EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Leaders in Washington D.C. are working to create solutions on the expected surge in migrants when Title 42 is lifted in the coming weeks. The Biden Administration has announced that they will be setting up regional processing centers to help migrants apply to come to the United States. Secretary of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)— The Opportunity Center for the homeless saw a total of over 300 migrants arrive at their facility Wednesday. A small parking lot near the center is now being used as a campsite for the migrants, due to over capacity. People are sleeping on cardboard under makeshift tents. The Opportunity Center said
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UPDATE – Some residents in El Paso’s Lower Valley are asking increased law enforcement presence in their area, especially with the upcoming lifting of Title 42. Residents in areas of the Lower Valley heard presentations from Border Patrol and Texas DPS, with neighborhoods are pushing for a heavy law enforcement presence. One resident of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7’s Saul Saenz reports from the border as he rides along with agents looking for migrants crossing the border illegally. Officials say human smugglers are using new tactics to evade capture. Saul saw some of those new tactics in use during his ride along. Our crews also captured video of
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NEW YORK — The co-founder of a fundraising group linked to Steve Bannon that promised to help Donald Trump construct a wall along the southern U.S. border was sentenced to four years and three months in prison on Wednesday for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from donors. Brian Kolfage, a decorated Air Force veteran who lost both
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juan Carlos Meza is the head of the Beta Group in Juarez. Wednesday he was charged in connection to the fire that killed 40 migrants and injured dozens more in late March. In a morning news conference and in a peaceful protest, Meza’s family and local religious groups gathered to demand
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A hearing for accused National Institute of Migration commissioner Francisco Garduño started Tuesday morning. Garduño arrived at the federal court in Juarez around 7:30 AM. The hearing was scheduled to start at 9:15. Mexico’s attorney general’s office is trying to charge Garduño with illegally exercising his public power. Last Friday, a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With a new surge of migrants coming to the border, the city wants to be ahead of the situation by already planning to set up temporary housing for migrants ahead of the lifting of Title 42 on May 11. Schools, the Civic Center and other possible locations are among the
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Editor’s note: This livestream is expected to start at 3 p.m. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The city will hold a media availability to discuss preparation ahead of the potential end of Title 42.
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The commissioner of the National Institute of Migration, Francisco Garduño had a scheduled hearing for the tragedy that left 40 migrants dead in Juarez. It happened at the Mexican federal courthouse building in Juarez. Although Garduño was expected to face Mexico’s attorney general’s office, the hearing was rescheduled to happen next
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With the anticipation that Title 42 will end on May 11, 2023, more migrants are already making their way near the border. A new migrant camp was set up between the National Institute of Migration and Juarez city hall in late March. More migrants have been seen joining the camp, and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Committee on Oversight and Accountability questioned the director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement on Tuesday, specifically questioning Director Robin Dunn Marcos on the number of unaccompanied migrant children who they are no longer in contact with. “I think you’re telling us that you don’t disagree with the 85,000
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Chihuahua State Governor Maru Campos met with local and state officials in Juarez to discuss the current migrant situation. She asked the federal government to stop the migrant influx at Mexico’s southern border. “The immigration issue in Juarez has become a serious immigration crisis and according to the data we have
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– U.S. Customs and Border Protection hosts a public outreach event Wednesday to share information with members of the traveling public. It is being held at the Paso Del Norte border crossing in the pedestrian inspection area to share information with members of the traveling public. CBP subject matter experts will be
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection of Field Operations in El Paso announced that operations would resume in the cargo lots of the Ysleta and Bridge of the Americas ports of entry. Commercial operations were suspended for three days affecting regular border crossers and cargo drivers. On Tuesday, Juarez business leaders mentioned
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Local medical students are now treating migrants. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso started a collaboration to help migrants within Annunciation House facilities. The launch of the border health program will provide emergency health care, similar to what urgent care clinics offer, helping medical students to hone their skills as well
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Commercial operations at two international bridges will resume starting Tuesday, but travelers should still plan for delays. CBP says officers will continue to process migrants and as a result those traveling to the U.S. by car or through the pedestrian lanes should expect longer than normal crossing times and should
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the number of migrants coming into the country illegally through our borders grows, so do the number of pursuits by Department of Public Safety troopers. Although no official numbers have been released, news coverage of pursuits and crashes has gone up dramatically from one end of the Borderland to
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UPDATE: U.S. Customs and Border Protection is warning businesses to expect longer than normal wait times at the Ysleta port of entry cargo facility. CBP says the deployment of CBP officers from the Ysleta port will likely impact wait times for travelers. JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — After U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the temporary
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(CNN) — The Justice Department on Friday announced charges against more than two dozen defendants, including three sons of the notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in a sprawling fentanyl-trafficking investigation. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the charges at a news conference in Washington alongside Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram and other top
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A temporary suspension of commercial operations is in effect today at the Bridge of the Americas. The closure will allow El Paso’s import facility and other locations, to assist with the processing of the thousands of migrants currently occurring between the ports of entry in the El Paso area. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Commercial Operations at the Bridge of the Americas will be temporarily closed Friday, April 14, to allow for the processing of a migrant influx in the El Paso sector, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman. The closure will remain until further notice. According to a Border Patrol
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The ‘Carlos Villarreal’ bridge in Juarez that connects directly with the Bridge of the Americas has been under construction for nearly three months. The construction work has affected borderland residents from both sides of the border that cross daily. Thursday morning, Juarez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar gave a tour to local
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman has pleaded guilty to 11 counts related to wire fraud and impersonating a federal employee. Court documents state that, 53-year-old, Ana Maria Hernandez claimed that she was a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employee. According to the documents, Hernandez said that she would process immigration applications for
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) UPDATE — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed in a morning news conference on Tuesday that the investigation against Francisco Garduño is underway for the death of 40 migrants in late March. The President mentioned the decision to remove them or not will be determined once charges are filed. López Obrador
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In what’s become a daily occurrence over the past few days, migrants have been giving themselves up at a section of border wall near Barker Street along Cesar E. Chavez Highway, according to the U.S. Border Patrol. Officials say migrants continue to be misinformed about current U.S. Customs and Border
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — After hundreds of migrants protested at the Paso del Norte Bridge on Monday, Chihuahua state officials announced this caused thousands of dollars in losses in a short period. According to Rogelio Fernández Irigoyen, Chihuahua’s Director of ‘Fideicomiso’ of Border Bridges, the state lost 109,000 Mexican pesos in three hours. That’s nearly
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UPDATE: Northbound and southbound traffic is back to normal at the Paso Del Norte Bridge following a student-led protest this morning. Customs and Border Protection Agents told ABC-7, they took precautionary steps and hardening measures after a large group formed at the base of the Paso Del Norte International Bridge. Officials said they will continue
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A barbershop in Juarez has given a new opportunity for migrants staying in Juarez waiting for their migration procedures. “The Barbereiton” is a Juarez business with Venezuelan migrants doing haircuts and other services. The business is owned by a Juarez resident who has given them a chance to have an official
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans could be rewarded up to $5,000 for information leading to finding stash houses, pill press operations, and meth conversion labs. The Texas Department of Public Safety said their goal is to combat crimes crossing the border, including stopping human trafficking attempts, drug smuggling and the smuggling of people.
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