Texas installs additional buoys in Rio Grande to deter migrant crossings
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott just announcement the placement of additional buoys in the Rio Grande River this morning. In a…
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El Paso County to close migrant services center
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 spoke with El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego, who confirmed that the County’s migrant services/processing center,…
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Texas offers ranch to Trump for mass deportation plans
By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Nov. 19, 2024 “Texas offers Starr County ranch to Trump for mass deportation plans” was first published by…
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Americans caught smuggling fentanyl inside their bodies at El Paso port of entry
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. CBP officers seized about a half pound of fentanyl smuggled inside of people trying to cross El Paso’s Bridge of the…
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Gov. Greg Abbott issues executive order targeting Chinese government operatives in Texas
The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Monday, directing the Texas Department of Public Safety to target and arrest people…
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Borderland migrant shelters react to Trump’s proposed mass deportations next year
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — President-elect Donald Trump has plans to begin the process of deporting migrants who are with an illegal status in the U.S.…
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Trump confirms plan to declare national emergency, use military for mass deportations
Trump’s “border czar” said he’s going to Mar-a-Lago to discuss the plan. By Alexandra Hutzler November 18, 2024, 12:48 PM President-elect Donald…
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Lioness captured in Ciudad Juárez neighborhood
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A lioness was spotted roaming a neighborhood in Ciudad Juárez this weekend. Video released by the Municipal…
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ICE officers in El Paso remove man wanted for rape in Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Officers with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in El Paso removed a Mexican…
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Matt Gaetz would oversee US prisons as AG. He thinks El Salvador’s hardline lockups are a model
CNN By David Culver and Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — As he stood inside the echoing hall of the prison, Matt Gaetz seemed impressed. “There’s…
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Local shelters in Juarez speak about migrant caravan seen in southern Mexico
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With the expectation that a caravan of around 3,000 migrants will soon arrive at the border, local shelters in Juárez…
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Gov. Abbott: Operation Lone Star to continue until next Trump administration takes over
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of the top stated priorities for the incoming Trump administration is border security and cracking down on…
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Smugglers caught leading migrants through El Paso storm drains
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector agents apprehended a group of migrants hiding in a storm drain. The El Paso Border Patrol…
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Chihuahua authorities announce initiative to assist migrant victims of crimes
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office (FGE), along with the International Organization for Migration (OIM) and the…
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Santa Teresa’s Border Industrial Complex worries Trump’s proposed tariff on Mexico could negatively impact consumers
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — President Elect Donald Trump has threatened imposing tariffs on U.S. trading partners, specifically pointing out…
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Girl, 4, saved from smugglers in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — HSI special agents rescued a 4-year-old Guatemalan girl and an infant from smugglers on November 8, 2024. Courtesy: HSI “On…
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Transportation leaders on the border speak about impacts of tariffs and BOTA modernization
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Tariffs on imports and exports on the border proposed by President-elect Donald Trump is causing division among…
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$31 million shipment of meth intercepted near McAllen, Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. CBP officers at Pharr International Bridge in Pharr, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley intercepted $31 million worth of…
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Round 2 in the Trump-vs-Mexico matchup looks ominous for Mexico
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is facing a second Donald Trump presidency, and few countries can match its experience as a target of…
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Mexican authorities speak on reported migrant caravan coming to the border
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican outlets are reporting a migrant caravan of about 2,000 people will be heading to the U.S.-Mexico border in the…
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Maquiladora businesses raise concerns over proposed tariffs imposed by President-elect Trump
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Last week and while he was on the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump talked about imposing tariffs as high as…
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Trump announces Tom Homan, his former acting ICE director, will be administration’s ‘border czar’
Originally Published: 10 NOV 24 20:18 ET Updated: 11 NOV 24 00:04 ET By Kaitlan Collins and Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN)…
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Juarez man arrested for battery of Border Patrol agent
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office is looking to prosecute 32-year-old Juarez resident Ender…
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Man wanted for cocaine trafficking in Ohio arrested in Juarez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Attorney General’s Office of the State of Chihuahua, in collaboration with the U.S. Marshals, executed an arrest…
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Weather extremes influence illegal migration and return between the U.S. and Mexico, study finds
Associated Press Extreme weather is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States, suggesting that more…
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Convicted felon arrested in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens says El Paso Sector agents arrested Artemio Orozco-Ramires on Sunday, November 3, 2024.…
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Judge strikes down Biden administration program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation
A federal judge has struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are…
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U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector saw increase in deaths and rescues last FY2024
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol reported a decrease in migrant encounters in Fiscal Year 2024, but they saw an increase in both deaths…
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The Deep Roots of Deportation
In a divided political climate, many now hold their breath, waiting to see if deportation rhetoric becomes reality. Some question whether the…
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11,100 rounds of ammunition seized at El Paso’s Bridge of the Americas
UPDATE: A spokesperson with CBP El Paso Office of Field Operations (OFO) said this is very uncommon to see since it is the largest ammunition seizure…
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