EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A new non-intrusive inspection system will soon be installed at the Bridge of the Americas International crossing. The low energy portal (LEP) scanning system will be placed in the passenger vehicle queuing areas and scan vehicles. According to CBP officials, the new technology helps enhance border security and will not
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection said groups of recently apprehended migrants in the Canadian-U.S. Border have been transferred to the El Paso Sector. Migrants are being flown to different sectors in Texas to help address a rise in illegal border crossings through Canada, as first reported by Reuters.
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Earlier this month, Juarez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar announced this year, the Borderland won’t have “corridas de toros.” According to puentelibre.mx, a Juarez media outlet, Mayor Pérez Cuéllar said no permits were issued this year for bullfights. Last year, Mayor Pérez Cuéllar denied the permit to conduct “corridas” during Easter because
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) is calling his recent bicameral trip to Mexico City to meet with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador productive. Representative Gonzalez, whose district stretches between a portion of El Paso and San Antonio, described the meeting as a four-hour discussion with fruitful dialogue. Gonzales joined a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The National Guard continued setting barbed wire near the Rio Grande Tuesday morning. Members of the Texas National Guard worked across the Rio Grande in the area near UTEP. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott first deployed national guardsmen in December after a surge of migrants coming through the southern border.
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Juarez officials are planning to open a new shelter in the “Anapra” area with more migrants coming to the border. Since last week, more migrants have arrived in Juarez by train, increasing the capacity at the city’s and federal government’s shelters in our sister city. ABC-7 spoke with the city’s Director of
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Originally Published: 20 MAR 23 18:33 ETBy Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — One of the weapons used in the deadly abduction of four Americans in the Mexican border city of Matamoros earlier this month was purchased in the United States and provided to a Mexican cartel, according to a federal court document.Roberto Lugardo Moreno was arrested
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fentanyl distributors will be charged with murder in Texas if the dangerous drug leads to a death, after the state’s senate passed a key bill Wednesday, the Texas Tribune reported. The DEA said fentanyl-related deaths rose from seven in 2017, to 75 in 2021, based on data shared with them
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Scott Cohen is a cook and an artist from Maryland that has traveled to places around the world helping those in need. Recently he visited our sister city, Juarez, to serve as a volunteer cook in convents and migrant shelters. Scott also traveled to Ukraine as the war was erupting
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(CNN) — US Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz on Wednesday said the US does not have “operational control” of the southern border, contradicting a stance previously taken by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Mayorkas has previously maintained in testimony before lawmakers that the department has operational control of the border, though he’s been
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EL PASO, Texas — Four migrants have been turned over to Border Patrol agents after an early morning pursuit Wednesday, according to Texas Department of Public Safety officials. Officials say the pursuit began at Loop 375 and Executive Center Blvd. and ended at on Noble St. in Central El Paso. Five migrants fled the vehicle
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Hundreds of migrants arrived in El Paso’s sister city on Monday night on a train. They arrived to Downtown Juarez around the same area where more undocumented migrants in Mexico rioted against local law enforcement last Wednesday. Mexican Institute of Migration and Juarez Municipal Police arrived to do “status checks” on
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas National Guard soldiers prevented a surge of migrants Tuesday attempting to cross the border illegally into El Paso, according to Texas Governor Greg Abbott. In a tweet posted just after noon, Gov. Abbott blames President Biden for “open border policies.” “Texas is protecting our state – and America – in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The FBI arrested two men from Venezuela following Monday’s confrontation with a U.S. Border Patrol agent in west El Paso. Officials say 20-year-old Luiscar Godoy-Hernandez and 26-year-old Gergory Morillo-Quinto have been federally charged with assault on a federal officer. Godoy-Hernandez is accused of kicking an agent in the chest and
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EL PASO, Texas — Anthony “Scott” Good has been named El Paso Border Patrol Sector Chief Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement. El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony “Scott” Good CPA Good joined Border Patrol in 2001. He was first assigned to the El Centro Sector in California. CPA
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Juarez authorities discussed the migrants’ actions at a Monday morning news conference after migrants stormed the bridge Sunday afternoon. Juarez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar and Secretary of Juarez Public Safety César Muñoz were the ones answering questions and clarifying what comes next in our sister city. Two significant incidents involving migrants happened
Continue Reading Originally Published: 13 MAR 23 14:29 ETBy Tatiana Arias and Caitlin Hu, CNN (CNN) — Mexico is a safer country than the United States, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador argued on Monday, weeks after the high-profile kidnapping of four Americans drew global attention to the country’s security crisis.”Mexico is safer than the United States. There
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — “It’s unfortunate what’s going on right now,” said Susana Torres, shelter manager at El Calvario Methodist Church in Las Cruces, in reference to Sunday’s incident at the the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso. “I know they’re desperate right now, they’re desperate,” Torres added. Hundreds of migrants, many of them
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Congresswoman Veronica Escobar discussed the aftermath of Sunday’s migrant riot at the U.S.-Mexico border. “We need more responsibility from the social media platforms, frankly, in many respects,” said Congresswoman Escobar. Sunday afternoon thousands of migrants stormed the U.S.-Mexico border attempting to make their way into the U.S. The arrival of migrants
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By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune March 10, 2023 “House unveils bill giving state authority to “repel” and return migrants crossing from Mexico” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Multiple law enforcement agencies were seen in full riot gear as the large group of migrants pulled apart barriers to make their way into the U.S. U.S. Customs and Border Protection reacted quickly and the standoff took place. Most of the migrants were Venezuelan, and walked to the bridge to
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UPDATE 8:12 P.M. – El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego has reported that the Paso Del Norte Bridge is open for pedestrians and one lane has been opened for vehicular traffic. UPDATE 6:42 p.m. — The Paso Del Norte International Bridge has reopened to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic. UPDATE 5:23 p.m. — According to
Continue Reading Originally Published: 10 MAR 23 01:49 ETUpdated: 10 MAR 23 21:40 ETBy Josh Campbell, Karol Suarez, Rosa Flores, Caroll Alvarado and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — Mexican authorities arrested five more people Friday in connection to the kidnappings of four Americans in Matamoros, Mexico, as the bodies of the two Americans killed were returned to
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By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune March 10, 2023 “House unveils bill giving state authority to “repel” and return migrants crossing from Mexico” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up
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Originally Published: 10 MAR 23 17:42 ETBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday rejected a Justice Department bid to push back against alleged “judge-shopping” in a case brought by Texas and other Republican states against a Biden administration immigration policy.US District Judge Drew Tipton denied a request from the DOJ that he
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Friday, a Juarez leader who oversees the maquiladora commerce spoke about how Tesla will have a direct impact on the border. With the recent announcement that Tesla will be arriving to the Mexican state of Nuevo León, more jobs could be coming to Juarez soon. Juarez is well known for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – ABC-7 learned that according to the Department of Homeland Security, Moreno’s condition did not fit an emergency status. His family said after serving in Vietnam, Moreno was in and out of jail due to the drugs. It’s part of the reason he was deported. The veterans support group ‘All Relations
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EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized fentanyl and cocaine on two separate occasions on March 7, 2023. CBP officers encountered a 26-year-old woman driving from Mexico into the U.S. carrying almost 6 pounds of cocaine and 16.31 pounds of fentanyl. Hours later, agents came across a 34-year-old woman with 23
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The County of El Paso has opened a new County Migrant Support Center. It has been opened in partnership with its contractor, The Providencia Group. This new Support Center is meant to assist asylum seekers who already have a sponsor or point of contact in the U.S. Migrants will take
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Migrants in downtown Juarez say they’ve had troubling run-ins with Juarez Municipal Police and the National Institute of Migration. After Wednesday’s raid turned hostile, migrants have described their stay as chaotic. ABC-7 spoke with some migrants who said they don’t like the force that police use when they conduct these raids.
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