JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Officials in Juarez saved two Indian migrants who had been kidnapped. The Attorney General’s Office, the Mexican Army, and the National Guard arrested a man and a woman accused of kidnapping two 24-year-olds from India, identified only as P.P.R. and P.S.H. Officers rescued the pair from the Cerradas del Ángel 2
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) — This weekend, ICE arrested 11 Iranian nationals who officials say were in the country illegally. The Department of Homeland Security says that it is committed to keeping “known and suspected terrorists” out of the U.S. ICE arrested Ribvar Karimi in Locust, Alabama on June 22, 2025 officials say. He served as
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Officials in Juarez captured a spider monkey. This video from our news partners Canal 44 shows an animal control officer attempting to wrangle the monkey, which is running around the break room of an office building. Mexico’s Attorney General for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) says that the species is endangered and that
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The shift was prompted by the U.S. strikes in Iran, the sources said. ByKatherine Faulders, Mike Levine, Luke Barr, and Alexander Mallin June 24, 2025, 9:56 AM The FBI is planning to reallocate potentially thousands of agents away from immigration enforcement to focus on cyber threats and counterterrorism efforts, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News Tuesday. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Commissioners voted to approve a resolution calling for transparency and due process as federal agents take people into custody outside of El Paso hearing rooms. ABC-7 took video earlier this month of officials detaining people outside of immigration court hearing rooms. A spokesperson says that these actions
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UPDATE (June 24, 2025): The Chihuahua State Police Department just reported they have concluded with inspections and operations at CERESO 3 in Ciudad Juárez. The operation led to the seizure of dozens prohibited objects inside of the prison, with no injuries reported. “The intervention included a search of all areas of the prison to detect
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The city of Juárez continues to see cases of animal cruelty throughout the area, having recently issued fines to over 60 individuals. Since September of 2024, more than 2,000 complaints have been lodged, though not all have resulted in fines. Alma Arredondo, the Director of the Animal Care and Welfare Department
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Two migrants were just convicted of trespassing into the recently established New Mexico National Defense Area. The Department of the Army established this restricted area, as well as other similar areas along the border, earlier this year. New federal statutes then established criminal penalties for unlawful intrusion into those
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A judge found Dario Javier Trejo-Burbano guilty of one count of improper entry by a migrant and one count of entering military property. The Border Patrol Chief for the El Paso Sector touted this as the first trial conviction for trespassing into the Texas National Defense Area. Court documents state
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A Texas man has been charged with buying fireworks that he allegedly planned to use against law enforcement officers and government officials during recent immigration protests in California ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Texas man has been charged with buying fireworks that he allegedly planned to use against law enforcement officers and government officials during recent immigration protests in
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Officials seized a tiger found in a Juárez neighborhood. The two-year old male was kept in a makeshift space with a dirt floor. Officials say that the tiger did not have access to water and that it was being fed chicken remains. The National Park for the Protection of Animals says
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KCAL, KCBS, @CAMERAMANOSCAR, MAYRA VILLARREAL, CNN By Laurie Perez Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Hundreds in a Los Angeles County neighborhood took to the streets to protest after immigration agents detained a 20-year-old outside a Pico Rivera Walmart on Tuesday. The young man who was wrestled to the ground,
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol’s Horse Patrol Unit was the first one that ever existed in the agency’s history; they were called mounted watchmen. The unit saw its beginning back in 1904 in efforts to prevent illegal crossings and the Mounted Guards first operated out of El Paso, Texas. Border Patrol’s
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“I’m scared to death to leave my house.” By Dianne Solis, Cindy Carcamo and Alfredo Corchado Photos by Cindy Carcamo and Aaron Montes Editor’s note: This story was co-published with Puente News Collaborative. a bilingual nonprofit newsroom, convener, and funder dedicated to high-quality, fact-based news and information from the U.S.-Mexico border. SANTA ANA, Calif.—At Hector’s
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Business leaders in Juárez wrote a letter to U.S. authorities asking to keep commercial traffic at BOTA last weekend. They said they first gave one to CBP officials and then will continue to ask other entities on both sides of the border to push for keeping cargo once modernizations start. Cargo at BOTA has been
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By Zach Despart and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune, Graphics by Yuriko Schumacher, The Texas Tribune June 17, 2025 “With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,
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Originally Published: 16 JUN 25 08:10 ET By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to expand deportation efforts in Democratic cities and “do all in their power” to achieve mass deportations in a social media post Sunday. “ICE Officers are herewith ordered, by notice of this TRUTH, to
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Georgina Ramirez, 44, received a 10-year prison sentence for a human smuggling attempt that ended in a fatal high-speed escape from law enforcement. Court documents state that on September 20, 2023, Ramirez stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint on I-10 West. “Upon questioning, Ramirez presented her driver’s license but refused to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– ABC-7 took video of the moments following people leaving immigration court. We were the only station to do this. Before we shared this video we wanted to learn more about exactly what we were seeing. We spoke with former National President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Kathleen Campbell Walker. “I’ve
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by Texas Tribune June 11, 2025 Sign up for essential news about El Paso. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. By Jessica Shuran Yu and Ayden Runnels/Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott announced late Tuesday that he would deploy Texas National Guard troops across the state in anticipation of protests against federal deportation raids. In a social media
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — CBP officers in El Paso found a Mexican man trying to enter the U.S. hidden aboard a Union Pacific Railway train. Now officials are warning against attempting to illegally enter the country on trains. “During a nonintrusive inspection via the vehicle and cargo inspection system on a northbound train, anomalies
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Local organizations are teaming up and protesting in support of families going to immigration court in El Paso. Organizations like Casa Carmelita are heading to the Richard C. White Federal Building at 8 a.m. to protest against families or people from possibly getting arrested or detained while attending their court hearing. ABC-7 is working to
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Watch the news conference below: EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol officials in the El Paso Sector, along other state and federal law enforcement agencies, will discuss the increased border enforcement measures known as the “Deep South Campaign” and to provide more information on the designated National Defense Areas, including the additional trespassing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With ongoing protests, marches and other social movements, among other events, local organizations in El Paso are set to speak up against targeted enforcement operations and arrests conducted by federal agencies. The Border Network for Human Rights will host a candlelight vigil for what they call “demanding ICE to stop
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — CBP officials are warning everyone of telephone scammers targeting people for their personal information. Officials say the scammers are asking for information that would bypass financial security protocols. The scammers are claiming to be from CBP officers and/or Border Patrol agents and are asking for personal information and money. Officials
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — In recent weeks, Juárez mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar spoke about the possibility of having a new sports complex for the FC Juárez soccer team. Mayor Pérez Cuéllar stated that the investment would be approximately 600 million Mexican pesos (around $31.5 million), and the idea is to locate it on the grounds
Continue Reading Originally Published: 08 JUN 25 22:06 ET Updated: 09 JUN 25 01:10 ET By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles, overriding California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections in a rare move. This invocation of presidential powers that have remained dormant for decades
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Borderland is getting approximately eight and a half new miles of border wall. Santa Teresa in particular is slated to get a “Secondary Wall.” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued three new waivers for border wall construction from New Mexico to Arizona. Santa Teresa is expected
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Fire Department’s Water Rescue Team is trying to save someone from the Rio Grande River near Paso del Norte International Bridge in Downtown El Paso. A caller who was on the bridge called in to report a person struggling in the river. Water Rescue crews are now
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole, Katelyn Polantz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, has been returned to the United States to face federal criminal charges, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday. For months, the Trump administration has been locked in an intense
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