SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) – The Santa Teresa Anti-Smuggling Unit found 17 undocumented migrants hidden inside of a semi, according to U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector Chief Antony “Scott” Good. Good posted a picture of the group on his X account and says his agents remain committed to being vigilant as they patrol
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juárez officials recently announced the military presentation “La Gran Fuerza de México” in the city which will feature the different branches of the Mexico’s Department of Defense, or ‘Secretaría de Defensa Nacional.’ Hundreds of members of the Mexican military have been arriving to Juárez in recent weeks for this presentation. It
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as Mexico’s president on Tuesday, but some of her first proposals are bringing concerns to local business leaders on the border. Jesús Manuel “Thor” Salayandía, the president of the Border Business Block (BEF) told local media there are some proposals that give them hope to
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Update (4:08 PM): Texas DPS officials tell ABC-7 that special agents arrested 21-year-old Sunland Park resident Gavriela Batres-Ramos and charged her with smuggling of persons and fleeing and evading in a motor vehicle. Texas DPS says that Batres-Ramos was stopped on I-10 when her car hit two others. She jumped out and ran away before
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Highway Patrol Troopers and DPS Special Agents stopped a human smuggling attempt on Transmountain Road this morning. Officials arrested 23-year-old Albuquerque resident Ever Orlando Marquez-Diaz and charged him with smuggling of persons. Officials with DPS tell ABC-7 that Marquez-Diaz was driving Transmountain at 6:55 this morning when agents tried
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By Eduardo García and Alfredo Corchado MEXICO CITY – Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as Mexico’s first female president Tuesday in a ceremony where underscored the history moment, but promised to hew closely to her predecessor’s program. “It is a time of transformation and it is time for women,” a grinning Sheinbaum, 62, said as
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juárez had a downfall of maquiladora employment for months, even though it is one of the main suppliers of medical, and manufacturing on the border. With the recent decrease in unemployed maquiladora operators, the borderland’s economy has suffered a big hit making some facilities unable to continue operations. Since the COVID-19
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By Robert Moore September 27, 2024 A federal judge on Friday denied a request from Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center to block a request that it turn over documents to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. U.S. District Judge David Guaderrama of El Paso criticized Las Americas for waiting until the eve of the attorney general’s deadline
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol agents in El Paso arrested a man for allegedly attempting to avoid a checkpoint on a bicycle. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens posted about the arrest on social media. He identified the arrested man as Flores-Suarez. 9/16: USBP agents in El Paso, TX, arrested FLORES-Suarez, an aggravated
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UPDATE: Senior U.S. District Judge David C. Guaderrama denied today a request from Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center to block a request to turn over documents to the Texas Attorney General’s Office. Judge Guaderrama denied Las Americas’ motion because they didn’t satisfy the stringent legal requirements for obtaining a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO). Court documents
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Originally Published: 27 SEP 24 05:41 ET Updated: 27 SEP 24 07:58 ET By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to go on the offensive against former President Donald Trump on immigration Friday when she visits the southern border in Arizona, campaign aides told CNN, as she tries to turn a
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By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune, and Vianna Davila, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica Sept. 26, 2024 “Attorney General Ken Paxton targets El Paso nonprofit that offers legal services to migrants” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed to ABC-7 today that law enforcement officers arrested “more than 20 suspected” Tren de Aragua gang members in a recent operation at the Gateway Hotel in downtown El Paso. DPS says the gang members were charged with an array of crimes, including human
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents arrested a person wanted for murder inside of a stash house in El Paso Tuesday. That day, Border Patrol found 77 smuggled migrants in two different stash houses in El Paso, officials say. Agents were serving a warrant at a house on Overland Avenue when they found
Continue Reading Update (September 26, 2024): Delgado received a 24 month sentence this week. “As a result of Delgado’s unlawful use of force, the victims suffered bodily injury,” federal officials explained following the sentencing. “Following one of the incidents, Delgado submitted a CBP Incident Log Report, in which he falsely reported the occurrence.” EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juárez filmmaker Jesús Muñoz delves into the history of the Virgin de Guadalupe in his latest documentary, “Tonantzin Guadalupe,” which will be shown three times during the El Paso Film Festival, taking place Thursday, Sept. 26 through Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. “Tonantzin Guadalupe” explores the beginnings of the “Brown Virgin” cult
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COLUMBUS, New Mexico (KVIA) — A federal court just sentenced a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer to 20 months in prison for violating the civil rights of a U.S. citizen and falsifying investigation records. Court documents state that 38-year-old Oscar Orrantia became angry at a 63-year-old U.S. citizen when the man complained about the
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By Adelaide Olberding and Emma Popkin / El Paso Matters Light winds wafted across an arid stretch of desert in Hudspeth County near the intersection of Farm-to-market Road 1111 and Indian Hot Springs Road on Sept. 27, 2022, when the rumbling of a pickup disrupted a group of 13 migrants trudging toward the Fivemile Tank
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PRESIDIO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 748 pounds of Mexican bologna at the Presidio port of entry on Monday, September 23, 2024. CBP officials released photos of the seized bologna today. Courtesy: USCBP The meat, which is prohibited, was found inside of a vehicle entering the U.S. from Mexico. Officers also
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol agents in Santa Teresa arrested a man identified as Guzman-Intzin, who is a convicted felon with an active warrant for homicide out of Michigan. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens posted about the arrest and posted Guzman-Intzin’s photo on social media. 9/13: USBP agents in Santa Teresa,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican officials and major transportation leaders are concerned over the possible removal of commercial traffic at the Bridge of the Americas as the bridge is modernized. Juárez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar told some local media outlets before canceling or removing commercial traffic at BOTA, binational governments should improve works at the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of known or suspected Tren de Aragua gang members involved in crimnial activity in Texas. People providing information must do so to the following organizations to be eligible for the reward. Call the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens just announced the arrest of a confirmed Tren de Aragua gang member in El Paso. The Venezuelan gang has had members traveling north into the U.S. for several months now. The gang has made national headlines, and earlier this month, Texas Governor Greg Abbott
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sacred Heart Church’s shelter is set to close on October 7, Pastor Rafael Garcia confirmed to ABC-7. The shelter will close due to the recent decrease in migrants in the El Paso Sector. Pastor Garcia said the big turning point was back in June of this year when President Biden
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –The federal government is moving forward with its plans to improve the Bridge of the Americas. The upgrade would exclude north and south-bound commercial traffic. Officials said the U.S. General Services Administration has picked a “no-commercial traffic” alternative for the draft environmental impact statement. The project would upgrade and improve the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Venezuelan gang called Tren de Aragua is causing concerns among local non-governmental organizations and shelters in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. ABC-7 spoke with the Deputy Director of the Opportunity Center for the Homeless, John Martin, who said his organization has had no specific issues with Tren de Aragua
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — During his visit to El Paso today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott granted ABC-7 an exclusive one-on-one interview. ABC-7’s Stephanie Valle sat down with Abbott to discuss the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, as well as the gang’s members’ alleged activity in El Paso. Watch the interview in full above. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Hundreds of migrants were arrested and accused of cutting razor wire and rushing national guard members in March and April of this year. Recently officials have accused migrants involved in those riots of being suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren De Aragua. Kelli Childress Diaz, El County Chief Public Defender,
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Update (September 20, 2024): Two of the migrants were detained by Chihuahua state authorities on September 18, 2024 near Rodaballo in Anapra. They were detained for verbal aggression towards Border Patrol agents. Courtesy: Chihuahua state authorities Chihuahua authorities identified the two people as 19-year-old Leobardo Miguel V.M. and 22-year-old Carlos Román R.M. Courtesy: Chihuahua state
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