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Feds: Man Smuggled 1,700 Reptiles From Mexico, Hong Kong
A Southern California man is accused of smuggling more than 1,700 reptiles — including baby crocodiles and Mexican beaded lizards — into the U.S. since 2016
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San Diego Chef Finds Pandemic Positive With Birria Taco Shop Opening
Curiel shut down her San Ysidro taco shop in early November after an 18-month U.S.-Mexico border shutdown severely stunted her flow of customers. But she’s now reopened in Old Town, San Diego.
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‘Finding Solutions': As San Diego Birria Taco Shop Nears Opening, Chef Faces Shortages
The Michelin-recognized chef behind the cult favorite bone marrow birria tacos is moving her San Ysidro location to Old Town, San Diego as well as opening a Baja-inspired seafood restaurant. She takes us along the journey.
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Opening a Restaurant When Ingredient Supply Chains Get Jammed
San Diego Chef Priscilla Curiel has everything she needs to open her new restaurants, Tuétano Taqueria and Mar Rustico: she has the perfect locations, she has her carefully crafted recipes, she has the vision. The only thing she’s missing is a steady supply of ingredients, as the pandemic supply chain problems hit her Michelin-recommended birria tacos.
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San Diego Chef Reflects on Pandemic As She Opens New Birria Taco Shop
The Michelin-recognized chef behind the cult favorite bone marrow birria tacos is moving her San Ysidro location to Old Town, San Diego as well as opening a Baja-inspired seafood restaurant. She takes us along the journey.
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What Writing Music & Running a Restaurant Have in Common
San Diego’s revered chef Priscilla Curiel has a lot on her plate: between managing her restaurants, Tuétano Taqueria and Mujer Divina, opening a new seafood spot, finding ways to keep the lights on and payroll going, and being present for her family, Curiel has found juggling everything more challenging during the pandemic. But the one thing she can always rely...
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San Diego Chef Behind Michelin-Recognized Birria Tacos Shares Restaurant Opening Journey
The Michelin-recognized chef behind the cult favorite bone marrow birria tacos is moving her San Ysidro location to Old Town, San Diego as well as opening a Baja-inspired seafood restaurant. She takes us along the journey.
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A Chef's Recipe for Success After Pandemic Shutdowns
Priscilla Curiel has made a name for herself as the chef who put bone marrow birria tacos on the map in San Diego County. Although she closed down one restaurant due to the pandemic, she’s ready for a new start in Old Town — with not one restaurant, but two.
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U.S. Extends Restrictions for Non-Essential Travel Across Mexico Border Through Aug. 21
Restrictions on non-essential travel at the U.S.-Mexico border will be yet again extended by another month, just as they were set to expire Wednesday night, according to a document set to be published in the Federal Register.
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Married Detective Couple Killed in California Highway Crash
San Diego Police Department Chief David Nisleit identified two police detectives killed Friday morning in a head-on crash caused by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 5 in San Ysidro.
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San Diego Man Detained After He Unknowingly Nearly Smuggled Migrants Across Border
A San Diego grandfather is worried he may soon be deported for driving into the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, with two undocumented people who he said snuck into his van.
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Officer Shoots, Kills Man Near US-Mexico Border in California
A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man Friday near the U.S.-Mexico border in San Ysidro, the San Diego Police Department confirmed.
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Supporters on Both Sides of the Border March in Support of the Migrant Caravan
Large crowds on both sides of the border near San Ysidro and Tijuana marched in support of the migrant caravan. The demonstrations hope to have the caravan’s asylum requests processed. This comes after the Trump administration began working on major changes to immigration law. Take a look inside the two-front marches near the border below.
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Families Separated by Border Reunited Briefly
Some of the families haven’t seen each other for more than a decade. NBC 7’s Alex Presha has the story.
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Family Separated for 15 Years to Reunite When Border Gate Opens
A family living on opposite sides of the U.S.-Mexico border for more than 15 years will be reunited, if only for a few short minutes, when U.S. Border Patrol agents open the gates Saturday.
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Images Released in CBP Investigation
NBC 7’s Alex Presha shares surveillance photos released in an investigation questioning the tactics of Border Patrol agents in an incident from 2013.
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Images Capture Teen Drinking Liquid Meth at Border Crossing
Surveillance video shows U.S. Customs and Border officials watching a Tijuana teenager ingest liquid methamphetamine moments before the chemical led to the teen’s death.
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$1M Settlement for Family of Teen Who Died After Drinking Liquid Meth at Border Crossing
The settlement comes three years after the death of Cruz Marcelino Velazquez Acevedo, 16, of Tijuana.
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Teen Dies After Drinking Liquid at Border Crossing
A teenager died at the busiest border crossing in the world after drinking an amber-colored liquid in front of federal agents. NBC 7’s Elena Gomez reports.