KVIA Reports from Mexico City: El Pasoan’s pilgrimage to Basilica de Guadalupe
MEXICO CITY – (KVIA) December 12th is celebrated worldwide as the “Day of our Lady of Guadalupe” (Guadalupe is an indigenous version of the Virgen…
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Cargo and business leaders in Juárez say another farmers’ strike could further disrupt border trade
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican farmers and agricultural workers south of the border protested across the country and in Chihuahua…
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ACLU alleges beatings, sexual abuses happened at Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss
Update: DHS has released the following statement in response to the ACLU’s letter and allegations: “This is fearmongering clickbait. As our brave ICE…
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Border Patrol agents apprehend migrant after pursuit
TORNILLO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents in a surveillance tower along the border saw three people illegally enter the U.S. the afternoon of…
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Guilty Plea: Man rammed into unmarked Border Patrol car in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Arizona resident Christopher Jack Leach, 33, pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer in Las Cruces. Court…
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Holiday Cheer: Mexican Tourists Revive U.S. Travel Amid Declining International Numbers
BY ANGELA KOCHERGA and ALFREDO CORCHADOPuente News Collaborative Editor’s note: This story was co-published with Puente News Collaborative in…
Continue Reading Migrant rights groups demand transparency and the closure of Camp East Montana
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ACLU of Texas, along with Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, Estrella del Paso and Texas Civil Rights Project, among…
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Camp East Montana detainee dies at El Paso hospital of natural causes, ICE says
Update (2:28 PM): El Paso’s Congresswoman Veronica Escobar released the following statement addressing the death of Francisco Gaspar-Andres.…
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Congresswoman Escobar introduces Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Congresswoman Veronica Escobar is one of more than a hundred House Democrats who introduced the Dignity for…
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Bilingual learning center requesting Spanish translation be added to civics test
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Women’s Intercultural Center in Anthony, New Mexico, is urging U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to…
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Tom Homan speaks at Turning Point USA chapter event at UTEP
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Tom Homan, the U.S. border czar, will be speaking at a Turning Point USA Chapter event at UTEP. A group called El Chuco Habla…
Continue Reading Chihuahua farmers block ports of entry in Juárez again in protest against new national water law
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Dozens of farmers from different parts of Chihuahua blocked all commercial ports of entry in Juárez again on Wednesday…
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Migrant crossings remain low, but stash house numbers are similar to last year’s in Juárez
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua State Police Department (SSPE) continues to rescue migrants held at stash houses by alleged human…
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El Paso sees decrease in migrant encounters
EL PASO, Texas / CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Border Patrol El Paso Sector kicked off Fiscal Year 2026 with 1,381 reported migrant encounters…
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ABC-7 Listens: Historian Leon Metz & hopes of EP Library being named after him
EL PASO (KVIA) — The topic of this week’s ABC-7 Listens deals with reaction to the story that KVIA Anchor Paul Cicala did on the legacy of El Paso…
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UTEP President Heather Wilson receives Ohtli Award from Consul General of Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Consul General of Mexico Mauricio Ibarra Ponce de León presented the Ohtli Award to UTEP President Heather Wilson Thursday…
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Mexico’s Fatima Bosch crowned Miss Universe winner in glittering finale of scandal-hit pageant
CNN By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Fatima Bosch of Mexico has been named Miss Universe 2025 in a scandal-hit competition where she emerged as a fan…
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Mexican authorities in Juárez continue finding migrants in stash houses
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Juárez Municipal Police Department (SSPM) and the Chihuahua State Police Department (SSPE) have reported multiple…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to 21+ years for trafficking 17,000 fentanyl pills
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A New Mexico man was sentenced to more than 21 years in prison for trafficking about 17,000 fentanyl pills in El Paso.…
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Person cut from concertina wire on border wall in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — CBP says Border Patrol agents discovered a person stuck in concertina wire as she tried to illegally climb over the border…
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Chihuahua State Police fire dozens of state prison employees for alleged illicit activities
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Chihuahua State Police Chief Gilberto Loya Chávez confirmed to ABC-7 that they laid off 50 state police employees for…
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500 Mexicans have died trying to cross the border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Consul General says that more than 500 Mexicans have died trying to cross the border into the U.S. so far this…
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Juárez to host thousands of Borderland shoppers during ‘Buen Fin’
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — City of Juárez to host its annual ‘Buen Fin,’ which typically sees thousands, if not millions of borderland…
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A Baseball Team Caught Between Two Countries — a Visa Shift and a Shutdown
By Daniel Torres This story is a collaboration between Puente News Collaborative and Fundacion del Empresariado Sonorense, a nonprofit organization…
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State surveying Hudspeth County for covert border tunnels
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham is directing her team to survey state land for covert border tunnels. This is…
Continue Reading Mexican agencies investigate recent attacks on Border Patrol in El Paso
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Two separate attacks on Border Patrol between Juárez and El Paso are being investigated by multiple agencies on both…
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Man implicated in child smuggling scheme pleads guilty
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Manuel Valenzuela, the man charged for his role in a scheme to smuggle children into the U.S. by giving them THC-laced…
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Shots fired in Juarez near the border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Juarez Police say that this morning, they received a call reporting shots fired near the border. In response, the police…
Continue Reading Congresswoman Veronica Escobar sends letter to Secretary Noem about Camp East Montana
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar is continuing to express her concerns about Camp East Montana, the facility on Fort…
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Gold, guns and cartels: battle for a billion-dollar mine
Puente News Collaborative | By Steve Fisher Published November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM MST LA CIÉNEGA, Mexico – Barreling down the highway at 100…
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