ABC-7 Xtra: Inside a Narco Junkyard
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In this ABC-7 Xtra, Luis Chaparro takes us inside a Narco Junkyard in Juarez. Watch ABC-7 at 10 Thursday night to watch the full story.
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Mexico’s National Institute of Migration planning on opening a new immigration station outside of Juarez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (Instituto Nacional de Migración) is planning on opening a new immigration facility outside of Ciudad Juárez at Kilómentro 72. It is opening at a former aduana (customs station) that was abandoned back in 2013 during the administration of former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. Media outlets
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The first professional American football team in Ciudad Juarez
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A news conference was held today at in El Paso to announce Ciudad Juarez first American professional football team, Los Jefes. The team is made up of players from Ciudad Juarez, El Paso, and even an ex-Kansas City Chiefs player. For Los Jefes, the season only last about 9 weeks.
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El Paso Fire Department warns of water dangers along Rio Grande
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the Rio Grande filled with water this past weekend, the El Paso Fire Department warns of the water risks along canals and the river. According to El Paso Fire, every year, individuals lose their lives in these waterways. They have provided the following safety tips for the community to
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Local authorities and leaders react to Supreme Court’s decision to freeze SB 4 again
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court extended a temporary freeze on Texas’ Senate Bill 4, which allows state law enforcement to arrest and detain people they suspect entered the U.S. illegally. The administrative hold gives the court additional time to review the case and does not necessarily signal which way
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Supreme Court extends freeze on controversial Texas immigration law
Originally Published: 12 MAR 24 10:44 ET By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended a temporary freeze on the enforcement of Texas’ controversial immigration law that allows state law enforcement to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. Without action from the high
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El Paso judge blocks Texas AG Ken Paxton’s effort to close Annunciation House
by Robert Moore, El Paso MattersMarch 11, 2024 Attorney General Ken Paxton “acted without regard to due process and fair play” in seeking to shut down a leading migrant service provider, an El Paso judge said Monday in a ruling that blocks the state’s efforts for now. Ken Paxton “The Attorney General’s efforts to run
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President Joe Biden sends condolences following helicopter crash that killed two soldiers and a Border Patrol agent
Update: President Joe Biden has released a statement following the news of the helicopter crash that killed two National Guardsmen and one Border Patrol Agent. The President wrote, “Yesterday, Jill and I learned of the tragic deaths of two National Guardsmen and one U.S. Border Patrol agent whose helicopter crashed while they were conducting routine operations near Rio
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Multiple demonstrations planned in Juarez this International Women’s Day
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — International Women’s Day not only in Juárez, but in all of Mexico, is a well-known day for protests, demonstrations, and other events. More than celebrating this day, women commemorate it as a day of fighting for their rights and to remember all those women who disappeared or were killed in gender-related
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No ruling in Texas Attorney General’s lawsuit against Annunciation House
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The first hearing for the legal dispute between the Texas Attorney General’s Office and El Paso’s Annunciation House happened Thursday morning. In a two-hour hearing, both parties showed evidence to Judge Francisco X. Dominguez from the 205th District Court. Judge Dominguez said before ending the hearing that the Texas Attorney
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Judge suggests Paxton has ‘ulterior political motives’ in Annunciation House case
by Robert Moore, El Paso MattersMarch 7, 2024 An El Paso district judge lashed out at the Texas Attorney General’s Office after a lawyer said in court Thursday that Annunciation House was “stonewalling” by refusing to negotiate over documents demanded by the office. “Hold on. This is the part where you’re starting to offend my
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Migrant killed by train while attempting to cross border in Santa Teresa
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens shared pictures and information on X Wednesday about the female migrant he says was hit and killed by a train in Santa Teresa. The woman died on Sunday, according to Chief Owens. He says New Mexico State Police found a group of undocumented
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Mexican authorities transfer 200+ high-ranked prisoners from Chihuahua prisons
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — This week, Chihuahua state authorities and Mexican federal authorities conducted an operation to transfer 209 prisoners from three state jails to multiple federal prisons in Mexico. According to Gilberto Loya, Chihuahua’s Public Safety Secretary, they transferred these inmates because state jails in Chihuahua do not have the physical or legal capabilities
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El Paso Sector sees rise in migrant crossings, but officials say numbers are still significantly lower than last year
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Recent data from the City of El Paso, as well as recent data from U.S. Border Patrol, indicates a rise in migrant crossings into the region. While the current numbers are not as high as the El Paso Sector has seen in past surges, a political expert said those numbers
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Industry on the border continues to be affected by assaults and hijacks on truck drivers in Mexico
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Truck drivers in Mexico went on strike several times in February raising their voices to have more safety and security at Mexican federal highways. Concerns were raised as they have been assaulted, hijacked and some even killed in previous years due to the cargo they move and transport to the U.S.-Mexico
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What implications the uncertainty over Texas’s Senate Bill 4 could have on upcoming elections
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Amidst the ongoing legal battle over Texas’s Senate Bill 4, there are concerns over the impacts it will have. Some of those concerns are about the potential political implications there are ahead of primary elections. The back-and-forth over whether SB 4 will take effect comes just ahead of Super Tuesday.
Continue Reading Supreme Court temporarily freezes implementation of Texas immigration law
Originally Published: 04 MAR 24 16:21 ETUpdated: 04 MAR 24 18:27 ETBy John Fritze and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN(CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily froze enforcement of Texas’ controversial immigration law that allows state law enforcement to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally.Justice Samuel Alito issued the administrative hold,
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SB 4 could go into effect on March 9th if Supreme Court does not step in
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — SB 4, the new law that would allow local and state officer to arrest and detain migrants suspected of crossing the border into Texas illegally, now lies in the hands of the nation’s highest court. The Texas state law signed by Governor Greg Abbott, which would make crossing into the
Continue Reading El Paso leaders react after federal appellate court grants temporary stay on ruling by federal judge regarding SB 4
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Democrats and Republicans spoke to ABC-7 Sunday, after a federal appellate court granted a temporary stay on last week’s ruling by a federal judge in Austin. The ruling by Judge David Ezra blocked a controversial Texas immigration law from going into effect on March 5. Texas’s Senate Bill
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The Juárez food bank helps thousands of families monthly; seeking donations
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Juárez’s food bank or Banco de Alimentos de Cd. Juarez has been operating for almost a year now. According to Director Marco Torrez, the food bank is currently assisting over 6,200 families per month. The main goal by the end of 2024 is to be helping over 10,000. There are
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Migrant shelters and advocates react to blocking of Texas Senate Bill 4
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — After a U.S. federal judge in Austin blocked Texas SB4 on Thursday, migrant advocates on both sides of the border applauded this decision. ABC-7 spoke with La Casa del Migrante in Juárez. They’ve received multiple calls from concerned people living in Texas. Most of them are people who have lived in
Continue Reading El Paso mayor to sign border crisis disaster declaration
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser is planning to sign a local disaster declaration allowing the community to help non-governmental organizations help migrants. Earlier this month, new City Council member Josh Acevedo issued the one dissenting vote against the renewal of the ordinance. Renewal requires a unanimous vote by council and
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Biden and Trump try to work immigration to their political advantage during dueling trips to Texas
By COLLEEN LONG, SEUNG MIN KIM and JILL COLVINAssociated Press EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden and his likely Republican challenger Donald Trump both head to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday in a sign of how central immigration has become to the 2024 election and how much both candidates want to use it to their
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Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants suspected of being in country illegally blocked by federal judge
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Feb. 29, 2024 “Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants suspected of being in country illegally blocked by federal judge” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide
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DPS pursuit ends in crash in El Paso’s Upper Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas DPS officials are releasing new information on the crash that happened in El Paso’s Upper Valley Wednesday morning. DPS says the Criminal Investigation Division was conducting Operation Lone Star business when it tried to stop a car on Artcraft Road for a registration violation. “The DPS Trooper activated his
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Additional cargo transportation planned at the Tornillo Port of Entry
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Major business and cargo transportation leaders on both sides of the border are considering using the Marcelino Serna Port of Entry in Tornillo more to alleviate traffic on other bridges. With future modernization projects planned for the Bridge of the Americas and the Santa Teresa Port of Entry, leaders and officials
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El Paso County to address manufacturing industry at Tornillo Port of Entry
TORNILLO, Texas (KVIA) — Representatives from El Paso County convened with binationalstakeholders from the export manufacturing industry, carriers, and customs agents from the Paso del Norte Region and Chihuahua City Tuesday. The meeting was a continuation of ongoing efforts to promote commercial crossings at the Tornillo Port of Entry (PoE). During a recent trip to
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El Paso City Council discusses next steps to protect Annunciation House amid lawsuit by Texas AG
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — During City Council’s Monday work session, are discussing the lawsuit brought by the Texas Attorney General against El Paso non-profit Annunciation House. The agenda states council will discuss the next steps the city can take to protect the network of NGOs supporting the city in the migrant response. Texas Attorney
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Man suspected of killing Georgia student entered US illegally near El Paso in 2022, officials say
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The man accused of killing Augusta University College of Nursing student Laken Hope Riley entered the US illegally near El Paso in 2022, according to new reports from officials. Riley was killed while jogging in a wooded area of the campus. Now 26-year-old Jose Antonio Ibarra is charged with Riley’s
Continue Reading Biden and Trump to visit US-Mexico border on same day this week
Originally Published: 26 FEB 24 10:26 ET Updated: 26 FEB 24 10:31 ET By Priscilla Alvarez and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is set to make a rare trip to the US-Mexico border, setting up a split screen with 2024 rival former President Donald Trump, who has made Biden’s handling of
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