Update: U.S. Border Patrol sent a statement to ABC-7 Thursday night with the details of the incident. “On April 25, 2024, a Border Patrol agent assigned to the El Paso Sector was involved in a use of force incident near the border. The incident is under review by Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Professional Responsibility. Additional information will be shared
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua — Mexican authorities found 131 migrants from Guatemala, Ecuador and El Salvador inside a semitrailer Wednesday morning, according to a news release by the Mexican Institute of Migration. They were found at a checkpoint near Samalayuca, Chihuahua, a small town and desert south of Juárez. Officials said they were traveling in bad conditions.
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Reports said that a group of nearly 1,000 migrants arrived in Ciudad Juárez Wednesday afternoon. On top of freight trains, these migrants waited for days in Chihuahua to reach the border. ABC-7 spoke with some migrants walking by the border close to the Juárez soccer stadium who said they were tired
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua — A large group of migrants arrived in Juarez Wednesday. They were traveling on top of a train. ABC-7 saw hundreds of migrants walking towards an area of the border wall where other migrants in the past have turned themselves in to Border Patrol. If the migrants end up crossing the border
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Tuesday evening, several law enforcement agencies raided the house leased by Juárez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar. The lead agency in the investigation was the Chihuahua’s ‘Fiscalía Anticorrupción,’ or the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. The state’s main prosecutor, Abelardo Valenzuela said in a news conference they conducted this raid at the Mayor’s house
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — District Attorney Bill Hicks announced Tuesday morning that his office would be holding a news conference about “the latest decision on riot charges involving migrants.” On Monday, County Court Judge Ruben Morales dismissed 140 charges against migrants for their participation in an April 12th ‘riot’ at the U.S.-Mexico border near
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Court at Law 7 Judge Ruben Morales found no probable cause from the state of Texas to restrain 140 migrants in alleged riot events that happened on April 12th. He dismissed all 140 cases against the migrants involved in an alleged riot at the U.S.-Mexico border near
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Originally Published: 22 APR 24 13:06 ETBy Ivonne Valdes and Fidel Gutierrez, CNN(CNN) — Mexican authorities have detained the brother of the drug kingpin known as “el Mencho,” a federal source with knowledge of the case told CNN Monday.Abraham Oseguera – alias “Don Rondo” – was detained in the western state of Michoacán and is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks told ABC-7 that more than 140 people were arrested by the Department of Public Safety following an incident on April 12 where migrants tried to climb a chain link fence. Hicks says those individuals arrested by DPS are subject to a riot charge. “All
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that the commercial cargo lanes at the Marcelino Serna Port of Entry will continue to operate indefinitely. In a meeting in late March between border industry stakeholders and representatives of El Paso County, they agreed to extend commercial operation at Tornillo. A press release from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S.-Mexico border is well known for being a place of immigration for people all over the world. But people who want to improve their quality of life are not the only ones making the trip to the border. Criminal groups from different parts of the world have also made
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a man wanted for murder in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area at the Zaragoza Port of Entry in El Paso. 21-year-old Maximiliano Sandoval Muniz was arrested by El Paso area CBP officers on April 8th in the pedestrian lanes of the bridge. Muniz
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, visited El Paso to discuss immigration, meet with local leaders as well as Mexican citizens, and see the Healing Garden at Ascarate Park. ABC-7 sat down with the Foreign Affairs Secretary, who spoke about her work connecting with Mexicans in the United
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Monday, Chihuahua Secretary of Public Safety Gilberto Loya confirmed that the South American gang “Tren de Aragua” coming from Venezuela is now involved in operations in Mexican territory. They gathered this information from migrants rescued and arrested in Chihuahua. Other migrants affiliated with this criminal group have already crossed into
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA)– Two people have been arrested by New Mexico State Police in connection with hiding undocumented individuals in a Las Cruces neighborhood. On Friday, March 12, an officer pulled over a Chevrolet SUV along Interstate 10, according to investigators. The driver of the vehicle was identified by police as 40-year-old Albert
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Chihuahua state authorities announced this morning that they rescued four migrants in the Samalayuca Desert. According to Chihuahua officials, three of the migrants are from Venezuela and another female is from Colombia. Officials say they suffered from dehydration when authorities found them. They are now at Juárez hospitals recovering. These migrants
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A group of migrants climbed the chain link fence along the border Friday, according to Border Patrol. A spokesperson for Border Patrol released the following statement explaining what happened in the incident. “On Friday April 12, 2024, Border Patrol Agents were alerted of a group of migrants climbing the chain link
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Military Department confirmed to ABC-7 that a National Guard Servicemember assigned to Operation Lone Star “discharged a weapon in a border-related incident” Sunday afternoon. TMD officials issued the following statement describing the incident. “Early on the afternoon of 14 April, a National Guard Servicemember assigned to Operation Lone
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a $300 million fund to help organizations that provide shelter and services to migrants across the U.S. Over $12.2 million has been allocated to various organizations in our sector. You can see the list
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Organizations providing shelter and services to migrants are receiving $300 million in grants from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A significant number of organizations receiving funding are located in El Paso and Dona Ana counties.
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A Venezuelan migrant was left severely injured, covered in a blanket Wednesday afternoon at Juan Pablo II Boulevard in Juárez, according to local and state law enforcement agencies. The report was made by drivers who were traveling in that area, near International Marker #36. El Diario de Juárez reported that people
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — President and CEO of El Paso Chamber Andrea Adkins-Hutchins spoke out on the impact the migration crisis has had on El Paso and Ciudad Juárez in a commentary article published by Fortune. Adkins-Hutchins spoke about the way El Paso, as the epicenter of the border crisis in recent years, has
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — During a formal meeting south of the border this month, Juárez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar and Sunland Park Mayor Javier Perea signed a memorandum of understanding about a new Port of Entry in the Anapra-Sunland Park area. The purpose was to establish a formal agreement for the construction of this bridge,
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol in the El Paso Sector hosted the “No se arriesgue” event, which aimed to show the risks migrants face when they attempt to cross into the U.S. Border Patrol sent a press release saying the U.S.-Mexico border is filled with a myriad of hazards including extreme
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KVIA) — A Juarez man convicted of murder by a New Mexico state court in 2021 has been given an additional 20 years in prison for illegal re-entry into the United States. Government sources claim Luis Antonio Talamantes-Romero, 36, reentered the country many times. He was already sentenced for the murder by
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Students in the Juárez Autonomous University’s Astronomy Club organized a viewing party for this year’s solar eclipse. This event gathered around 50 people, including children, students, and families. ABC-7 spoke with people who experienced their first eclipse today. They said they were excited and nervous, not knowing what could happen. Milán,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — El Diario de Juarez reports that nine house were damaged and five people were injured in an explosion Wednesday night. This happened on Margarita Aldama Street. Several women, including two girls and a newborn, were trapped under rubble. El Diario reports that fire officials say the explosion could have been the
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced during a news conference last week that the federal government will give migrants who choose to return to their home countries $110 per month. This aid is part of a “temporary job” action Mexico is trying to do to make migrants not want to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has released the arrest photos for seven of the nine migrants facing felony rioting charges in connection with the March 21, 2024 incident where migrants attempted to breach the concertina wire and make illegal entry into the U.S. The seven pictured migrants remain
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With the recent migrant surges, an increase in law enforcement presence, especially the Texas Department of Public Safety and U.S. Border Patrol, has been seen in the El Paso sector. On Tuesday El Diario de Juárez reported that a helicopter was seen hovering over the border area by international marker 36.
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