El Pasoan sentenced for role in ‘hostage-taking conspiracy’
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Valerie Perez, 22, received a 10-year prison sentence for her role in a hostage-taking conspiracy. Federal…
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20.1 pounds of cocaine seized at Ysleta Port of Entry
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — CBP officers arrested a 22-year-old American man accused of smuggling 20.1 pounds of cocaine inside his car. CBP officials…
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Texas Supreme Court sides with AG Ken Paxton in efforts to get records from El Paso’s Annunciation House
by Robert Moore and Cindy Ramirez May 30, 2025 Sign up for essential news about El Paso. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. Texas…
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Supreme Court allows Trump to suspend deportation protections for immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela
By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to suspend a Biden-era…
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Tariffs impacting production along the border
BY EDUARDO GARCIA AND SANRA SADEK PUENTE NEWS COLLABORATIVE Edited by Dudley Althaus As the head of a mid-sized auto parts company, Óscar Cázares…
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Borderland leaders, officials speak about Texas sheriffs working with ICE
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas House approved Senate Bill 8 over the weekend, which is set to mandate some local sheriff’s offices in the state…
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New Mexico man accused of murder appears in federal court
Update (May 29, 2025): The man that was extradited by Mexican authorities earlier this week, made his first appearance in federal court this morning.…
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Mexican consulates in the U.S. warn of DWI dangers, including deportations
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores) recently issued a warning on social…
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Costa Rican police say they busted crime ring trafficking Asian migrants to US
By Djenane Villanueva, Max Saltman and Ivonne Valdes, CNN (CNN) — Costa Rican authorities said they arrested 19 people accused of trafficking…
Continue Reading Pursuit ends with apprehension of five migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Texas DPS Trooper used the Precision Immobilization Technique to stop a car carrying five undocumented migrants. According…
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ICE arrests undocumented migrant accused of threatening to assassinate Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) — ICE arrested undocumented migrant Ramon Morales-Reyes, 54, after officials say he threatened to assassinate President…
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Wanted drug dealer turned over to U.S. authorities
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The FBI and DEA worked with prosecutors in Mexico to arrest Mario S.B., a fugitive accused of drug distribution in the U.S.…
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Woman charged in failed smuggling attempt
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — CBP officials say officers caught a 20-year-old woman trying to smuggle 45.2 pounds of cocaine across the Bridge of the…
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Key cartel member with $1 million US bounty on his head is killed, says Mexican government
Story by CNN en Español (CNN) — Jorge Humberto Figueroa Benítez, identified by the United States government as a key member of the “Los…
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Maquiladoras continue to lose jobs south of the border
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Industries and maquiladoras south of the border continue to lose jobs month after month. According to the Mexican…
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U.S. Border Patrol commemorates fallen agents
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector, along with other law enforcement agencies, commemorated its 101st anniversary at the…
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60 more migrants plead guilty to illegally entering National Defense Area
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Federal prosecutors announced that from May 20 to May 22, 60 migrants pleaded guilty to charges that they had entered the…
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Mexican teachers protesting at ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mexican teachers are protesting at two ports of entry on the Juárez side. Our crews in Juárez saw teachers at the Paso del…
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1,115 service members deploying to southern border to support U.S. Northern Command
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S Northern Command officials say that 1,115 service members have been approved to deploy to the southern border to support…
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Father paid to have Honduran teen smuggled into U.S. so she could watch his kids: prosecutors
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Virginia resident Luis Alonso Argueta-Diaz, 35, is charged with conspiracy to transport a migrant. Federal…
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60 defendants plead guilty to charges related to illegal National Defense Area entry
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As of Monday, 60 defendants have pleaded guilty to charges that they illegally entered the U.S. or the National Defense Area…
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Binational officials discuss improvements for Tornillo Port of Entry
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The City of Juárez announced that binational officials from Juárez, El Paso County, and the Guadalupe Municipality…
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First ‘self-deportation’ flight from US lands in Honduras – with US citizen children aboard
By Michael Rios and Elvin Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — The first flight carrying migrants who chose to self-deport from the United States as part of a…
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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end protections for Venezuelan migrants
Approximately 350,000 Venezuelans were protected from deportation to work in US. By Armando Garcia May 19, 2025, 11:The Supreme Court on Monday…
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Former Mexican judge arrested over 2014 case of 43 missing students
By Ivonne Valdes Garay, Daniela Patino, Maija Ehlinger and Fidel Gutierrez, CNN (CNN) — Over a decade after 43 students from a rural teaching…
Continue Reading Multiple immigration-related arrests made in El Paso, Las Cruces
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Federal prosecutors in western Texas and southern New Mexico announced the arrest of multiple people accused of breaking…
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High-ranking female member of Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación indicted
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas says their office is the first in the country to…
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FBI celebrates 45th anniversary of Joint Terrorism Task Force
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — FBI El Paso Field Office celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) with a roundtable…
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Amnesty International finds “Human Rights Violations” at El Paso Processing center
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– A recent visit revealed widespread human rights violations against detained immigrants according to a report released by…
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El Paso judge dismisses charges against border crossers accused of violating military rules
Originally published on El Paso Matters. by Robert Moore May 15, 2025 Sign up for essential news about El Paso. Delivered to your inbox —…
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