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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Fort Bliss soldier accused of violently attacking 2 young sons, running naked in neighborhood after getting high on LSD
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Army officials on Wednesday confirmed that an El Paso father accused of violently attacking and seriously injuring his two…
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Trump says he will designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump said Mexican cartels will “absolutely” be designated as foreign terrorist organizations, a…
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Juarez motorcyclist killed after being rear-ended by SUV at stoplight in Santa Teresa
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A motorcyclist from Mexico died after being struck by an SUV in Santa Teresa on Tuesday morning. The New Mexico State…
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Migrant families have sent roughly 135 children across the U.S.-Mexico border alone, U.S. government says
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Migrant families have sent approximately 135 children across the US-Mexico border alone after waiting in squalid and unsafe…
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After the surge: Inside look at El Paso’s Border Patrol sector after tumultuous year
EL PASO, Texas — It’s a calm fall afternoon for Border Patrol agent Carlos Antunez. He’s driving near the border in El Paso’s Lower Valley. He’s…
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Hundreds of displaced Mexican families are camping inside Chamizal Park in Juarez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — ABC-7 has learned of a large campsite in Juarez made up of hundreds of migrants, displaced from their homes and fleeing…
Continue Reading Facial recognition technology now in use by feds at El Paso ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas — The federal government has introduced biometric facial technology in El Paso to “further secure” the Paso Del Norte, Ysleta and…
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That’s a lot of bologna: Border agents seize 150 pounds coming into El Paso from Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — More than 150 pounds of contraband Mexican bologna was seized at the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso earlier this week. A man was…
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El Paso man accused of smuggling undocumented immigrants ordered held without bond
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man accused of smuggling undocumented immigrants into the U.S. will remain behind bars as the case against him proceeds.…
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Border Patrol to get iris and facial recognition technology
By ABC-7’s Darren Hunt EL PASO, Texas – It’s almost like a science fiction movie! This summer the Department of Homeland Security is going high-tech.…
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Chad Wolf, new acting Homeland Security secretary, makes 1st visit to Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — Chad Wolf, now the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, is making his first visit to the Borderland region…
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Car chased by DPS spins out on I-10 near Tornillo; driver flees toward border
TORNILLO, Texas — A car being chased by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers spun out of control and crashed along Interstate 10 near Tornillo…
Continue Reading Homeland Security Department sued for allegedly tracking and interrogating journalists
The Department of Homeland Security violated the First Amendment when it allegedly tracked and interrogated five journalists between 2018 and 2019,…
Continue Reading 16-year-old arrested for using remote-controlled car to smuggle drugs across U.S.-Mexico border
SAN DIEGO, California — A 16-year-old who allegedly used a remote-controlled car to attempt to smuggle methamphetamine across the U.S.-Mexico…
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‘Alien smuggling’ raid in east El Paso leads to several arrests, sounds of explosions
EL PASO, Texas — Authorities executed a search warrant at a house in east El Paso in connection with an “alien smuggling” investigation, according…
Continue Reading Doctors offer free flu shots for migrants; CBP all but certain to say ‘no’
A group of physicians has volunteered to vaccinate migrants against the flu for free, but US Customs and Border Protection is all but certain to say…
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2 years after death of El Paso Border Patrol agent, questions remain
EL PASO, Texas — It has been two years since the death of Rogelio Martinez, a Border patrol agent from El Paso. To this day, his cause of death…
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Border Tuner: How to enjoy the interactive ‘bridge of light’ display between El Paso & Juarez
EL PASO, Texas — They’re lighting up our sky and captured the attention of many: Six giant spotlights lining the U.S.-Mexico border, straddling…
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U.S. data supports claim by Juarez mayor that American guns are fueling violence in Mexico
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Data collected by U.S. outlets seems to support a claim made earlier this week by the mayor of Juarez that American guns are…
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Juarez mayor says guns from the U.S. are stoking violence in Mexico
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Juarez Mayor Héctor Armando Cabada AlvÃdrez said Wednesday that the majority of the recent violence in Juarez is being…
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U.S. Supreme Court justices seem split on DACA ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to struggle Tuesday with the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate the Obama-era…
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