EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former Vice President Mike Pence was in El Paso today for a roundtable with Border Patrol discussing immigration. Pence posted on social media about his visit. He says the roundtable was hosted by American Freedom and that he spoke with people impacted by the immigration crisis. Thank you to the
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The U.S. Border Patrol is marking a century of service with a Centennial Parade in downtown El Paso this weekend on May 25 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. This event celebrates 100 years of dedication to protecting the nation’s borders. El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Scott Good told
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VATICAN CITY (KVIA) — On last night’s episode of 60 Minutes, Pope Francis addressed the lawsuit against El Paso’s Annunciation House. The Texas Attorney General is trying to shut down the migrant shelter, accusing it of illegal activity. “That is madness, sheer madness to close the border and leave them there,” Pope Francis stated. “That
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By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo were meeting Friday in this Mexican border city to tackle issues of shared interest, foremost among them immigration. Arévalo, who took office earlier this year, noted that they were meeting in the same city
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Several groups of migrants have had recent confrontations with authorities on both sides of the border this week. On Monday, a group of migrants tried to rush their way into the U.S. by cutting the razor wire and fences placed by the state of Texas. Soldiers with the Texas National Guard
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Originally Published: 16 MAY 24 16:06 ET Updated: 16 MAY 24 16:54 ET By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration plans to speed up court cases for some recently arrived migrants who are seeking asylum, marking the latest move to address arrivals at the US-Mexico border, according to senior administration officials. The Department
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 30-year-old Liliana Judith S.M. was arrested at a home in the Benito Juarez neighborhood in Delicias, Chihuahua on May 14th around 1:30 p.m. In collaboration with the FBI, the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office in Strategic Operations in Mexico executed an arrest warrant for Liliana Judith S.M. She was wanted by the
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With more migrants arriving at the border, officials with the Texas National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) say they continue their efforts to secure the border and prevent more migrants from crossing illegally. A recent video taken by Reuters shows a group of five people trying to
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA)– Bordering the Texas State line is Sunland Park, New Mexico, a town with fewer than 20,000 residents, but for agents patrolling the border, the area can pose several challenges. According to Border Patrol officials, Sunland Park is the busiest and most heavily-trafficked for undocumented migrants in the El Paso Sector. Refugio Corrales,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) II route started operations on Saturday at 5 a.m., transporting hundreds of Borderland residents. Juárez’s Road Safety Coordination (CGSV) has deployed officers and agents to assist drivers on the stops this bus frequently makes along Tecnológico Ave. and Manuel Gómez Morín Blvd. The Coordination’s Operations
Continue Reading By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of mothers of missing people, relatives and activists marched in protest through downtown Mexico City Friday to mark a sad commemoration of Mother’s Day. The marchers, angry over what they say is the government’s lack of interest in investigating the disappearances of Mexico’s over 100,000
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A group of detectives from the Subsecretaría de Estado Mayor de la Secretaría de Seguridad Pública del Estado, SSPE, arrested a wanted man, Alex S., from El Paso in Ciudad Juárez. He is wanted in the United States for human trafficking. Authorities successfully transported Alex S. to an international bridge,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 42-year-old Fernando Castillo will spend the next 18 months in prison for bribery of a public official. Court officials say Castillo, who formerly worked as a Border Patrol agent, took $5,000 from a “citizen of El Salvador and Mexico” in exchange for immigration paperwork. “Castillo made false entries in the
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) — The Biden Administration just announced new “efforts to enhance the security of our border and deliver more timely consequences for those encountered who do not have a legal basis to remain in the United States.” The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just put out a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking increasing the
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By Molly Nagle, Luke Barr, and Quinn Owen May 9, 2024, 9:56 AM The Department of Homeland Security is slated to propose a change to the process for those seeking asylum in the United States, three sources familiar with the plans told ABC News. The new proposal, which could come as soon as Thursday, would allow asylum
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican authorities of all three levels of government have started operations to safeguard the Juárez International Airport due to a recent string of fatal shootings allegedly linked to human trafficking. The Juárez Police Department, Chihuahua Secretary of Public Safety, the National Guard, and the Mexican Army are some of the agencies
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol is confirming to ABC-7 shots have been fired near the border wall in El Paso’s Lower Valley. We’ll be sure to update you as soon as we learn more.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — County Court of Law Judge Ruben Morales dismissed over 200 cases against migrants accused of being involved with a struggle at the U.S.-Mexico border. Public Defender Kelli Childress confirmed with ABC-7 tonight that her argument was that the cases were improperly moved from district court to county court. She argued
Continue Reading SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Thursday only on ABC-7, extra perspective on the daring journey migrants make to get across the U.S.-Mexico border. In the close-knit community of Sunland Park, New Mexico agents grapple with the highest volume of migrant encounters in the El Paso sector. According to a spokesperson with El Paso Border
Continue Reading UPDATE – ABC-7 spoke with Jerome Wesevich, the attorney representing Annunciation House in the lawsuit involving the State of Texas, about the allegation of harboaring migrants they know to be in the U.S. illegally. “Annunciation House doesn’t operate a stash house. It does not do these things that they say,” the attorney said. The statement
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juárez photojournalist Christian Torres Chávez, who works at Norte Digital, won a Pulitzer prize covering immigration for the Associated Press. Torres has been a photojournalist in Juárez for over 15 years now. His dad and his grandfather were photographers on the border as well. He started as a medicine student at
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Pedestrians crossing at the Ysleta Port of Entry may soon see improvements on their walk across to Juarez. City Council and the Mayor are set to authorize a $12 million grant from the US Department of Transportation at today’s city council meeting. The city applied and was awarded a Rebuilding
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Chihuahua Governor María Eugenia Campos Galván visited Juárez as she and other state government officials supervise operations of the new Juárez Bus and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) programs. Governor Campos announced the Juárez Bus will operate from 4:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. all week. The new public transportation initiative is set
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Sector U.S. Customs and Border Protection says officers made multiple drug seizures this week. They made seizures of fentanyl and cocaine totaling 124 pounds. CBP says they seized over 11 pounds of fentanyl from a 26-year-old Mexican man at the Ysleta port of entry on May 1st. 15
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In March and April, large groups of migrants allegedly rioted and breached border barriers near Gate 36 at the U.S.-Mexico border. Each group of migrants was arrested and charged with a Class B misdemeanor of Riot Participation. On April 22nd, a hearing was held where the El Paso County Public
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — This mural was painted and placed under the Paso Del Norte bridge in Downtown Juárez and El Paso to portray the stories of 13 people who have been deported to Mexico. Dr. Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana is the leader of this project. Born in California and raised in Mexico, she
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua’s Secretary of Public Safety’s (SPPE) SWAT unit recovered 104 migrants from inside a home in Juárez’s Colonia Infonavit Casas Grandes neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. According to official reports, Chihuahua agents responded to a 911 call reporting armed men inside a house and people who heard cries for help inside that
Continue Reading DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Congressman Rod Montoya and State Rep. Larry Scott toured the border today with the Western States Sheriffs’ Association, they were also joined by several other New Mexico State Representatives. The visit aims to “provide members of the legislature with a full understanding of the impacts the open border
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Texas Department of Public Safety continues its secondary inspections of commercial trucks at the BOTA and Zaragoza Ports of Entry. This is causing maquiladoras and industries to send most of their cargo to the Santa Teresa and Tornillo bridges. According to the former Vice President of the National Chamber of
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Commercial trucks crossing to the U.S. are once again being affected by secondary inspections conducted by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Inspections started to be conducted over the weekend at the Ysleta-Zaragoza bridge according to the Mexico’s National Chamber of Cargo Transportation. Trucks carrying merchandise and goods saw an increase
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