EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A member of the Latin Kings criminal gang was arrested in El Paso by U.S. Border Patrol agents. According to a post on X.com by Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens on Tuesday, Luis Sanchez Lopez was arrested on January 3rd and is being prosecuted for illegal re-entry. Owens said that
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Juárez Civil Protection Department and the city are preparing for the colder temperatures that will hit our area this week. Juárez Rescue and Fire Departments continue to host an average of 50 people per night at its temporary shelter/warming center in downtown Juárez. The temporary facility usually operates from 7
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 11 migrants were uncovered in a UHAUL box truck near the town of Hurley southeast of Silver City, according to the Border Patrol Chief for the El Paso Sector said Monday. In a post on X.com, Chief Anthony “Scott” Good posted that the 11 were found concealed in the back
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Chief Jason Owens, head of the United States Border Patrol, announced the apprehension of four Iranians and two Egyptians while attempting to enter the U.S. illegally in the past week. In a post on X.com, Chief Owens posted that there were previous attempts by persons in the group to enter
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An American man was killed by a Mexican police officer in the Melchor Ocampo neighborhood of Ciudad Juarez on Sunday, the Chihuahua State Attorney General’s Office said in a statement. The incident happened around noon on Sunday, a source in the Chihuahua State Attorney General’s office told ABC News. An
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Update (January 3, 2025): The GSA is choosing viable action alternative 4, calling it its preferred alternative. Officials say the agency believes this alternative will best fulfill its economic, environmental, and technical requirements. Alternative 4 will remove commercial trucks and prioritize pedestrian and private vehicle access at BOTA. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S.
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VAL VERDE COUNTY, Texas (KVIA) — Texas DPS troopers arrested four “confirmed members of Tren de Aragua” illegally crossing into Val Verde County from Mexico on New Year’s Eve. The Governor’s Office just announced the arrests this afternoon. “I designated TdA as a foreign terrorist organization, and we will not tolerate this gang operating or
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican law enforcement agencies from all three levels of government responded to an incident south of the city where a Mexican agent working for the Migration National Institute (INAMI) was killed. The Chihuahua Department of Public Safety (SSPE), or Chihuahua State Police reported they arrested two Venezuelan migrants for allegedly being
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S Border Patrol agents arrested Mario Roberto Ochoa Zapata on December 27, 2024 after they found him illegally entering the country in El Paso. Ochoa Zapata, a felon convicted of second degree rape in Tulsa in 2011, had previously been sentenced to 14 years in prison, Border Patrol officials say.
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — In October of this year, maquiladora businesses in Juárez recovered about 5,081 jobs at different plants. However, official reports show that maquiladoras still need over 43,000 open positions. The Coordinator of the Border Business Block (BEF) Jesús Manuel “Thor” Salayandía told ABC-7 that Mexican national reports show the maquiladora reached its
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Today a federal judge presided over a hearing to review the Biden Administration’s efforts to auction parts of the border wall. Biden’s team started selling off materials intended for construction of the border wall earlier this month. President-elect Donald Trump then urged the Biden Administration to stop. Texas Attorney General Ken
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector, in coordination with federal, state, and local law enforcement, urges caution and emphasizes the severe dangers associated with illegal border crossings during the winter holiday season. With freezing temperatures on the border and in our area, Migrants attempting to cross the border illegally
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Homeland Security Investigations El Paso arrested three people accused of human smuggling. HSI says two of them were from Mexico, and one was a U.S. citizen. The trio smuggled a woman who died from health issues on October 13, 2024. HSI El Paso only announced her death today. HSI says one
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) along with other U.S. government departments and construction partners broke ground to refurbish a critical component of the El Paso region’s drinking and irrigation water supply. According to a press release, Odin Environmental Solutions, Inc., was awarded $90,352,323 to
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The City of Juárez through its Municipal Police Department (SSPM) and Road Safety Coordination (CGSV) is set to give clemency to drunk drivers who were arrested last weekend and in recent days for them to spend time with their families on Christmas Eve. A spokesperson with the Juárez Municipal Police said
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Twenty-two migrants were discovered by U.S. Border Patrol agents in an El Paso house on December 16, according to U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens. Chief Owens said in a post on the platform X that the migrants were being housed in “poor condition” after agents received information that the
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The City of Juárez and its Fire Department hosted their 85th ‘Santa Bombero’ event, which aims to give a gift to children in need during the holiday season. The event was presented by Juárez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar and his wife Rubí Enríquez, who is also the president of the city’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents found 37 undocumented migrants hidden inside of a tractor-trailer at an I-25 checkpoint near Las Cruces Sunday. Border Patrol officials just announced the discovery today. Courtesy: U.S. Border Patrol – El Paso Sector Agents found the migrants during a routine inspection. They heard movement near the rear
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Update: Read the following statement from Governor Abbott: “Today, we’re here to talk about a new campaign to deter illegal immigration into Texas. Yesterday, we began putting up dozens of billboards throughout Mexico and Central America. They give potential illegal immigrants thinking of leaving their home country – and those already on the way –
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — County Court at Law Judge Ruben Morales found the El Paso County Public Defender’s Office correct in its allegations that the El Paso District Attorney’s Office improperly altered court records. The judge also said those court records should now be corrected. This comes after a series of hearings on 59
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced the Texas General Land Office, the State of Texas, and the State of Missouri are asking a U.S. District Court judge to investigate the Biden Administration’s decision to sell border wall material. They state the administration may be in violation of the judge’s May 29th, 2024
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A group of migrants in Ciudad Juárez tried to cross into the U.S. this morning after hearing rumors of an “open border” on International Migrant’s Day. The migrants gathered on different portions of the border wall, including Border Safety Initiative #36, which is by Riverside Elementary School in El Paso’s Lower
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Monday during City Council’s work session, city officials discussed federal funding sources for migrant-related services. Federal money through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program expires at the end of this month. According to city officials, the money that follows yesterday’s vote (item 3) will keep the Border Servant Corp operating
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos along with Juárez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar and other local and state officials reopened Juárez Bus’ route 1 over the weekend south of Juárez. The route takes people from Juárez City Hall, near the U.S.-Mexico border, to ‘eje vial’ Juan Gabriel. Governor Campos and other officials toured
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KABC By Web Staff and Rob McMillan Click here for updates on this story OAK HILLS, California (KABC) — Authorities seized some 90,000 pounds of processed marijuana, valued at more than $100 million, from a property in San Bernardino County. County investigators served a search warrant around 7 a.m. Monday at a five-acre property on
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A group of 13 migrants was rescued inside of an alleged stash house in a Juárez neighborhood near the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a spokesperson with the Juárez Police Department (SSPM). Juárez Municipal Police officials also told ABC-7, local, state, and federal authorities responded to an emergency call alleging this group
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Update (3:00 PM): A Border Patrol spokesperson sent out the following statement about the rescue. “On December 12, 2024, at approximately 04:20 a.m. MST, El Paso Station Agents observed a group of seven individuals attempting to make an illegal entry near Border Safety Initiative 37. Minutes later, five individuals returned south and two climbed over
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — ABC-7 reported yesterday that a local artist in Juárez is in the works to create an animated film of the city and the border, but he also is well-known for painting and creating miniatures of famous places in our area. Adrián Reyes has been a borderland artist for years now, born
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Editor’s note: This story was published in collaboration with the 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. Words by Eduardo García and Alfredo Corchado Edited by Dudley Althaus MEXICO CITY – If enacted, President-elect Trump’s threatened tariffs on Mexico and
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Adrián Reyes is a local artist in Juárez who has recreated the city’s most iconic places and locations in art, such as the Juárez Red “X”, restaurants, and convenience stores, among other things. Reyes recently presented his new and current project named ‘Juárez Animado,’ or Animated Juárez which aims to show
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