EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The closed Bassett Middle School will temporarily shelter migrants as Title 42 is lifted. The city has not yet announced an opening time, telling ABC-7 the school will shelter migrants as needed. Some processed migrants needing shelter can be held at the school for up to 72 hours. “Case workers
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 drone crews captured video of a group of migrants gathered on the Mexican side of the border, orderly waiting near border law enforcement officials. This video was captured Wednesday, May 10, 2023, just one day before the scheduled lifting of Title 42.
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(CNN) — Hundreds of US troops are set to begin a new mission along the southern border Wednesday as officials and a surge of migrants brace for what’s to come when a Trump-era border restriction policy expires late Thursday. Some 550 troops, mostly from the Army, will support US Customs and Border Protection by monitoring the border
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Just one day before Title 42 is set to be lifted, migrants in Juarez are still making their way to gates 40 and 42 of the border wall, just across the border from the Lower Valley. These camps have been set up for days, and some of them have already been
Continue Reading (CNN) — The House will vote on Republicans’ wide-ranging border security package on Thursday — the same day the Covid-era Title 42 policy that has enabled the US to swiftly expel certain migrants is set to expire, GOP leadership sources told CNN. The bill, known as HR 2, would codify some of the border programs implemented by
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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 the migrant crisis along the borderland continues to unfold. The organization told ABC-7 it typically gets about 250 migrants a day, and are expecting more as Title 42 is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- Tuesday morning, ABC-7 saw law enforcement officials handing out fliers to migrants in Segundo Barrio. It encouraged them to turn themselves into border patrol agents for processing. Some migrants told ABC-7 they went to the nearest processing facility, that was listed on the flyer. They say the process for them was
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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 of these migrants have tried to apply for months but have been unsuccessful. ABC-7 got a closer look at how migrants try to apply and how they use the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Watch as an ABC News crew followed border officials as they patrolled around Sacred Heart Church in Segundo Barrio.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Local nonprofit Keepers Kitchen Helping Hands LLC provided hot meals to over 600 migrants in downtown El Paso this week, serving up generous portions of chicken teriyaki and fried rice with veggies. However, the organization’s president, Kerry Vogel, has expressed concern that their work may come to an abrupt end
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The growing number of migrants arriving daily in El Paso has overwhelmed our federal workforce and shelter system. The situation will become even more overwhelming as the federal government ends its use of Title 42 on Thursday, May 11th. The city revealed today there are 2,500 migrants outside Sacred Heart Church and about at the opportunity center for the homeless. City leaders state that NGOs
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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 the CBP station at the Paso Del Norte bridge Tuesday morning. CBP announced Monday that they would take part in a multi-agency enforcement operation starting May 9. The flyers started
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — These images were captured Tuesday morning by an ABC-7 drone.
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Monday night, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the Department of Homeland Security will conduct enforcement operations in El Paso sector. “As we have said repeatedly, individuals who do not have a lawful basis to remain will be removed,” said Acting Commissioner Troy Miller. “Individuals should not listen to the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border officials are stepping up enforcement between the El Paso and Ciudad Juárez border. Tuesday morning, ABC-7 saw agents with CBP and ICE handing out fliers to migrants in Segundo Barrio. The fliers encourage migrants to submit to border agents and follow protocols intended to manage migration. They encouraged those
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Federal officials will begin conducting a “targeted enforcement operation” in El Paso Wednesday, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Immigration enforcement officials will process individuals for vetting and placement into Title 42 expulsion or Title 8 removal proceedings. The operation will be conducted by CBP and U.S. Immigration and
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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 42, some El Paso school districts are now increasing safety precautions. Parents from the El Paso Independent School District told ABC-7 the district has been sending out notifications on
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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 are taking a direct hit. “We’re very concerned about displacing the local homeless population with regard to the large number of migrants that have come in,” said John Martin, Director
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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 enter the United States have lost much of their hope that the end of the pandemic-era policy will make reaching their destination any easier. “The uncertainty grows each day,”
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juarez mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar spoke about the current migrant situation in Juarez in a Monday news conference. Mayor Pérez Cuéllar was asked his opinion after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced more members of the Texas National Guard will be assisting along the border. The mayor said the governor’s announcement was
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After shutting down Father Rahm Avenue in front of Sacred Heart Church Saturday, El Paso City Council is now considering taking additional measures to ensure migrant safety. Over the weekend, 8 migrants were killed in Brownsville when a car plowed through a group gathered outside a shelter. El Paso leaders
Continue Reading (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 further charges Monday. Brownsville police spokesperson Martin Sandoval said police will announce preliminary charges for the driver at a news conference at 10:30 a.m. CT. Several immigrants were
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott addressed the ongoing migrant crisis Monday morning. Abbott spoke about border security ahead of the expiration of Title 42, a COVID-era migration policy. The governor held a press conference at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to “provide an update on Texas’ unprecedented efforts to respond to President Joe
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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 crisis intensifying to the point city officials were forced to close down Father Rahm avenue directly in front of sacred heart church. The scenes are overwhelming, thousands of migrants camping out in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is closing Father Rahm Avenue in Segundo Barrio and is temporarily halting streetcar service. Effective immediately, the Office of Emergency Management is closing down Father Rahm Avenue between South Oregon and South Mesa, which is adjacent to Sacred Heart Church. The city says a lot
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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 Title 42 will mean for El Paso. According to Mary De Anda-Ybarra, the new field office director for Enforcement and Removal Operations in El Paso, Texas, ERO has always conducted
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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 expected lifting of Title 42 on May 11.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents uncovered 32 migrants with improper documentation Thursday. The agents performed an immigration inspection of a commercial bus along I-25. Agents claim some of the passengers on the bus had applied for immigration benefits online, but they had crossed the border before their applications were finalized or
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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 desperation while they try to schedule their appointments to seek asylum. ABC-7 spoke with some migrants at the Juarez camp who say they have tried to apply for months,
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By Puente News Collaborative via Lauren Villagran/El Paso Times SUNLAND PARK, N.M. — Border Patrol agent Orlando Marrero-Rubio spotted two men hiding in the low creosote brush less than a mile north of the U.S.-Mexico border fence. He pulled the men from Guatemala and Ecuador from the desert sand and gave orders in Spanish: Let’s
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