Originally Published: 22 JAN 25 11:21 ET Updated: 22 JAN 25 17:32 ET By Natasha Bertrand, Priscilla Alvarez, Haley Britzky, Oren Liebermann and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of additional active duty US troops are being ordered to the southern US border with Mexico, just two days after President Donald Trump mandated that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With a record number of executive orders signed day one of the new White House administration by President Donald Trump, and more immigration policy changes that came in the days that followed, local leaders in El Paso are scrambling to keep up. On Wednesday, El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson and
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days, U.S. officials said Wednesday, putting in motion plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly after he took office to crack down on immigration. Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses was expected to sign
Continue Reading HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — 35-year-old Horizon City resident Isai Orona, also known as Panda, will spend 54 months in federal prison for human smuggling conspiracy. Court documents state that Orona organized a human smuggling scheme. Federal prosecutors say that he would use WhatsApp to coordinate the smuggling. Prosecutors say that when Border Patrol agents
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WASHINGTON — Refugees who had been approved to travel to the United States before a Jan. 27 deadline suspending America’s refugee resettlement program have had their travel plans canceled by the Trump administration. Thousands of refugees are now stranded at various locations around the globe. The suspension was in an executive order signed by President Donald
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From CNN’s Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand A new Justice Department memo outlines the Trump administration’s plans to challenge sanctuary city laws by threatening to prosecute state and local officials who resist the federal immigration crackdown, according to a copy of the document obtained by CNN. The memo from acting Deputy Attorney General Emile Bove
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EL PASO, TEXAS (KVIA) — The Department of Homeland Security released a statement today, announcing they are rescinding the “sensitive” location guidance from the Biden Administration. This action means that CBP and ICE will no longer be avoiding churches and schools during immigration enforcement. According to a DHS spokesperson, “This action empowers the brave men
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Mexican federal government announced it is in the process of setting up a new “tent shelter” for migrants at El Punto in Juárez, close to the U.S.-Mexico border. Last night, crews and workers hired by the federal government arrived in Juárez with four semi-trucks filled with steel and other materials
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US-Mexico border is effectively closed off to migrants seeking asylum in the United States within hours of President Donald Trump taking office, an extraordinary departure from previous protocols that has left many concerned migrants in limbo. It’s a rare combination of two policies — one from former
Continue Reading On his first day holding office President Donald Trump signed immigration executive actions. Including declaring a national emergency at the US southern border, ending the use of a border app called CBP One, and starting the process to end birthright citizenship. The future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA ) program remains uncertain.
Continue Reading BURLINGTON, Vermont (KVIA) — Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman is speaking out about the death of a Border Patrol agent in the line of duty along the border in Vermont. Huffman has not publicly identified the agent, explaining that he was fatally shot today. Read the full statement below: “Today, January 20, a
Continue Reading Update: Between 15 and 20 migrants who were at the Paso del Norte Bridge in Downtown Juárez waiting for their 1 p.m. CBP One App appointments today were told all those were canceled, and the program shut down. A spokeswoman with the Chihuahua Border Bridges Trust department told ABC-7, that migrants waiting there were sad
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By Luke Barr January 17, 2025, 9:03 AM Kristi Noem, South Dakota’s firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former representative from South Dakota, is being questioned before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. South Dakota
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The state of Chihuahua through its Population State Council (COESPO) and the National Employment Service Department (SNE) announced this week they will offer more job opportunities and positions to migrants in Juarez soon. Chihuahua authorities announced over 500 vacant positions for migrants which aims to promote labor inclusion and offer employment
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens announced the arrest of an undocumented migrant previously convicted of aggravated sexual battery of a child under 13 in New Mexico. Maximino Ortiz-Rodriguez, a Mexican national, is in custody and will be processed, Owens posted on X today. In 24 hours, USBP agents arrested
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — New details are emerging about the drowning of a 16-year-old Mexican girl in the Rio Grande last summer. The girl’s body was pulled out of the river along with two others in Sunland Park by Sunland Park Fire Department crews working with El Paso Fire Department personnel on June
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Border Patrol officials are revealing new information about a crash that killed a Guatemalan migrant in Santa Teresa. ABC-7 crews were there just minutes after the crash to capture the aftermath. It happened near the corner of Emory Road and West Sunset Drive on July 14, 2024. About 15
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 28-year-old El Pasoan Mark Anthony Holguin received a 57 month sentence in federal court for conspiracy to transport migrants. Federal prosecutors say Holguin “supervised” a smuggling organization from April 2021 to November 2023. Prosecutors with U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza’s office says that Holguin helped get migrants from Mexico into El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Mexican National Chamber of Commerce (CANACO), Services, and Tourism in Juárez will hold a binational forum in El Paso today to discuss the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) which was established on July 1, 2020. The forum is scheduled to be at the Blue Flame Building from 1 p.m. to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 spoke to Dr. John C. Lommler, principal geotechnical engineer and adjunct professor at New Mexico State University, to learn more about the construction of the cross-border tunnel discovered on January 8. Dr. Lommler told ABC-7 that a lot of hard physical work and low technology appear to have gone
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juarez authorities are releasing new details about the officer suspected of shooting and killing a 19 year-old El Paso man. Officials released the mug shot of the officer and have identified him as a 34 year old Arturo Ivan V.S. He is facing homicide charges. The shooting happened on January 5,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Investigations continue on both sides of the U.S – Mexico border days after a cross-border tunnel coming from Juarez into El Paso was found last Friday. The main binational agencies still investigating the tunnel are Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Mexico Attorney’s Office (FGR). Juárez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar was
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UPDATE: El Paso County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Monday acknowledging the growing crisis of migrant deaths in the El Paso Border Patrol Sector. The resolution was brought forward by Commissioner David Stout and it aims to address the issue by improving data collection and collaboration with local and national organizations. “Sounds like the
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The family and friends of 19-year-old Julián Rodríguez Medina gathered Thursday morning at Perches Funeral Homes in Juárez to give a last goodbye to the late teenager. Rodríguez was fatally shot last weekend by a Chihuahua State Private Police Officer while driving in Juarez. Family members of Rodríguez have previously said
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UPDATE: Homeland Security Investigations El Paso (HSI) has revealed that they are now the ones leading the investigation to find those responsible for the construction of the tunnel. HSI says this tunnel was likely constructed within the past year, and no arrests have been made at this time. The tunnel found under the U.S.-Mexico border
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — The legal dispute between the Texas Attorney General’s Office and El Paso’s Annunciation House continued today in front of the Texas Supreme Court where both sides presented their arguments. Associate Deputy Attorney General Ryan Baasch mentioned several times that Annunciation House shelter network has been harboring undocumented immigrants at their facilities
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 21 year-old male U.S. citizen was arrested after 41.6 pounds of cocaine was found hidden in panels and the dashboard of the car he was driving at the Paso Del Norte port of entry Thursday morning. According to a release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, officers made the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents with the Ysleta station raided a residence in the Lower Valley on Thursday, after receiving a tip that it was operating as a stash house. In a statement, a Border Patrol spokesperson said that 29 individuals were arrested, including migrants from Mexico, El Salvador, Colombia, Guatemala and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A joint effort between Border Patrol agents based in Santa Teresa and Texas DPS led to the disruption of a vehicle smuggling attempt and 10 migrants being apprehended from an SUV. El Paso Sector Border Patrol Chief Anthony “Scott” Good posted on X.com pictures of the aftermath of the vehicle
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican national business leaders and officials presented a forum discussing the USMCA in U.S. and Mexican border cities, including Juárez. USMCA, or United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement substituted the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a mutually beneficial win for North American workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses. The Agreement creates more balanced, reciprocal
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