ONE of the twinned cities that straddle America’s southern border with Mexico are as historically close as Laredo, in Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, in Mexico.

美国南部，美墨边界。 位于德克萨斯州的拉雷多与墨西哥的新拉雷多是姊妹城市，其历史渊远流长。

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The prison is located in the city of Nuevo Laredo, just across the border from Texas in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas.

监狱位于新拉雷多市，正对面是塔毛利帕斯州东北部的得克萨斯州的边界。

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"It is a bilateral program by which now ICE is redirecting criminals, Mexican nationals, away from Juarez, and they are being sent to Laredo, Eagle Pass and Del Rio,Texas."

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Two years ago, the turf battle was over Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Laredo, Texas.

CNN: Stakes rise as drug war threatens to cross border

Jose Luis Gonzales loved spending weekends at his ranchette outside the border town of Laredo, Texas.

CNN: May 2, 2012 -- Updated 1215 GMT (2015 HKT)

NPR's Carrie Kahn was at a hearing in Laredo, Texas last night, and she has this report.

NPR: Immigration Debate Divides Laredo