2019 was 4th deadliest year in Juarez; nearly 1,500 slain
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Ciudad Juarez saw almost 1,500 homicides in 2019, making it the fourth most deadly year in history for the city. That’s…
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ICE detainee dies in custody at a New Mexico hospital
A 40-year-old native of Angola has died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in New Mexico, the agency said in a statement Wednesday. The…
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Long-awaited CBP plan for migrant health screenings is ‘bare bones,’ doctor says
More than a year after migrants in the custody of US Customs and Border Protection began to die, the agency released a plan on Tuesday to improve…
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Chickenpox outbreak strikes at Mexican migrant shelter
A group of Central American migrants is under quarantine in a Juarez shelter after a chickenpox outbreak. The shelter itself has now opened its…
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Juarez migrant camps are getting smaller, migrants leaving for various reasons
Juarez, Mexico (KVIA) – Migrant camps in Juarez near the El Paso ports of entry are getting smaller as some people are giving up hope of gaining…
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Iowa woman charged with attempted murder; allegedly ran over 14-year-old girl because she ‘was a Mexican’
CLIVE, Iowa — An Iowa woman was charged with attempted murder after running over a 14-year-old girl, saying she did so because the teenager…
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Mexico extradites son of Sinaloa cartel founder to U.S.
SAN DIEGO, California (AP) — A son of one of the founders of the Sinaloa drug cartel on Friday appeared in a U.S. court on trafficking and other…
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Posada tradition brings comfort to asylum seekers waiting to cross into El Paso from Juarez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — There are more than 100 asylum seekers camping on the streets of Juarez waiting to come into the U.S. through El Paso’s…
Continue Reading U.S. House passes Trump’s trade deal with Mexico and Canada
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed President Donald Trump’s revised North American Free Trade…
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Mexico travel advisory: U.S. State Department warns of ‘widespread’ violent crime
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of State has issued a travel advisory to Mexico because the risk of violent crime – including murders,…
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Border Patrol chases migrants into El Paso school during Christmas program
EL PASO, Texas — Parents at an elementary school were attending a Christmas program Tuesday evening when suddenly law enforcement swarmed the…
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Northeast El Paso man shot dead in ATF raid accused of illegally making, selling and taking weapons to Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — Homeowners in a northeast El Paso neighborhood were shocked to learn illegal weapons were possibly being manufactured and sold out…
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K-9 shot dead in northeast El Paso raid was with Border Patrol unit for just a year
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Border Patrol’s tactical unit is mourning the loss of one of their own K-9 agents after he was shot and killed during a…
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Border agency says it’s doing all it can to stop children from dying from flu. Others aren’t so sure
Despite reassurances from the federal government, some members of Congress say they worry migrant children won’t be safe from the flu this…
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UTEP exhibit featuring art created by migrant children ends this Saturday
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Deserts gardens invites you to join them for Las Posadas at the Centennial Museum and…
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Woman who fell into west El Paso canal rescued by firefighters, border agents
EL PASO, Texas — A woman who reportedly fell into a canal situated off the Rio Grande in west El Paso was rescued Wednesday night by firefighters…
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Phone scammers target Las Cruces, threaten drug ‘cartel’ violence if you don’t deliver money
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Some Las Cruces businesses and residents are receiving threats from phone callers apparently posing as drug “cartel”…
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U.S. Customs & Border Protection holding El Paso hiring seminar
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is looking for new officers and agents. CBP is holding hiring seminars this week where those who…
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El Paso federal judge blocks use of billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build Trump’s border wall
EL PASO, Texas — A federal judge in El Paso has blocked the Trump administration from using billions of dollars in Pentagon funds for the…
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11 Chinese migrants found hiding inside furniture and appliances at San Diego border checkpoint
SAN DIEGO, California — Several Chinese migrants trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico were hiding in a washer, a dresser and other furniture,…
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Ladders used by migrants to scale U.S.-Mexico border wall near Tornillo
TORNILLO, Texas — An active scene at the border when Mexican National Guard forces and federal police cleared what they believe was a high-traffic…
Continue Reading Mexico’s former public safety secretary arrested in Texas, charged in drug trafficking conspiracy
DALLAS, Texas — Mexico’s former public security secretary has been arrested in the United States and charged in a drug trafficking…
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Church nativity scene depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees separated in cages
CLAREMONT, California — A California church is displaying a nativity scene depicting Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees in cages to draw…
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Woman tried to smuggle 1/2 pound of meth in her ‘vaginal cavity’ through El Paso border checkpoint
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it caught a woman trying to smuggle a half-pound of methamphetamine into the country from…
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El Paso and Juarez to host Sister Cities Summit in 2020
EL PASO, Texas – Sister Cities International has selected El Paso and Ciudad Juárez as the host cities for the All Mexico – U.S. Sister Cities…
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Customs and Border Protection reverses course on mandatory facial recognition program
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday it no longer plans to move forward with a facial recognition program that…
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Texas judge blocks construction of private border wall by same group that built in Sunland Park
HOUSTON, Texas — A Texas judge has temporarily halted the construction of a private wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, delivering a blow to the…
Continue Reading Construction company building private wall for Sunland Park group with Trump ties wins government contract
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A company touted by White House officials — and that’s already building sections of border wall for a…
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On anniversary of immigrant surge, head of El Paso’s Annunciation House looks back on whirlwind year
EL PASO, Texas — It was one year ago this month the immigration surge was in the early stages. Immigration enforcement agents had been working hand…
Continue Reading More suspects arrested in Mexico in connection with Mormon family killings
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — More suspects have been arrested in connection with the massacre of a Mormon family in northern Mexico last month, the…
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