U.S. Consulate in Juarez unveiled
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U.S. State Department officials unveiled a massive new consulate in Ciudad Juarez, a violent Mexican border town that is the world’s busiest for immigrant visas.
The $66-million consulate building, under construction since early 2006, will open to the public in this city across the Rio Grande from El Paso.
Ciudad Juarez, with a population of 1.3 million, sees near-daily shootouts and gruesome killings.
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