EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the Borderland continues to see an influx of migrants, the Salvation Army said it is in need of volunteers to help prepare meals for asylum seekers. According to the organization, the Salvation Army is apart of several projects to help with the surge. The Salvation Army of El Paso
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On May 10, a week ago, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced changes were going to be made to the CBP One app to expand the number of appointments available for people requesting asylum. The changes also included prioritizing those who have been waiting for the longest and allowing for additional
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A migrant woman from Nicaragua was struck and killed by a train on Monday. State authorities said in a statement, the woman was crossing the train tracks while the train was making a stop. When the train started moving, the migrant woman got stuck in it and died at the scene.
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UPDATE: Abc-7 spoke with El Paso’s Coalition for the homeless and they told us shelter systems are inadequately funded as it is. They said the additional number of migrants further strains their resources. The organization said it would be a great help if more landlords were willing at take in homeless people, which would free
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Sunland Park Fire Department officials tell ABC-7, they are preparing for a busy summer filled with rescues and recoveries. In just a week, the department was called out to 4 body recoveries. Chief Daniel Medrano said it’s unusual to receive these many calls in the span of a week,
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Originally Published: 15 MAY 23 01:54 ETUpdated: 15 MAY 23 17:04 ETBy Nouran Salahieh, Polo Sandoval, Rosa Flores, Andrea Cambron and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Despite warnings of a potential crush of migrants that sent thousands of federal personnel to the southern border and US cities scrambling to prepare, the days after the expiration of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Bishop Mark Seitz will lead a prayer service followed by a training of volunteers at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral Monday, the Diocese of El Paso announced. The diocese said the event is in response to the lifting of Title 42. The diocese said all those interested in supporting the humanitarian needs
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man who was found dead near the border wall just west of Sunland Park Sunday has been identified. The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department said El Salvador resident Juan Chavez-Perez was found dead by Border Patrol Agents while patrolling the desert area near Sunland Park. Officials from the Office
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — More migrants are being sent back to Mexico after Title 42 expired last Thursday. But still, fewer migrants have been seen in the streets of downtown Juarez, where they have been seen staying in the past. ABC-7 spoke with some migrants that were sent back to Mexico from the U.S. recently.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- On Monday, El Paso County Commissioners Court will discuss approving reimbursement funding for Sacred Heart Church. That funding would not exceed $200,000. The county says the funding would support the church’s work helping migrants who have been encountered by the Department of Homeland Security from April 1, 2023, through May 31,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Many had predicted a surge of migrants as Title 42 ended last week. Still, DHS secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says there has been an approximately 50 percent drop in the number of people at the southern border compared to before Title 42 expired. However, we still see dozens camped at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — There are less migrants on El Paso’s streets in areas like Sacred Heart following the expiration of Title 42 Thursday, despite expectations. ABC-7 spoke with county officials to find out why. “A lot of the [migrants] that crossed were really trying to avoid Title 8,” said El Paso County Judge Ricardo
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(CNN)-A Venezuelan migrant is describing conditions he experienced inside an El Paso-Texas detention center. 21-year-old Enderson Amaya Blanco says as a young father of two children, he had no choice but to try to make it to the U.S. to provide for them. He was one of many to turn themselves in to border authorities
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- Several fire units responded to Basset Middle School, the temporary migrant shelter, to a call of a burning odor Saturday morning. The call came in at 4 a.m. Neighbors in the area said there were eight emergency vehicles at the school. Fire dispatch said no fire was found, and there were
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Late Thursday evening a Florida federal judge blocked the federal government from releasing migrants that have been processed. The judge’s orders went into effect when Title 42, the public emergency health order, expired. The U.S. District Judge ordered the federal government to stop the release of migrants without court dates.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Diocese of El Paso wants you to help migrants by donating goods. Meanwhile the City of El Paso is reiterating their plea to the public to not donate to asylum seekers living on the streets. “This is the time, El Paso, for us to live up to our reputation
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(ABC) — A migrant child died in U.S. custody this week, officials confirmed Friday. According to Honduras’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduardo Enrique Reina, 17-year-old Honduran minor Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoz died in a shelter located in Safety Harbor, Florida. “The Government of Honduras, through the Embassy in Washington, is in contact with the family
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For several days now, visible smoke has been rising from behind the Juarez mountains and blowing east due to the wind direction. ABC-7 has received numerous complaints about the smoke and how it’s impacting people’s health. After checking the air quality map from IQAir, there is a massive difference in
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(KVIA) — A Florida federal judge is blocking the federal government from releasing migrants that have been processed. Politico reports the decision temporarily blocks an important part of the Biden administration’s immigration plan as Title 42 is lifted Thursday night. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis pushed the opposition to the White House’s plan through the courts.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Border Patrol stations are meant to house migrants temporarily and don’t have capacity to hold the volume of people coming. Some stations are already too crowded. As a result, agents began releasing migrants into the U.S. with instructions to appear at an immigration office within 60 days, or face deportation. Agents were
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Hundreds of migrants are still camping in front of gate 42 waiting to be processed by U.S. authorities. Compared to Thursday, a big group of migrants was still waiting in front of this gate, but gate 40 was already empty. Since Wednesday, U.S. authorities have picked up big groups of migrants
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Just hours before the lifting of Title 42, officials started to but migrants to a processing center in Northeast El Paso. The center is located on Hondo Pass. Several busses, including some with Sun Metro, took the migrants from the border to the center. Title 42 will expire 9:59 p.m.
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the expiration of Title 42 looms, migrants continue to turn themselves into Border Patrol agents near Gate 42 in El Paso’s lower valley. ABC-7 witnessed dozens of migrants being loaded into the Border Patrol vans. Agents said 1,500 migrants were waiting to be processed into the United States. The
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) — Alejandro Mayorkas is addressing the federal government’s immigration enforcement efforts. He released the following statement to coincide with the lifting of Title 42, a pandemic-era CDC health policy designed to stop the flow of COVID-19 into the country. “Starting tonight, people who arrive at the border without using a lawful pathway
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In just a few short days, water will be released from Elephant Butte Reservoir into the Rio Grande. As water makes its way towards El Paso, there is concern over whether it will be a danger to the thousands migrants who have made their way to the Borderland. For most
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso is hosting the Border Security Expo, just hours before the expected lifting of Title 42. The expo is happening at the convention center downtown. It started Wednesday and ends Thursday. Title 42, a health order which the CDC put in place at the beginning of the pandemic to
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(ABC) — With the end of the last major Trump-era Title 42 border restrictions Thursday, the Biden administration will revert to processing all migrants as was done before the pandemic. Authorities will now rely more heavily on immigration law as defined under Title 8 of the U.S. Code. The law outlines processes for deportation and carries strict
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(ABC) — Thousands of migrants in Mexico have been clambering onto dangerous freight trains in hopes of reaching the United States before a tough migration policy ends this week. Up to several hundred people have boarded trains daily, with many setting off atop train cars pulling out from a brief stopping point at a garbage dump in
Continue Reading (CNN) — With hours left before Title 42 expires Thursday night, the US has sent thousands of reinforcements to the southern border, anticipating the Trump-era border restriction policy’s demise could spur an even heavier migrant influx than the country has already seen in recent weeks. More than 1,400 Department of Homeland Security personnel and another 1,500 Department
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Good Morning El Paso, I’ll provide a live look at downtown El Paso as Title 42 expires tonight. With Title 42 being lifted tonight the streets near Sacred Heart were emptier than they were just days ago. Hundreds of migrants turned themselves in Tuesday after they were handed fliers
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