200 Texas Tactical Border Force soldiers arrived in El Paso this afternoon
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A group of around 200 soldiers of the Texas National Guard arrived at the El Paso International Airport this afternoon. The…
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Misplaced fire extinguishers. No sprinkler system. A key missing in plain sight. How a Juárez migrant detention center fire turned into a death trap.
by Cindy Ramirez, El Paso MattersMarch 19, 2024 By Cindy Ramirez/ El Paso Matters / A joint investigation with La Verdad and Lighthouse Reports Haz…
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Honduran migrant arrested on felony charge in El Paso following Thursday’s border barrier rush
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A migrant from Honduras is a facing felony charge following Thursday’s incident where a large group of migrants ran towards…
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Migrant advocates and Borderland leaders hold mass in honor of 40 migrants killed in Juarez fire
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A group of migrant advocates, along with the Juárez Diocese, will have a mass at the Juárez Cathedral to remember the…
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Migrant advocates react to migrants camping along Rio Grande on the U.S. side of the border
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Migrants continue to camp along the Rio Grande on the U.S. side of the border, big numbers of migrants have been arriving…
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El Paso District Attorney speaks about implementation of SB4
Update: El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks said during the news conference that if the federal appeals court upholds Senate Bill 4, it will be his…
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Borderland leaders react to video of incident involving Texas National Guard and migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Video surfaced online of what appeared to be Texas National Guard trying to push back a large group of migrants, and those…
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Unrest as migrants gather along the border in El Paso
Update: Customs and Border Protection issued the following statement on the situation at the border today. “There are consequences to crossing the…
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Hope Border Institute and Diocese of El Paso lead “Do Not be Afraid” march
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Hope Border Institute and the Diocese of El Paso will hold their “Do Not be Afraid” march and vigil in honor of…
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‘Undocumented migrants’ walk into Santa Teresa Middle School, prompt security measures
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Gadsden ISD officials placed Santa Teresa Middle School on safety protocols after they say a group of…
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Appeals court puts controversial Texas immigration law back on hold
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court late Tuesday night put Texas’ controversial immigration law back on hold, hours after the…
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Borderland leaders react to Supreme Court’s decision allowing SB 4 to take effect
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to allow new Texas law SB 4 to take effect as the case goes back to a federal…
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Supreme Court allows Texas to begin enforcing controversial immigration law
Originally Published: 19 MAR 24 14:16 ET Updated: 19 MAR 24 14:28 ET By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for…
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Supreme Court blocks Texas from enforcing controversial immigration law for now
Originally Published: 18 MAR 24 17:15 ET By Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday indefinitely blocked Texas from…
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Mexican journalist, son granted asylum after 15-year-long fight
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After a 15-year-long fight for asylum in the U.S., Mexican journalist Emilio Gutierrez Soto and his son have been…
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The New York Post reports that on March 9th, 22-year-old Basel Bassel Ebbadi was caught by US Border Patrol sneaking over…
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El Paso Chamber to host border trade forum with binational leaders
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chamber, alongside MexicoNOW, unveiled details this week for their collaborative event in March. Andrea…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Inside a Narco Junkyard
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In this ABC-7 Xtra, Luis Chaparro takes us inside a Narco Junkyard in Juarez. Watch ABC-7 at 10 Thursday night to watch the…
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Mexico’s National Institute of Migration planning on opening a new immigration station outside of Juarez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (Instituto Nacional de Migración) is planning on opening a new immigration…
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The first professional American football team in Ciudad Juarez
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A news conference was held today at in El Paso to announce Ciudad Juarez first American professional football team, Los…
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El Paso Fire Department warns of water dangers along Rio Grande
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the Rio Grande filled with water this past weekend, the El Paso Fire Department warns of the water risks along canals and…
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Local authorities and leaders react to Supreme Court’s decision to freeze SB 4 again
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court extended a temporary freeze on Texas’ Senate Bill 4, which allows state law enforcement…
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Supreme Court extends freeze on controversial Texas immigration law
Originally Published: 12 MAR 24 10:44 ET By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended a temporary freeze on the…
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El Paso judge blocks Texas AG Ken Paxton’s effort to close Annunciation House
by Robert Moore, El Paso MattersMarch 11, 2024 Attorney General Ken Paxton “acted without regard to due process and fair play” in seeking to shut…
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President Joe Biden sends condolences following helicopter crash that killed two soldiers and a Border Patrol agent
Update: President Joe Biden has released a statement following the news of the helicopter crash that killed two National Guardsmen and one Border…
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Multiple demonstrations planned in Juarez this International Women’s Day
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — International Women’s Day not only in Juárez, but in all of Mexico, is a well-known day for protests, demonstrations,…
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No ruling in Texas Attorney General’s lawsuit against Annunciation House
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The first hearing for the legal dispute between the Texas Attorney General’s Office and El Paso’s Annunciation House…
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Judge suggests Paxton has ‘ulterior political motives’ in Annunciation House case
by Robert Moore, El Paso MattersMarch 7, 2024 An El Paso district judge lashed out at the Texas Attorney General’s Office after a lawyer said in…
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Migrant killed by train while attempting to cross border in Santa Teresa
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens shared pictures and information on X Wednesday about the female migrant he…
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Mexican authorities transfer 200+ high-ranked prisoners from Chihuahua prisons
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — This week, Chihuahua state authorities and Mexican federal authorities conducted an operation to transfer 209 prisoners…
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