WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Monday to push off a Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending for now a threat against the Cabinet secretary that has been brewing ever since Republicans took the House majority in January. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a hard-right Republican from Georgia, forced a vote on
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — This weekend, Mexico will host El Buen Fin festivities, as it does during the holiday season every year. This event in Mexico is the equivalent of Black Friday in the U.S. It is a day when people can find sales and discounts on many items. With this weekend sales event, Juarez
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By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s government has begun slapping a $1,130 fee on travelers from dozens of countries connecting through the nation’s main airport. The move comes amid U.S. pressure to help control migration flows to its southern border. Since the end of October, citizens of 57 largely African
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CNN By David Culver and Norma Galeana, CNN Jacumba Hot Springs, California (CNN) — Brian Silvas’ three dogs were usually the first to alert him that large groups of people were walking onto his San Diego County property. He’d wake up at all hours to Whisky, Soldier and Freedom barking incessantly. Today, the trio keep
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Border Sector Anthony “Scott” Good sent out a post on the social media site “X”, reporting the work of local agents within the last 48 hours. Chief Good’s data reported that agents responded to 15 smuggling attempts involving 98 migrants. Four stashed houses were encountered in that time
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man from Juarez pled guilty to one count of conspiring to traffick firearms and one count of illegal re-entry to the U.S. in a federal court in El Paso, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ said in a release that Erick Arenas Pascual, 22, was arrested
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the narcocorrido, a Mexican traditional drug ballad, gains popularity worldwide and artists like Peso Pluma and Nathanael Cano keep climbing to the top of the music charts, the origins of the genre are widely unknown in the U.S. A narcocorrido is a traditional Mexican ballad, but with lyrics that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Dozens of west El Paso residents gathered at Canutillo ISD Central office Tuesday to express their concerns on the rise of DPS pursuits in their community. District Attorney Bill Hicks was joined by DPS Regional Director Joe Sanchez in answering questions from community members. “We didn’t have this whole epidemic
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lower chamber of Mexico’s congress has once again turned to spectacle, giving hours of its time to a controversial character pressing the case for “non-human beings” he said were found in Peru. Less than three weeks after Category 5 Hurricane Otis devastated Acapulco, the Chamber of Deputies spent more than
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JUAREZ, Mexico (KVIA) — José Ángel Parra is from the Mexican state of Guerrero and currently lives in Juarez. He and his family are from a small Mexican town called Coyuca de Benítez, approximately 17 miles away from Acapulco. His family suffered the impact hurricane Otis brought to Mexico’s Southern Pacific Coast. After power outages and communications were lost, José Ángel didn’t hear from his family for
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexico’s Attorney General (Fiscalía General de la República) informed the public they have charged six people with organized crime, human trafficking, and money laundering. In a statement, they said: “Derived from a bilateral investigation with US authorities Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA), the dismantling of
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SUNLAND PARK, NM (KVIA) — In the close-knit community of Sunland Park, a town of fewer than 20,000 residents, lies an immense challenge. This town grapples with one of the highest volumes of illegal border crossings. However, the residents, Border Patrol agents, and Sunland Park Police Department officers work hand in hand to maintain community
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Across the globe, millions of people are honoring their loved ones as part of Día de los Muertos, the annual celebration of those who we’ve loved and passed on. This celebration is a joyous occasion, centered on connecting to those who have passed and sharing their loves and their memories. Borderland
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Tuesday, Mexico’s National Institute of Migration reported that from September 18 to October 30, officials prevented 34,474 migrants from traveling on trains north to the border with the U.S. This news comes after Mexican authorities entered an agreement in September with FERROMEX to prevent accidents. Federal, state, and FERROMEX authorities
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) — Texas Senator Ted Cruz sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Majorkas this week, asking the him to address potential security threats to Border Patrol agents and their families. Senator Cruz’s office says that El Paso Sector Intelligence discovered a text message “soliciting personal information” of agents
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By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about getting federal help in managing the surge of migrants they say are arriving in their cities with little to no coordination, support or resources from his administration.
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — En México la muerte es motivo de celebración: coloridos altares, panteones iluminados, calles tapizadas de anaranjado con la flor de cempasúchil, comida, bebida, música, calaveras y catrinas, todo esto para honrar la memoria de los que ya no están. El Día de Muertos es una tradición emblemática de la cultura
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By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Oct. 30, 2023 “Federal judge orders immigration agents to stop removing Texas’ concertina wire on the border” 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 issues. Sign up
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Since late 2022, the border has seen a large number of migrants coming from Venezuela. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, officials arrested Venezuelans around 54,833 times in September after they were caught entering the U.S. illegally. For the first time on record, more Venezuelans are crossing the border than
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By EDGAR H.CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — About 5,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti have set out on foot to reach the U.S., walking north from Mexico’s southern border. The migrants complain that processing for refugee or exit visas takes too long at Mexico’s main processing center in the city
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico District 2 Representative Gabe Vasquez (D) will be announcing a package of bills related to immigration Monday afternoon. The event will take place at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry. The bill package is being referred to as “common-sense immigration bills” by Vasquez’s team. According to a
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A group of students from the Juarez University (UACJ) traveled to Acapulco where Hurricane Otis hit the coast last week. They had to stay in Mexico City to wait for the flight that brought them back to Juarez Sunday night. Twelve students and two teachers returned to the Juarez International Airport
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Authorities from the United States and Mexico met on Friday to continue an initiative they have been working on together since 2017. In a news release, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said: The United States and Mexico announced 10 new criminal targets for their “Se Busca Información” initiative during a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The acting deputy for Homeland Security, Kristie Canegallo, visited El Paso last week and gave ABC-7 an exclusive interview. She was in town to tour the Bridge of the Americas and the cutting edge technology used on the bridge. That technology peeks into cars as they drive through a low frequency
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By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is closer to giving police broad new authority to arrest migrants and order them to leave the U.S. under a bill the state House advanced Thursday, putting Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on the path toward a potential new confrontation with the Biden administration over
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser issued a statement Wednesday addressing his partnership with the federal government regarding the handling of migrants passing through the Sun City. “Any process in which the federal government could expedite processing of asylum seekers and the consideration of work permits would be welcome by the
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By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Oct. 24, 2023 “Texas sues to stop Border Patrol agents from cutting state’s razor wire at the border” 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 issues. Sign
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A week before a popular holiday, many are already putting out their Halloween decorations. Employees at an ‘Oxxo’ store in Juarez set up a crime scene decoration next to the cashier, and they have been receiving complaints ever since. A doll under a blanket, inside an area surrounded by yellow tape, and evidence
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Biden Administration’s Department of Homeland Security, according to the AG’s office. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and several other agencies and officials are also being sued by Paxton. The lawsuits are over the federal government’s cutting of Texas’ concertina wire, which was placed along
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Over the weekend, Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristie Canegallo, paid a visit to El Paso to tour the Bridge of the Americas, with a particular focus on the technology used to detect fentanyl. In a release, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said, “Throughout this year, CBP and
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