El Centro

Suspected migrant smuggler charged in connection …

Twenty-five people were crammed into the Ford Expedition when it collided with a big rig in Imperial County on March 2, 2021. (Gina Ferazzi/ Los Angeles Times)

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Mexican cultural center in Santa Ana reaches agreement …

The parking lot outside the El Centro Cultural of México in Santa Ana is seen in an undated photo. (Raul Roa / Times Community News via L.A. Times)

Series of small earthquakes rattles Brawley area

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported five miles from Brawley, California, followed by two smaller quakes on Oct. 1, 2020. (U.S. Geological Survey)

‘It’s a war zone’: Tents mounted in Imperial County hospital …

Tents are being put up to handle coronavirus cases in the parking lot of a hospital in El Centro, Imperial County. Air conditioning units keep the tent cool against the California sun. (CNN)

Imperial County officials meet to work out coronavirus …

The sun sets in the border town of Calexico, near El Centro in Imperial County on March 12, 2009. (David McNew/Getty Images)

2 members of El Centro ministry admit to forced labor …

Imperial Valley Ministries in El Centro is seen in this undated photo from Google Maps.

Swarm of Small Quakes Rattles El Centro Area Along Mexico …

The shaking felt after a 4.0 magnitude quake hit the El Centro area on Nov. 11, 2019, is seen on a map provided by the U.S. Geological Survey.

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El Centro Church Had Growing Empire Before Forced-Labor …

Imperial Valley Ministries in El Centro is seen in this undated photo from Google Maps.

El Centro Church Leader, 11 Others Charged With Forced …

Marine Fired Weapon While on Duty at Calif.-Mexico …

An American flag flies near the US-Mexico border fence in an area where they search for border crossers October 8, 2006 near Campo, California. (Credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

Pence Visits Border Barrier in Calexico as Migrants …

200 National Guard Members Headed to California-Mexico …

Barbed wire fencing runs across the top of the steel structure in the Border Infrastructure System in San Diego on April 17, 2018. (Credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

4 Crew Members Presumed Dead After Marine Corps Helicopter …

43 Pounds of Meth Found in Car’s Gas Tank in Salton …