September 2001 Border Law Enforcement, Part I Features: The Border Patrol's El Paso Sector by Greg Bloom, FNS Editor Responsible for all of New Mexico and two western Texas counties, the Border Patrol's El Paso Sector has over 1,000 agents that apprehended over 115,000 undocumented migrants last year and made numerous drug seizures. This article looks at the day-to-day operation of the Border Patrol and addresses criticism of the organization from human-rights and environmental groups. Shades of Juárez: The Search for the Missing Women of Chihuahua City by Kent Paterson, courtesy of Albuquerque's Alibi Freelance journalist Kent Paterson takes a comprehensive look at the recent disapearance of women in Chihuahua City. Just as in Ciudad Juárez, located 300 miles to the north, the women have tended to be young, maquiladora workers. Other similarities between the cities include the formation of parent's groups that are frustrated with the inability of law enforcement to locate their missing daughters. Daily Updates: Cd. Juárez & Chihuahua News Matamoros, Reynosa & N. Laredo News Méxicali & SLRC News Tijuana News Departments: Editor's Letter Commerce, Labor and Economics Border Crossings Education Environment Health Human Rights and Women's Issues Immigration Politics Security

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