EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After multiple people were injured in a crash in far West El Paso, residents were quick to weigh in on migrant pursuits that have become more frequent. Friday morning, nine people were injured following a pursuit involving a crash involving the Texas Department of Public Safety. One nearby resident said
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EL PASO, Texas — According to fire officials multiple people are injured after a crash in Far West El Paso Friday morning. Texas Department of Public Safety officials say it started as pursuit that ended in a crash at the intersection of Paseo del Norte and Cimarron Sage Way. They say that two people fled
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The General Services Administration, a part of the federal government proposed an expansion plan for the Bridge of the Americas at a community meeting on Tuesday. Each of the three proposed options would greatly impact and could get rid of the county events center all together. “Everything that we’ve worked
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A three-year-old child dies after he and his mom were hit by a car in Juarez. It happened Wednesday night as they were trying to cross “Boulevard Juan Pablo II,” or as many Borderland residents know it, “Cuatro Siglos.” This avenue is the one right next to the Rio Grande, it
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UPDATE: Five people were found hiding in nearby restrooms following this morning’s car fire were in the United States illegally, according to U.S. Border Patrol officials. The discovery followed a crash investigation that left a car in flames at Suncrest Drive in west El Paso. Officials say the incident remains under investigation. The five people
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Migrant advocates in Juarez continue to ask for justice after more than a week since the fire at the National Institute of Migration. In a small remembrance, advocates and migrants in Juarez wrote the names of each of the 40 victims on candles in front of the detention center. They also
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A local group is calling on the $600 million in federal funding for renovations to The Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) to be used to address environmental concerns. Familias Unidas del Chamizal is asking that the renovations consider health impacts and not violate the civil rights of vulnerable communities. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol Agents from the Ysleta station encountered more than 140 smuggled migrants in two stash houses. In the early hours on Sunday, CBP agents found the first group near North Loop Drive and North Zaragoza Road after receiving information regarding a possible
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Last week, a female security guard that was inside the National Institute of Migration saved 15 female migrants who were locked inside a cell. The fire left 40 migrants dead, but that could have had more deaths or injuries if it weren’t for Angelica. She asked for the cell key from
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Editor’s note: This story comes from the El Paso Times as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a group of newsrooms — including ABC-7, which explores issues with a bi-national perspective. Story by Gabriela Minjarez, La Verdad CIUDAD JUAREZ – Jeison Daniel Catarí Rivas traveled more than 3,000 miles to reach Ciudad Juárez with the intention
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to the El Diario de Juárez, one Venezuelan migrant who was injured in the Juarez fire is recovering in an El Paso hospital. The fire broke out last Monday night at the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez. A total of 38 migrants were killed in the fire,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador visited the border on Friday to discuss social programs with other federal officials in Juarez. His previously scheduled visit coincides with Monday’s fire that left 38 migrants dead and more injured at the National Institute of Migration. Dozens of migrants and protestors gathered outside ‘Gimnasio
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say more than 1,000 migrants, acting on incorrect information, surrendered to Border Patrol Agents Wednesday. Some migrants had come from a vigil for those killed in Monday’s deadly fire at a Juarez migrant processing center. CBP officials say many migrants who surrendered claimed social
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UPDATE (5:50 p.m.): Texas DPS officials say a Trooper attempted to stop an SUV at I-10 and Executive in west El Paso for a speeding violation this morning when the driver got away. The Trooper eventually caught up to the SUV in the lower valley. Officials say the driver drove into a dead end at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 142 pounds of narcotics were confiscated in a single day at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted the drugs on three separate occasions. On March 27th, a Mexican man traveling into the U.S. by vehicle was stopped during an inspection. Upon examination, CBP
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Thursday, the family members of the immigration workers who are being investigated for Monday’s fire protested, looking for justice. They went to the offices of the National Migration Institute at the Bridge of the Americas; other federal agents joined them. People who attended the protest spoke with other higher-level institute
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Local advocacy organizations have set up a fundraiser to assist those affected by the devastating fire at a migrant detention center in Juárez. The groups involved are Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy and the Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services. Included in the fundraiser is the description, “Migrant survivors of the Cuidad Juárez disaster
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VAN HORN, Texas (KVIA) – More than a dozen migrants were located by members of the 29th Department of Public Safety (DPS) Air Operations Division in a cave in the Van Horn area. DPS was working with Border Patrol on Wednesday, March 29, to locate 18 migrants that had crossed illegally and were tracked to
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Editor’s note: This story corrects earlier information sent by the district. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Gadsden ISD is only canceling special activity buses on Thursday and Friday due to forecasted high winds. Regular buses to and from school remain unchanged. According to an official, students may attend after-school events or activities by finding their
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(CNN) — Mexico will issue arrest warrants for those allegedly responsible for the deaths of 39 people in a fire at a migrant detention center, officials said. Authorities are investigating Monday’s blaze at the center in Ciudad Juarez as a homicide. A further 27 people were injured. The Mexican government has so far identified at least eight people
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexican authorities announced Wednesday night that they are investigating the deadly fire that took place at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juárez Monday night as a homicide case. Federal officials blame public servants and private security guards for not allowing migrants to escape from the fire that killed 38 migrants and
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UPDATE: Border Patrol officials say 1,000 migrants entered the U. S illegally then surrendered themselves to Border Patrol near Barker Street and Cesar E Chavez Border Highway. Once apprehended the migrants were loaded on a bus and taken for processing. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Migrants protesting at the Juarez migrant facility that burned Monday,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — After Monday’s tragedy in Juarez that left 38 migrants dead and 28 injured, migrants are now camping outside the detention center next to Juarez’s City Hall. Some are mourning the loss of a family member, a friend, or a well-known person. A makeshift memorial made Tuesday is still in front of
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U.S. Customs and Border protection wants to inform the public that they are placing a limit on Easter eggs being brought into the country. The limit issued by the agency is 12 eggs. The rule applies to something called “cascarones,” the Spanish word for egg shells that are filled with confetti, then decorated. Egg shells
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Migrants across Juarez say the information Mexican authorities released on the deadly fire inside the Juarez migrant facility may not be accurate. They are now demanding answers, as tensions between Mexican authorities and migrants have been rising for weeks. Migrants have been holding protests and vigils throughout yesterday as they light
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UPDATE 9:49 p.m. The National Institute of Migration corrected the death toll, saying it is 38. UPDATE 4:40 p.m.: The death toll has increased to 40, with 28 listed as injured. INM says it will cover the funeral costs of the migrants who died in the fire. UPDATE: Journalist tweets out video from inside the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- Residents in one El Paso neighborhood say new safety measures are needed to curb migrant encounters as the end of Title 42 nears. Although migrant encounters have slowed, a new measure is being considered for neighborhoods parallel to the border highway. City Council discussed Monday the possibility of FEMA funding lights for
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Videos circulating on social media appear to show a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper chasing a driver into Mexico at the Bridge of the Americas. ABC-7 reached out to Sgt. Elliot Torres with the DPS who said he did not have a comment since this was an ongoing investigation. On
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Monday, El Paso County Commissioners are set to discuss funds for organizations assisting migrants. County Commissioners will authorize funds for non-profit organizations providing shelter for migrants, including the Opportunity Center for the Homeless and the Rescue Mission of El Paso. The Opportunity Center will be awarded $40,705.16 for sheltering
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The Level I trauma center at the University Medical Center of El Paso is one of only 198 in the United States. Orthopedic traumatologists with Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso are the only ones trained within a 250-mile radius. Adam Adler, M.S., FAAOS, is an associate professor with the
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