Las Cruces non-profit taking in hundreds of migrants a day
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The non-profit Border Servant Corps in Las Cruces has been receiving migrants from the El Paso area for months, as…
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Some migrants in El Paso getting asylum court dates in 2027 after being processed
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- Tuesday morning, ABC-7 saw law enforcement officials handing out fliers to migrants in Segundo Barrio. It encouraged them to…
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CBP One app: The real wall? Migrants in Mexico struggle with errors trying to seek asylum
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With the upcoming lifting of Title 42, some migrants in Juarez are still looking to apply for asylum the legal way. Most…
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Watch: Following border officials as they patrol outside Sacred Heart Church
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Watch as an ABC News crew followed border officials as they patrolled around Sacred Heart Church in Segundo…
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Keepers Kitchen Helping Hands serves over 600 meals to migrants, but facing lack of funding
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Local nonprofit Keepers Kitchen Helping Hands LLC provided hot meals to over 600 migrants in downtown El Paso this week,…
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2,500 migrants at Sacred Heart Church as Title 42 is lifted in two days
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The growing number of migrants arriving daily in El Paso has overwhelmed our federal workforce…
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Long line of migrants seen turning themselves into officials in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 crews saw a long line of migrants turning themselves in Segundo Barrio Tuesday. Dozens of migrants lined up outside…
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — These images were captured Tuesday morning by an ABC-7…
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Paso Del Norte Bridge reduced processing; borderland crossers frustrated
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Monday night, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the Department of Homeland Security will conduct…
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Migrants encouraged to turn themselves into border agents for processing
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border officials are stepping up enforcement between the El Paso and Ciudad Juárez border. Tuesday morning, ABC-7 saw…
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CBP announces reduction of Paso Del Norte bridge operations and new enforcement to remove migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Federal officials will begin conducting a “targeted enforcement operation” in El Paso Wednesday, according to U.S. Customs…
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El Paso school districts increase safety measures amid migrant surge
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – As the migrant surge continues to impact the borderland, and with numbers only expected to rise after the lifting of Title…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Migrant crisis impacting El Paso’s homeless population
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the borderland continues to grapple with the migrant crisis ahead of the lifting of Title 42, other at-risk populations…
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With ‘the border on one side and the cartel on the other,’ migrants see little hope in Title 42’s end
By Corrie Boudreaux (El Paso Matters)– As Title 42 enters what is supposed to be its final week, migrants waiting in Juárez for an opportunity to…
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Juarez mayor speaks about more Texas troops coming to the border
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juarez mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar spoke about the current migrant situation in Juarez in a Monday news conference. Mayor…
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City considering additional measures to protect migrants on El Paso’s streets
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After shutting down Father Rahm Avenue in front of Sacred Heart Church Saturday, El Paso City Council is now considering…
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Police to announce further charges in crash that left 8 dead outside Texas shelter housing migrants
(CNN) — The man who drove a vehicle into a group of people near a shelter in Brownsville, Texas, on Sunday, killing eight, is expected to face…
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Governor Greg Abbott Announces ‘Texas Tactical Border Force’
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott addressed the ongoing migrant crisis Monday morning. Abbott spoke about border security ahead of the…
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ABC-7 Xtra: An in-depth look at the migrant crisis in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 Xtra, Sunday edition, examines the migrant situation in our city as it continues to evolve by the day, a…
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El Paso closing Father Rahm Avenue as migrants gather in Segundo Barrio
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is closing Father Rahm Avenue in Segundo Barrio and is temporarily halting streetcar service. Effective…
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What will happen when Title 42 is lifted?
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 sat down with and Immigration and Customs Enforcement official to gain more insight into what the potential lifting of…
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Migrants camping along the border wall in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Migrants are camping along the border wall in and near El Paso. ABC-7 is bringing you complete team coverage ahead of the…
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32 migrants discovered with false documents inside bus along I-25 in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents uncovered 32 migrants with improper documentation Thursday. The agents performed an immigration…
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CBP One app: why are migrants struggling to schedule their asylum appointments?
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Migrants in Juarez have experienced problems trying to use the CBP One app. They say they live moments of frustration and…
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Border Patrol plans return to jail time for illegal border crossing
By Puente News Collaborative via Lauren Villagran/El Paso Times SUNLAND PARK, N.M. — Border Patrol agent Orlando Marrero-Rubio spotted two men…
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ABC-7 looking into health and environmental concerns at migrant camp
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As more migrants continue to cross the border into El Paso, ABC-7 is speaking to health officials about the risk of diseases…
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Federal government sending over $300 million to communities dealing with migrant crises for humanitarian support
(KVIA) — The Emergency Food and Shelter Program’s National Board is allocating $332.5 million to 35 communities dealing with a migrant surge. It’s…
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Tribal Police assisting Border Patrol as Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo experiences ‘influx’ of migrants
YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO, Texas (KVIA) — Tribal Police with the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo sent out an alert Friday warning that it is experiencing an…
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Hundreds of migrants set up camp behind border wall in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Seven and a half miles east of Sacred Heart Church is where we have seen hundreds of migrants camped out this month.…
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Migrants gather in Segundo Barrio ahead of lifting of Title 42
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Migrants continue to gather in Segundo Barrio in downtown El Paso. Our crews have been on the scene, speaking with migrants…
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