U.S. - Mexico border
Number of news outlets along the U.S. - Mexico border
What Is Happening
Across the U.S., more than 3,200 local newspapers have shut down. Of the 25 counties along the U.S.-Mexico border, nearly half have only one or no newsroom at all.
Why It Matters
With the collapse of local news, communities see a concerning decrease in voter participation, civic engagement, and government accountability reporting, and corresponding increases in community polarization, government waste, and disinformation campaigns.
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Stories from the collaborative
Candelaria raids target longtime residents
KVIA | February 3, 2026
Sam Karas and Rob D’Amico
CANDELARIA - In the early morning hours of August 19, 2025, six patrol cars pulled into the unincorporated town of Candelaria, about 50 miles northwest of Presidio on the Texas-Mexico border. With lights blazing, they surrounded an RV by the church. A small posse of officers—representing the Border Patrol, the U.S. Army and the Presidio County Sheriff’s Office—approached the trailer. Read more
El Paso at center of storm over migrant detention center deaths
El Pais | January 23, 2026
Angela Kocherga and Dianne Solís
EL PASO, Texas - El Paso, once a flashpoint in the heated debate over high levels of migration, is now a hub for detentions and deportations, with more large-scale facilities planned as the Donald Trump administration seeks to ramp up mass deportations. Read more
El Paso at the center of migrant detention center turmoil
KVIA | January 23, 2026
Angela Kocherga and Dianne Solis
EL PASO - Once a flashpoint in the heated debate over high immigration flows, this city is now a hub for detentions and deportations – with more mega-facilities in the works as the Trump administration tries to ramp up massive deportations. Read more
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Puente News Collaborative named as one of the 'Best of the West' for Immigration and Border Reporting
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Puente News Collaborative named as one of the 'Best of the West' for Immigration and Border Reporting
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