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 entering our community. Cases of COVID-19 and Chicken Pox have already been reported among migrants taking shelter outside Sacred Heart Church in Segundo Barrio. On Thursday, we had
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(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 being called part of the DHS’s multi-agency plan to manage the surge of migrants expected with the lifting of Title 42, currently scheduled for May 11. The first round of funding is
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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 influx of migrants. The alert stated the influx is happening in the District 2 area, near Speaking Rock Casino in the lower valley. Tribal Police are working with Border
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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. Hundreds of migrants have also gathered on the US side of the border in East El Paso. They have tents and blankets to keep warm, as well as
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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 who are gathered outside of Sacred Heart Church, which is described as the heart of the migrant crisis. We saw a lot more trash Thursday, compared to previous days
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC 7 continues our coverage of the border crisis and the growing migrant camp in Downtown El Paso. Since Monday the amount of migrants seen camped at Sacred heart church has increased at an accelerated rate. You will see migrants on the streets and sidewalks at least three blocks from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP is warning seniors and their families that the lifting of Title 42 could impact their graduation plans. Title 42 is scheduled to be lifted May 11. Commencement is May 13 and 14. The university warns families planning to cross over from Juarez for the ceremony that their plans could
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –The Mexican Consulate spoke to ABC-7 about the impact of fentanyl on the border. “Mexico is sorry about the crisis the U.S. is facing in terms of fentanyl,” said Mauricio Ibarra Ponce de León, Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso. “We know that this is a problem that affects both
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is in downtown El Paso providing complete team coverage of the migrant crisis. Title 42 is set to be lifted on May 11. Migrants continue to gather around Sacred Heart Church in Segundo Barrio. ABC-7 crews observed a fight and several other incident between migrants on the streets of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has spoken with the owner of a convenience store in downtown El Paso who says his sales have greatly increased with the growth of the migrant population in the area. That owner stated he adjusted his store to include a walk-up window to allow for quicker sales to migrants
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has been out on the streets of Segundo Barrio asking the migrants staying there about the conditions they have been living in. Several migrants told ABC-7 they have concerns. El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser is preparing for the lifting of Title 42. That is scheduled for May 11. He
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the borderland prepares for the lifting of Title 42 on May 11, concerns are growing over the health of the migrants staying here in El Paso. ABC-7 spoke to City/County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza about the issue. Dr. Ocaranza says the health care providers currently tending to the
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Update: In a briefing Tuesday, the White Houses says the active duty troops will not be performing law enforcement tasks or directly interact with migrants. Instead, the troops will play a supporting role, doing things like data entry during processing and warehouse support. The Pentagon is set to give its own briefing at 12:00 MT
Continue Reading Editor’s note: A previous version of this story listed data from the year 2021, which KVIA incorrectly labeled as data from the year 2022. Quotes from an interview with the water rescue team in 2022 have been removed from this story. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S Border Patrol El Paso sector kicked off
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso submitted a total request of $40.2 million in federal funds for operations related to migrants, said Deputy City Manager Mario D’Agostino Sunday. City officials told ABC-7 they’re still waiting on $25.8 million. “The bottom line that the community needs to understand is that this is
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By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language. Gov. Greg Abbott expressed regret Monday after facing intense criticism for labeling all the victims of the Cleveland, Texas, shooting rampage as “illegal immigrants,” even though it appears at least one of them was not. Abbott’s office issued a statement Monday afternoon
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Update: Texas Governor Greg Abbott is responding to Lori Lightfoot’s letter. He is refusing to end his bussing policy. “If you truly want to ‘work together to find a real solution’ to this border crisis gripping our nation, you must call on the Biden Administration to do its job by securing our border, repelling the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Hundreds of migrants continue to gather around Sacred Heart Church as the expected lifting of Title 42 nears. Right now many migrants are sleeping on the streets, under the sun, and in poor living conditions. To help ease some of the discomfort, El Paso barber Miguel Ruvalcaba said he and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Commissioners are working to prepare for the potential influx of migrants expected when Title 42 is lifted May 11, 2023. According to the agenda item posted on the county’s website, commissioners will “discuss and take appropriate action on the County’s response to migration surges and the effects
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mayor Oscar Leeser said Sunday that his decision to declare a state of emergency for the city was made so that the community could prepare for the expected lifting of Title 42 on May 11. Last week, Mayor Leeser said the border community is “going to see something, based on
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EL PASO, Texas – Mayor Oscar Leeser declared a state of emergency Sunday morning for the City of El Paso. It goes into effect on May 1 at 12:01 a.m. The mayor says the declaration will help address the migrant surge expected after Title 42 is lifted. The CDC health policy is expected to be
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser will be addressing the public in a press conference at 11 a.m. Sunday. Mayor Leeser is set to speak on the ongoing migrant crisis, ahead of the lifting of Title 42. Earlier in the week, officials from the City of El Paso stated that the
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(CNN) — Detention facilities along the US-Mexico border have surpassed capacity as a growing number of migrants cross into the United States leading up to the May 11 expiration of a Covid-era border restriction known as Title 42, according to a Department of Homeland Security official. As of Saturday morning, there were more than 20,500 migrants
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Border Patrol Sector Chief Anthony Scott Good is warning of local hotels being used as stash houses. Chief Scott tweeted photos showing a blanket hanging out of a motel window, and one showing migrants detained by officials. He calls these measures “extreme,” and that transnational criminal organizations are
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Days before the expected lifting of Title 42, hundreds of migrants are already camping at Sacred Heart Church. ABC-7 talked to some migrants who said they were forced to cross over illegally after they were forced to wait in Mexico. Some migrants said they had been waiting in Ciudad Juarez
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A month after the fire inside the National Institute of Migration, migrants continue to camp outside of the building and outside of Juarez City Hall. More people have been arriving at the camp as migrants keep pressuring Mexican authorities for justice for the 40 migrants killed that day. ABC-7 spoke with
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The newly appointed Border Patrol chief for the El Paso Sector, Anthony Scott Good, is reacting to ABC-7’s special report, “Migrants on the Run” which ran Thursday night.Saul sits down for a one-on-one interview with the new chief, covering a wide range of issues, from holes in the border fence,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An Albuquerque man is accused of robbing an auto parts store while attempting to smuggle three migrants, including a 6-year-old girl. Police charged 20-year-old Brayan Ramirez with 5 different crimes, including endangering a child, evading arrest, human smuggling, aggravated robbery, and unauthorized use of a car. On April 18, 2023
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) –It’s a little past 6 a.m. and still dark outside. This is Sunland Park, New Mexico which is part of the Santa Teresa Border Patrol station, the busiest station for illegal crossings in the El Paso sector. “For the month of March, we average a thousand, two-hundred seventy apprehensions a
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Local Juarez and Chihuahua state officials have had several meetings this week ahead of the lifting of Title 42. Juarez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar mentioned the state and the city know about a new influx of migrants coming to the border in the next few days. On Monday, a group of
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