EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Annunciation House in El Paso is set to speak out for the first time after the Texas Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit against it on Tuesday. The AG’s allegations say the Annunciation House is facilitating illegal entry to the U.S., harboring “aliens,” human smuggling, and operating a stash
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Catholic Diocese of El Paso, through its Bishop, Rev. Mark J. Seitz, sent a statement Thursday morning saying El Paso has worked hard to build a resilient and welcoming borderland community, a place of welcome and dignity for all. The statement comes just days after Texas Attorney General Ken
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of the legal representatives of the Annunciation House, Jerome Wesevich with the Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, said he thinks it is sad the Texas Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit against the Catholic center. According to Wesevich, three state investigators showed up at the door of the Annunciation House
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By Mary Bruce and Molly Nagle February 21, 2024, 4:10 PM President Joe Biden is looking at the possibility of taking executive action to tighten asylum restrictions, an administration official confirms to ABC. One of the possibilities under consideration would be to bar migrants from seeking asylum if they crossed into the U.S. illegally between ports of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol Chief Anthony “Scott” Good posted on X two photos showing damage to agent vehicles that Good says was caused by “an attempted assault.” Good says that no one was injured in the reported assault. “El Paso Sector agents had large rocks thrown at their vehicles,” Good posted
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday a lawsuit against Annunciation House, the nongovernmental organization that has managed a network of shelters for migrants in El Paso for decades. “The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) reviewed significant public record information strongly suggesting Annunciation House is engaged in legal violations
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By Uriel J. García and Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune Feb. 15, 2024 “Texas and Biden administration lawyers face off in court over new law making illegal border crossing a state crime” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Juárez Ecology Department held a keynote lecture in front of dozens of Borderland teenagers and authorities to keep raising awareness on animal welfare and to prevent more abuse cases in the city. Miguel Carbonell, a Mexican investigator and author of several human and animal rights books, was the keynote speaker
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego and El Paso County Commissioners addressed a letter to President Biden raising concerns over SB4. The new law goes into effect next month and will allow the state to prosecute people for entering Texas illegally. “It is our sincere hope that this letter brings
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Originally Published: 14 FEB 24 11:52 ET Updated: 14 FEB 24 12:42 ET By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drafted contingency plans to cut detention capacity and release thousands of immigrants as a result, according to a source familiar with the plan. The draft plan comes as ICE faces a
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Last Thursday, Mexico’s Defense Secretary announced that around 2,100 soldiers would arrive at the border to enforce patrolling and coordination with state and local authorities to reduce violence rates. These 2,100 soldiers are not arriving in one single group at the border, but in smaller squadrons. 260 soldiers arrived on Sunday,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Borderland socca teams and players will represent our area in a continent-wide tournament in Cancú, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Players from both Ciudad Juárez and El Paso will be representing Mexico and the U.S. in the cup. It’s set to happen this weekend and next week Southeast of the border. “SOCCA” is
Continue Reading Originally Published: 13 FEB 24 05:00 ET Updated: 13 FEB 24 19:22 ET By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House, by a narrow margin, has voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached in almost 150 years. The result came one week after the stunning loss House
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 spoke with Nicole Davis, a woman spoke on her experience being stuck by a vehicle being pursued by Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers. Davis shared images with ABC-7, showing the scene from Monday morning. The pictures show a wheel torn off the car that was being pursued. Davis
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico (KVIA) — As violent crime spikes in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua’s state authorities are employing innovative technology to combat criminal activity. With 125 homicides recorded in January alone, alarm bells have sounded throughout Chihuahua’s law enforcement agencies. To address this surge in violence, authorities have implemented the Central Command Surveillance System of Chihuahua,
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By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A federal lawsuit accuses National Guard members of sexually exploiting migrants at a Buffalo-area hotel where they are being housed while awaiting asylum hearings. The lawsuit filed in New York City names at least six New York National Guard members who were assigned to the hotel,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On February 5, Mexican truckers protested in different parts of the country including Juárez due to assaults and violence they face on the road while driving to their final destinations. The Mexican National Chamber of Cargo Transportation (CANACAR) is now working with the federal government and authorities to increase safety and
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — A gunman has killed an activist who led a group of volunteers searching for some of Mexico’s more than 100,000 missing people. Prosecutors say the killer burst into a beauty salon in the northern border city of Mexicali and shot to death Ángela León. León was at least the seventh volunteer
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juárez’s Road Safety Coordination (Coordinación General de Seguridad Vial) saw an increase in traffic accidents in January with 493. In January of 2023, the city saw 466 traffic accidents, a 5.7 percent increase. According to Spokeswoman Arlín Vargas, out of the 493 accidents, 333 were crashes, 2 crashes hitting pedestrians, 90
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person has been taken to the hospital after falling into the water by the Border Highway, Thursday morning. Fire dispatch confirmed one person suffered minor injuries after falling near the Border Highway and Yarbrough Dr. They received the call around 7 a.m. No word yet, if the person transported
Continue Reading Originally Published: 07 FEB 24 06:00 ET Updated: 07 FEB 24 07:44 ET By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans are expected to tanka major bipartisan border deal and foreign aid package with assistance for Ukraine and Israel in a vote on Wednesday amid a torrent of
Continue Reading Originally Published: 06 FEB 24 05:00 ET Updated: 06 FEB 24 18:53 ET By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed Tuesday evening, a stunning blow to House Republicans who had pushed the effort as a key political goal. The House vote was 214-216. Three Republicans,
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CNN By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The failure of a bipartisan border deal reached by senators this weekend appears set to hand President Joe Biden an issue that he can wield against former President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers on the campaign trail. Biden on Tuesday promised to blame Republicans in Congress directly
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A group of Borderland leaders, activists, and advocates gathered Tuesday morning at Tom Lea Upper Park to discuss Texas’ Senate Bill 4. The Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) sent a statement arguing this bill, which Governor Greg Abbott recently signed into law, could exacerbate the damage our community has
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With the recent announcement of a border deal and foreign aid package that could implement strict limits along the U.S.-Mexico border, Borderland migrant advocates are chiming in. The Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) sent a statement saying that the Border Act is the latest attempt to “gut” the asylum system
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Update: County commissioners unanimously voted to decline DA Hicks’ request. The county will not be funding his legal fees. During court, the DA said the county previously paid legal fees for former District Attorney Jamie Esparza. County officials responded saying this is a very unique situation. Hicks said he does not feel comfortable with the office of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Some El Paso County leaders are divided on the U.S. Senate’s border deal. The deal would largely implement limits along the U.S. southern border. One of the changes included in the bill would allow the Department of Homeland Security to crack down on migrant crossings if they reach over 4,000
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CNN By David Culver and Norma Galeana, CNN San Diego (CNN) — The roar of a motor ripped Jack Enright’s attention away from the waves he was videoing under a cloudless blue sky. He yanked his camera out of the ocean to refocus it on whatever was speeding towards him. “I thought it was just
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By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox, Ted Barrett and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Senators unveiled a long-awaited border deal and foreign aid package with assistance for Ukraine and Israel on Sunday, paving the way for a key vote in the chamber this week in which the legislation is at risk of failing and, if it does pass,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U. S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector Chief Anthony “Scott” Good posted to his social media accounts the apprehension of more than a dozen undocumented migrants who were discovered inside a semi. Border patrol K-9 units in Las Cruces alerted border patrol agents to the 18 migrants. The men were
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