CNN By David Culver and Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — As he stood inside the echoing hall of the prison, Matt Gaetz seemed impressed. “There’s a lot more discipline in this prison than we see in a lot of the prisons in the United States,” said Gaetz, then a congressman, now announced as President-elect Donald
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With the expectation that a caravan of around 3,000 migrants will soon arrive at the border, local shelters in Juárez are aware they need to prepare to receive more people. ABC-7 went to one of the biggest migrant shelters South of the border, La Casa del Migrante. It has a maximum
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of the top stated priorities for the incoming Trump administration is border security and cracking down on immigration. With billions spent in the last several years and billions more budgeted for state-level border security efforts in Texas, the question now is what will happen to Operation Lone Star. “It is going to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector agents apprehended a group of migrants hiding in a storm drain. The El Paso Border Patrol Confined Space Entry Team intercepted smugglers who were “disregarding migrant safety.” A large group of migrants were apprehended from a storm drain by the El Paso BP Confined
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office (FGE), along with the International Organization for Migration (OIM) and the United Nations Organization (ONU), launched a new initiative to protect migrants in Ciudad Juárez and prevent them from being victims of crime. The program is called “Protocolo para la atención de personas migrantes en situación
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — President Elect Donald Trump has threatened imposing tariffs on U.S. trading partners, specifically pointing out China and Mexico, arguing they will force manufactures to come back to the United States. However, some are now worried about how tariffs could impact business at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — HSI special agents rescued a 4-year-old Guatemalan girl and an infant from smugglers on November 8, 2024. Courtesy: HSI “On Nov. 7, HSI special agents received information that members of a transnational criminal organization had separated a mother from her child before they were smuggled separately into the United States,”
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Tariffs on imports and exports on the border proposed by President-elect Donald Trump is causing division among transportation and business leaders in Juárez and El Paso. As ABC-7 has reported, Trump has proposed imposing a 25% tariff on any imports going into the U.S. if the Mexican federal government does
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. CBP officers at Pharr International Bridge in Pharr, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley intercepted $31 million worth of meth. Someone tried to get it into the U.S. concealed within a shipment manifested as serrano peppers. Courtesy: CBP The shipment was intercepted Sunday, November 10, 2024. The meth was
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Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is facing a second Donald Trump presidency, and few countries can match its experience as a target of Trump’s rhetoric: There have been threats to close the border, impose tariffs and even send U.S. forces to fight Mexican drug cartels if the country doesn’t do more to stem
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican outlets are reporting a migrant caravan of about 2,000 people will be heading to the U.S.-Mexico border in the upcoming weeks. With recent presidential elections in the U.S., reports say migrants in southern Mexico want to arrive at the border before President-elect Donald Trump starts his new administration in January
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Last week and while he was on the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump talked about imposing tariffs as high as 100% on Mexico if immigration is not controlled on the border. Mexico has been the United States’ largest trading and commercial partner in recent years. President-elect Trump said he would impose
Continue Reading Originally Published: 10 NOV 24 20:18 ET Updated: 11 NOV 24 00:04 ET By Kaitlan Collins and Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday night that Tom Homan, who served as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in his last administration, will be in charge of the nation’s borders. “I am pleased to
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office is looking to prosecute 32-year-old Juarez resident Ender Alexander Vargas-Meza for battery of a US Border Patrol Agent Thursday. The alleged battery happened September 24, 2024, a spokesperson for the DA’s Office explained. The spokesperson says the New Mexico U.S. Attorney’s
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Attorney General’s Office of the State of Chihuahua, in collaboration with the U.S. Marshals, executed an arrest warrant against 38-year-old César Iván D. this morning. César Iván D. was wanted in Ohio for cocaine trafficking, the Chihuahua AG’s Office says. Officers had received information from sources in the U.S. locating
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Associated Press Extreme weather is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States, suggesting that more migrants could risk their lives crossing the border as climate change fuels droughts, storms and other hardships, according to a new study. People from agricultural areas in Mexico were more likely to cross the border
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens says El Paso Sector agents arrested Artemio Orozco-Ramires on Sunday, November 3, 2024. Agents caught Orozco-Ramires, a convicted felon, after he left foot prints leading to the place he was hiding. Owens did not explain where in the El Paso Sector agents found Orozco-Ramires. “His
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A federal judge has struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press November 8, 2024, 1:19 AM A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol reported a decrease in migrant encounters in Fiscal Year 2024, but they saw an increase in both deaths and rescues in the El Paso Sector. According to spokespeople with the agency, FY2024 recorded a total of 981 rescues and 176 deaths. In FY2023, Border Patrol saw 597
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In a divided political climate, many now hold their breath, waiting to see if deportation rhetoric becomes reality. Some question whether the immigrant pursuit of “a better life” still has meaning. Editor’s note: This story was co-published with Puente News Collaborative in partnership with palabra. Puente News Collaborative is a bilingual nonprofit newsroom, convener and
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UPDATE: A spokesperson with CBP El Paso Office of Field Operations (OFO) said this is very uncommon to see since it is the largest ammunition seizure they have encountered in El Paso in many years. “Homeland security is our priority mission and in that, we encounter multiple types of violations including weapons and ammunition. CBP
Continue Reading JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum reacted to the results of the U.S. presidential election in a morning news conference. President Sheinbaum told a room full of Mexican reporters that there is nothing to worry about in the projected results showing Donald Trump as president-elect of the U.S. Wednesday morning, after the election
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Iconic Texas Sheriff Arvin West was a leading voice against migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. He pushed strict measures favored by former President Donald Trump. But West says his perspective is aligned with what he sees as the reality of the border, his weariness of divisive politics, and the wishes of neighbors who’ve voted him
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector Chief Anthony “Scott” Good posted about an incident at a checkpoint this weekend. Good says a child’s life was put in peril as human smugglers tried to “circumvent” the Border Patrol checkpoint. A child's life put in peril as the smuggler attempted to circumvent
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso sector Border Patrol agents arrested a Paisa gang member. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens posted about the arrest of Mexican national Misael Flores-Popoca today. On 10/29 El Paso sector agents arrested Mexican national Misael Flores-Popoca who freely admitted to being a Paisa gang member, consistent with his tattoos
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State Police officials announced the disruption of a large trafficking ring operating near the border in southern New Mexico today. The nine-day operation took down a network dealing in drugs, firearms, and humans, state police officials say. Courtesy: NMSP “The operation’s strategic approach included pinpointing high-crime areas,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The state of Chihuahua gathered over 200 migrants at the “Living Migrant Calaveritas Festival, Sowing Roots in Distant Lands”, to start celebrations of the Day of the Dead in Juárez. The event aimed to promote a space of interculturality through Mexican traditions. Officials, authorities and migrants at the Center for Comprehensive
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juárez Police Department (SSPM) officers arrested a teenager for his alleged responsibility in damaging city property. Members of the Municipal Department carrying out prevention and surveillance work at the Villa Residencial del Real neighborhood saw a teenager damaging a camera belonging to the Emergency and Immediate Response Center (CERI), located at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Central Business Association (CBA) will host its October Luncheon, featuring El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser, today. In a news release, CBA said this opportunity for business leaders and stakeholders in downtown El Paso to connect, network, and engage with key decision-makers. It fosters an environment for meaningful
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