EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso implemented an online migrant dashboard in September of 2022, to help the public keep track of migrant numbers. The online site works similarly to the City’s Covid-19 dashboard that was created at the beginning of the pandemic. Types of data include the number of daily
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Originally Published: 05 OCT 23 16:08 ET Updated: 05 OCT 23 16:11 ET By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration will restart deporting Venezuelans directly to Venezuela in an attempt to curb the record influx of crossings at the US-Mexico border, according to senior administration officials. Venezuelans who cross the US-Mexico border unlawfully
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the recent migrant surge continues, federal authorities are continuing with the border wall project, which started in 2019. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is required to use the funds approved in fiscal year 2019 on border barrier construction. This construction will cover 17 miles in Starr County, Texas
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by Puente News Collaborative, El Paso MattersOctober 4, 2023 By Blanca Carmona / La Verdad Ciudad Juárez – Hundreds of migrants spent the night stranded on a strip of land and overgrown grass between the Rio Grande and the concertina wire fence installed by the Texas National Guard on Tuesday waiting to enter the United
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — After thousands of migrants arrived by train in Juarez Tuesday morning, Mexican authorities are setting up more manpower along the U.S.-Mexico border. Between 1,000 and 2,000 migrants arrived in Juarez by train, and then made their way to different access points of the border wall Tuesday afternoon. Officers and agents of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than 1,000 migrants arrived in Ciudad Juarez Tuesday afternoon via train. Many of these are Venezuelans. They began making their way to the various access point along the border after arrival. For a lighter travel, many of them left belongings behind including blankets and clothes at the train’s location
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has raised concerns about criminal groups operating in the El Paso and Juarez region, spreading false information that endangers the lives of migrants for profit. These rumors have led to the misconception that the U.S.-Mexico border is open for illegal immigration. In a statement issued
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County leaders on Monday accepted a grant of more than $3 million from the Texas Office of the Governor-Homeland Security Grants Division, to allow the District Attorney’s Office to continue prosecuting human and drug traffickers. The money will go to the Texas Border Prosecution Unit (BPU), which was
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More and more Americans are now smuggling migrants across the border, enticed by the money paid by Mexican drug cartels. ABC-7 interviewed an American human smuggler who revealed details about the human smuggling operations in this region. The interview took place in an undisclosed location in New Mexico, and we
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to a city spokesperson the Community Readiness Center, formerly Morehead Middle School, has been activated on Saturday. Over 250 people arrived Sunday night, and are averaging about 200 to 250 a day. It can hold up to 400 people. Officials said that capacity could possibly be increased to 500.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Migrants staying on the streets of El Paso had mixed reactions to the news that the city would possibly be activating its new emergency shelter in the coming days. Some want to go to the shelter, while others had their reservations. Maelo Ruiz, a migrant from Honduras, was excited when
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso said Saturday, it hopes to activate a new emergency shelter in West El Paso within the coming days. This comes as the El Paso Sector has seen an increase in migrant border crossings over the last several weeks. The city bought what is now known
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thousands of migrants arrive at the U.S. border with Mexico every day. ABC-7 embedded with a group of migrants on Monday morning as they desperately looked for a way to cross the Rio Grande. The group of about 600 said they had disembarked a train from southern Mexico that morning
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 spoke to some of the male Venezuelan migrants waiting in El Paso Thursday. They tell us that they are facing challenges that other migrant demographics are not. 24-year-old Venezuelan citizen Junior Cordero said he is trying to reunite with his family in New Jersey. He said families and single
Continue Reading Originally Published: 28 SEP 23 04:26 ET By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — One of several men indicted in a smuggling operation that left 53 migrants dead after they were trapped in the back of a sweltering semitruck in San Antonio last year has pleaded guilty, authorities said. The June 2022 tragedy – which at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested 22-year-old Erika Martinez September 22, 2023 after officials say she smuggled two Honduran citizens into the country. The alleged smuggling incident happened on September 15, when deputies with the Targeted Response Unit responded to a house on the 1500 block of Blackfoot in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A report released by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) on September 15th found that migrants that were being detained by CBP in the El Paso Sector during the height of last year’s migrant surge were facing overcrowding. The report found overcrowding in migrant holding pods, where in some cases,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Cargo drivers passing through the Borderland have continued to see longer and longer lines and wait times since last week. This week, reports have shown that truck drivers crossing to the U.S. have been waiting between 12 to 15 hours at the Ysleta port of entry. The Tornillo port of entry,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The downtown area near the San Jacinto Plaza has become a hub for migrants to wait until they can leave the Borderland. This is happening as El Paso continues to see a rise in encounters along the border. Shop owners on El Paso Street tell ABC-7 this surge is now
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — U.S. and Mexican officials met last Friday to work out ways to better secure the border and find solutions for the recent migrant surge. The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s top officials met with representatives from the Secretariat of Foreign Relations, the head of Mexico’s National Institute of Migration,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The recent migrant surge hitting both sides of the border has now caused some maquiladoras to stop production and manufacturing in Juarez. Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) is a Canadian business with three different plants in Juarez. In a statement sent to local media outlets, they said: “Due to the waiting times
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In a 5-0 vote, the El Paso City Council voted unanimously Monday morning to purchase the former Morehead Middle School in West El Paso. El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser explained one side of the school would be used for emergency sheltering for migrants, and the other side would be used
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Like past migrant surges, El Pasoans are seeing hundreds, if not thousands of migrants living on the streets throughout their community. But this time, migrants are living in public areas like San Jacinto Plaza in Downtown El Paso. While dozens of families with children were seen at the plaza Sunday,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — City of El Paso officials announced Saturday that they will begin using Nations Tobin Recreational Center to house migrants by Saturday night. The facility can house up to 400 people. Officials also announced will also be chartering five buses to New York City, Chicago, and Denver Saturday with the help
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One El Paso County Commissioner called on the City of El Paso to be more transparent regarding the migrant surge Friday. Precinct 2 Commissioner David Stout urged the city to be more communicative during a press conference Friday with local NGOs. Stout was joined by the Downtown Shelter Network, which
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott deployed additional busses to overwhelmed border towns. The southern border is dealing with a third migrant surge right now. The Texas Division of Emergency Management will send the extra busses to El Paso and Eagle Pass. These bus charters started last year. The idea is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Things are quickly evolving along the border, and all El Pasoans have a front row seat to those changing conditions. John Martin, Director of the Opportunity Center for the Homeless, warned of a third migrant wave coming our way weeks ago. True to his prediction, the number of migrants crossing the border is
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Migrants continue to line up at different parts of the border wall, waiting to be processed and accepted into the U.S. In the last weeks, big groups of migrants have been seen along the U.S.-Mexico border heading to turn themselves into U.S. officials. But this Monday, long lines were seen at
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The influx of migrants at the U.S. border continues to surge, with daily averages approaching nearly 2,000 individuals, according to Mayor Lee’s recent statement to ABC7. While exact numbes of Venezuelans currently in El Paso are unavailable, Melissa Lopez, Director of Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services, says they are facing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The Biden Administration announced it would grant temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants, allowing them to legally work in the United States. On Wednesday Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced the extension and redesignation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status. This status would only be for
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