Migrants forced to leave their Rio Grande camp; some crossed after riot
JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Mexican law enforcement arrived at a makeshift migrant camp Sunday to try to persuade migrants to leave. They aimed to move…
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Child killed after trying to cross highway on Loop 375
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police officials confirm a 12-year-old girl from Hidalgo, Mexico was killed while crossing Loop 375 near Fonseca with her…
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Riot breaks out as migrants forced to leave makeshift camp along the Rio Grande
EL PASO, Texas — A riot broke out Sunday morning at the camp where migrants had been staying along the Rio Grande in Ciudad Juarez. According to…
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy calls for DHS secretary’s resignation during visit to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Texas District 23 Representative Tony Gonzales toured the U.S. – Mexico border in El Paso…
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El Paso council discusses migrant situation as lifting of Title 42 looms
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city staff presented an update on the migrant situation to council on Monday, including the amount of reimbursements the…
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Body found near Border Wall in Sunland Park
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico – A body has been found at the Border Wall, according to a tweet from the Sunland Park Fire Department. The body was found…
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Guatemalan man killed in hit-and-run crash along Loop 375; Juarez man arrested
EL PASO, Texas — A pedestrian struck while crossing Loop 375 from south to north died from his injuries Thursday, according to El Paso police.…
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50 migrants arrive at processing center in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Fifty migrants arrived at El Calvario Methodist Church in Las Cruces Wednesday morning. The church has been operating as a…
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El Paso County expected to increase number of migrants for processing center
EL PASO, Texas — After a U.S. federal judge blocked Title 42 Tuesday, the county may experience a rise in migrants being processed. Currently, the…
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El Paso County reacts to the blocking of Title 42 by a federal judge
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego spoke with ABC-7 about a federal judge’s decision to block Title 42 Tuesday. Title 42 was…
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Federal judge blocks Title 42 rule that allowed expulsion of migrants at US-Mexico border
(CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Title 42 — a controversial rule that’s allowed US authorities to expel more than 1…
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Juarez city shelter to close late this month, mayor states anarchy issues
JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Juarez city shelter “Onix” that was hosting Venezuelan migrants will close on November 25. Monday, during a news conference,…
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Gov. Greg Abbott calls immigration from Mexico an ‘invasion,’ invokes Invasion Clause
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott says he has invoked the Invasion Clauses of the U.S. and Texas Constitutions in a new executive order to fight…
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Local nonprofits receive $75,000 in matching funds from Marathon Petroleum for El Paso Giving Day 2022
EL PASO, Texas – Ten local nonprofits received $75,000 in matching funds from Marathon Petroleum as part of the 7th annual El Paso Giving Day. The…
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Migrant situation in El Paso hits the airport after safe community releases
EL PASO, Texas — A week after the safe community releases started in the city, reports indicate migrants are backlogged at the airport. According to…
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El Paso CBP officers seize 215 pounds of methamphetamine from a railcar
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers seized 215 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of more than…
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US Customs and Border Protection commissioner is asked to resign, sources say
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asked US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus to resign…
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Migrant crisis continues; county processing center not fully functional
EL PASO, Texas — The migrant situation in El Paso is still a concern for the city. On Monday’s city council meeting, the current migrant situation…
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Emergence Health Network receives The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of approval
EL PASO, Texas – The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation with their compliance with performance standards. The Gold Seal…
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FBI arrests two Venezuelan nationals for assaulting a federal police officer
EL PASO, Texas – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested two undocumented migrants after investigation revealed they had assaulted a…
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Daylight saving time ends in El Paso, impacting border residents as Juarez didn’t fall back
JUAREZ, Chihuahua, Mexico — Daylight saving time changed on Sunday. Clocks turned back one hour in El Paso and Las Cruces but not in Juarez.…
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Local non-profit continues busing migrants to other U.S. cities
EL PASO, Texas — A local non-profit organization is continuing sending charter buses full of migrants despite the City of El Paso and the Office of…
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Bi-National Border Mass held between Juarez and El Paso
EL PASO, Texas– People from El Paso, Ciudad Juarez and Las Cruces came together to pray for those who have died attempting to cross the border into…
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South-Central El Paso residents claim migrants are still coming out of manholes
EL PASO, Texas — Residents in the Segundo Barrio claim migrants continue to come out of manholes. Last week ABC-7 spoke with one resident in the…
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Migrant protest leader involved in CBP confrontation arrested for illegal entry
EL PASO, Texas — Monday’s Venezuelan migrant protest in Juarez increased tensions with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The protest led to one…
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CBP: Venezuelan migrant assaulted agent with flag pole during attempt to enter US illegally
UPDATE (4:15 p.m.): The incident along the Rio Grande began around 12:20 p.m. Monday, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Officials say…
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El Paso Combined Search and Rescue Team discovers body of a man
EL PASO, Texas – The Combined Search and Rescue Team continues to investigate after they discovered the body of a man. According to fire dispatch,…
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Migrants cope with deadly migrant shooting; accused brothers have bond reduced
EL PASO, Texas — A Texas judge reduced the cash bond for the two brothers accused in a fatal migrant shooting last month. Brothers Michael and Mark…
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Segundo Barrio residents claim ‘migrants’ are emerging from manholes
EL PASO, Texas — Some El Paso residents who live in the Segundo Barrio say they have witnessed suspected migrants coming out of sewage tunnels and…
Continue Reading Arizona’s governor is stacking shipping containers along the border and defying a federal request to remove them
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Gaps in fencing along the US-Mexico border can be a dramatic — and sometimes puzzling — sight. Miles of…
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