by Special to El Paso Matters, El Paso MattersApril 2, 2024 By La Verdad Ciudad Juárez – With the deployment of more than 200 federal agents to Ciudad Juárez, Mexico’s National Migration Institute, or INM, is again boosting its immigration raids and other controls to prevent migrant settlements from forming along the Rio Grande and
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Originally Published: 03 APR 24 11:00 ET Updated: 03 APR 24 12:51 ET By Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — An attorney defending Texas’ controversial immigration law told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that state legislators may have gone “too far” when they passed the law last year. The law, known as SB4, makes
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 27-year-old American woman is charged with trying to transport 0.034 pounds of fentanyl inside of a hamburger. U.S. Customs and Border Protection released an image of the hamburger with a plastic-wrapped bundle of drugs inside. Officials say the woman was trying to cross into the U.S. through the Paso
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — On Tuesday, District Attorney Bill Hicks is holding a news conference to speak about the recent immigrant unrest cases seen on the border. On March 20 and 21, migrants stormed a portion of the fence placed by the Texas National Guard and confronted troops as well. According to the El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Magistrate Judge Humberto Acosta ordered the release of migrants accused of storming a portion of the border fence placed by the Texas National Guard on March 21. The Texas Department of Public Safety booked around 220 migrants on riot charges. The hearing was held on April 1 at
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A carnival ride worker was killed after he fell off a spinning ride at the Chamizal Park in Juarez on Friday. In video obtained by our news partners Canal 44, the worker appeared to be standing in one of the amusement park carts as the ride goes in circles. Another man
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Following recent incidents where undocumented migrants walked into Santa Teresa Middle School, U.S. Border Patrol says migrants enter private properties like schools as they evade law enforcement. Refugio Socorro, a spokesperson with U.S. Border Patrol, says migrant encounters near schools in the Sunland Park area are common due to the
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Groups of migrants staged along the Rio Grande on the U.S. side of the border celebrated Good Friday with migrant activists this morning. They were carrying flags of different countries from Central and South America, and even from the state of Texas. The group called colectivo Ángeles Mensajeros, or the Messenger
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Several El Paso County Commissioners have been having meetings with Mexican officials and stakeholders on plans for future modernization at the Bridge of the Americas and to increase commercial traffic at the Marcelino Serna POE in Tornillo, Texas. ABC-7 spoke with County Commissioner David Stout who said, that in March, he
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– One person is now recovering after being rescued from the canal along the border fence in El Paso’s lower valley, this according to the El Paso Fire Department. El Paso Fire responded to a report of two people in the water, but say a second person was not located. The El Paso Fire
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A group of migrant advocates gathered in front of Mexico’s National Migration Institute in Juárez to remember the 40 migrants who were killed in a fire in March of 2023. In a memorial celebration, they named all 40 migrants from Central and South America who were killed. Mexican bands, food, candles,
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Chalkbeat reports on Donald Trump’s false claims against migrants in New York’s city schools.
Continue Reading Originally Published: 27 MAR 24 07:37 ET Updated: 27 MAR 24 08:43 ET By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A controversial Texas law that allows state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally will remain blocked while legal challenges to it play out, a federal appeals court said Tuesday.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A group of around 200 soldiers of the Texas National Guard arrived at the El Paso International Airport this afternoon. The group is called the Texas Tactical Border Force and was deployed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in May 2023 when Title 42 expired. The soldiers who arrived in El
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by Cindy Ramirez, El Paso MattersMarch 19, 2024 By Cindy Ramirez/ El Paso Matters / A joint investigation with La Verdad and Lighthouse Reports Haz clic aquí para leer este reportaje en español. Cristhian was all but dead at 23, intubated and under an induced coma. As he lay on a hospital bed struggling to survive,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A migrant from Honduras is a facing felony charge following Thursday’s incident where a large group of migrants ran towards the border and breached concertina wire fencing, according to Texas DPS. A spokesperson for Texas DPS says 21-year-old Junior Evaristo-Benitez was arrested and is being charged with assault on a
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A group of migrant advocates, along with the Juárez Diocese, will have a mass at the Juárez Cathedral to remember the 40 migrants who were killed at the Juárez’s detention center last year. On March 27, this tragedy turns a year and they want to celebrate the lives of these 40
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Migrants continue to camp along the Rio Grande on the U.S. side of the border, big numbers of migrants have been arriving at the border wall this week. After Wednesday and Thursday’s events involving migrants and the Texas National Guard, more state law enforcement has been deployed along the border. Groups
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Update: El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks said during the news conference that if the federal appeals court upholds Senate Bill 4, it will be his duty as a law enforcement official to enforce the law. DA Hicks said his instruction to law enforcement was that in order to present a case to his office,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Video surfaced online of what appeared to be Texas National Guard trying to push back a large group of migrants, and those asylum seekers seen running towards the border wall near El Paso’s Lower Valley. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar released a statement on social media Thursday that said in part “Today’s
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Update: Customs and Border Protection issued the following statement on the situation at the border today. “There are consequences to crossing the border illegally, and CBP continues to enforce United States immigration laws. Individuals and families without a legal basis to remain in the U.S. are subject to removal, and are subject to a minimum
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Hope Border Institute and the Diocese of El Paso will hold their “Do Not be Afraid” march and vigil in honor of those looking to migrate into the U.S. The march will start at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 21, at San Jacinto Plaza, and those participating will march to
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Gadsden ISD officials placed Santa Teresa Middle School on safety protocols after they say a group of “undocumented migrants” walked into the school Wednesday morning. All staff and students were directed to get inside and lock all outside doors. Officials at the school then worked with U.S. Border Patrol
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court late Tuesday night put Texas’ controversial immigration law back on hold, hours after the Supreme Court had cleared the way for the state to begin enforcing the measure. In a brief order, a three-judge panel at the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to allow new Texas law SB 4 to take effect as the case goes back to a federal court in Texas. SB 4 will allow law enforcement in Texas to take anyone suspected of being in the country illegally into custody. View this
Continue Reading Originally Published: 19 MAR 24 14:16 ET Updated: 19 MAR 24 14:28 ET By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Texas to immediately begin enforcing a controversial immigration law that allows state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. The court’s
Continue Reading Originally Published: 18 MAR 24 17:15 ET By Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday indefinitely blocked Texas from enforcing an immigration law that would allow state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. View this post on Instagram A post shared by
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After a 15-year-long fight for asylum in the U.S., Mexican journalist Emilio Gutierrez Soto and his son have been granted asylum. Following Monday’s final asylum hearing, Gutierrez, accompanied by his son, Oscar Gutierrez Soto, spoke to ABC-7. They told us they were overwhelmed with emotion. “In reality this has been an incredible day that
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The New York Post reports that on March 9th, 22-year-old Basel Bassel Ebbadi was caught by US Border Patrol sneaking over the border near El Paso. According to Border Patrol documents obtained by The Post, Ebbadi allegedly confessed “I’m going to try to make a bomb,” and head to New
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chamber, alongside MexicoNOW, unveiled details this week for their collaborative event in March. Andrea Hutchins, President & CEO of the El Paso Chamber, and Sergio L. Ornelas del Bosque, Business Development Director for MexicoNOW, will introduce their new partnership and highlight the roster of speakers soon. This
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