JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juarez residents are still saddened three and a half years after the 2019 Walmart massacre. The tragedy happened just across the border from Juarenses, who usually go to El Paso to get groceries or to visit family members. ABC-7 spoke with some Juarez residents on Wednesday ahead of the re-arraignment that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection found 50 pounds of illegal drugs during two separate searches. The first happened on February 3 when a 50-year-old man was crossing into the U.S. from Mexico at the Bridge of the Americas and was referred for a secondary inspection of his vehicle.
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EL PASO, Texas — Texas Department of Public Safety officials confirmed an early morning pursuit that ended in Central El Paso. Officials say they a trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop when the vehicle sped away. The pursuit eventually stopped at the intersection of N. Raynor St. and Douglas Ave. Eight individuals fled the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 28 undocumented migrants were removed from an illegal stash house at Ascarate and Sambrano Tuesday morning, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Soon after, Texas DPS’s Criminal Investigations Division arrived on the scene. They said they encountered a man who attempted to escape after talking with investigators. The
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UPDATE: Police said that during the chase, the vehicle was speeding excess of 100 miles per hour for about five miles before crashing. EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety officials have confirmed an overnight human smuggling attempt. According to officials, a Texas State trooper attempted a traffic stop on a green
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Three separate drug seizures at the Yselta Port of entry amounted to nearly half a million dollars in drugs seized, according to U.S. Customs and Border protection. Officers intercepted nearly 13 pounds of fentanyl and 44 pounds of cocaine on Feb. 1 and Feb. 5. The first incident happened Feb.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A migrant fell from the border wall Friday, according to El Paso Fire. The report came out just before 10:30 a.m. According to reports, the migrant landed in a canal. This is in an area behind Bowie High School in south-central El Paso. The migrant was seriously injured and taken
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A food pantry set up inside of the Juarez cathedral in Downtown Juarez helps migrants in need almost every day of the week. Volunteers and other people that work there feed around 600 migrants per day. This project started four years ago. It didn’t start as a food pantry. The cathedral
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Judge Ricardo Samaniego testified before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday. He served as a witness to the ongoing border crisis. Samaniego spoke about the impact of the crisis on the Borderland. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar introduced Judge Samaniego. Other witnesses included a sheriff from Arizona and the leader of
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(CNN) — Republican lawmakers are expected to slam President Joe Biden’s border policies on Wednesday in the first of a series of hearings on the issue since seizing control of the House. Over the course of Biden’s presidency, Republicans have repeatedly criticized the administration over the handling of the US-Mexico border, where an influx of migrants has
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EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety officials have confirmed an early morning human smuggling pursuit. According to officials, the pursuit started in Downtown El Paso and ended in a crash at Joshua court and Durrill road in the Lower Valley. The driver and migrants then fled the vehicle on foot. 5
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Father Javier Calvillo, the director of “La Casa del Migrante” will talk about recent Mexican Immigration raids. These raids target migrants who have no permit to stay in Mexico. Raids have been conducted at some downtown Juarez hotels where Mexican authorities, along with local officials, have found migrants without permits. According
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Over 500 pounds of hard drugs have been seized at El Paso ports of entry since the start of 2023 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The drugs seized include almost 330 pounds of methamphetamine, just under 140 pounds of cocaine, and over 40 pounds of fentanyl. “CBP officers are
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EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 witnessed several law enforcement pursuits in west El Paso early Thursday morning. The first possible pursuit ended just before 4:30 a.m. on I-10 west at Sunland Park. The incident could be seen on the TxDOT traffic cameras. Multiple law enforcement vehicles could be see along the left shoulder as well
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EL PASO, Texas– January is National Human Trafficking Awareness month and CASA of El Paso will be hosting the “Red Sand Project.” The event is an effort to bringing awareness to human trafficking by pouring sand into cracks of sidewalks, parking lots, and driveways. Officials state, it’s to bring awareness to survivors who “fall through
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — High egg prices in El Paso have some crossing to Juarez in search of lower prices. Since the end of 2022, when the rise in cases of bird flu started, egg prices have been escalating significantly. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), more than 43 million chickens had to
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UPDATE – State troopers are now engaging in two to three pursuits involving migrants over the past month in the El Paso area, according to a spokesman from Texas DPS. ABC-7 spoke with former Border Patrol Chief Victor M. Manjarrez Jr. about how pedestrians can be safe if they happen to come across a pursuit.
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A Texas National Guard soldier patrolling the Texas-Mexico border shot a migrant Sunday morning just west of McAllen, according to an internal Texas Military Department document obtained by Military Times and The Texas Tribune. It’s the first known incident since the mission began in which a soldier has shot and injured a migrant. The document
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Mexican national was arrested and deported by ICE. The man is Alejandro Tenescalco-Mejia – he is wanted in Mexico in connection to the 2014 disappearance and abduction of 43 Mexican college students in the southern Mexican town of Ayotzinapa. On Sept. 26, 2014, 43 male students from a
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Tuesday, the Mexican peso ended its good streak against the dollar. It had ten consecutive weeks of good appreciation. Last Wednesday, the peso traded at the strongest level to the dollar in almost three years. The value of one U.S. dollar was 18.94 pesos, according to data from Mexico’s central
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two cities directly impacted by the migrant crisis, separated by thousands of miles, are brought closer with a visit on the border. New York City Mayor Eric Adams paid a visit to the border to meet with local officials about the migrant crisis. Mayor Adams tweeted out photos of his
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Local officials said they are continuing discussions on the ongoing migrant crisis with New York City Mayor Eric Adams during his visit to El Paso Sunday “Mayor Adams has been a good partner to the community, and from the beginning we’ve been talking to his team and OEM,” said El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — President Joe Biden’s visit to El Paso Sunday lasted more than an hour than initially scheduled in part because of an unplanned one-on-one meeting with El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser. Mayor Leeser requested a chance to speak with him individually as President Biden stepped foot off Air Force One at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two fugitive undocumented non-citizens wanted in El Salvador have been removed from the U.S. and sent back to their home country. Benito Arevalo Gochez Ruballo, 47, faces charges in El Salvador for illicit groupings, proposition or conspiracy to aggravated homicide, and homicide. Erika Beatriz Rivera Crespin, 35, is wanted for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Almost two weeks after opening to its doors to help house migrants, Bassett Middle School is once against closed due to low occupancy. El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser tells ABC-7 the school was closed Tuesday. The shelter was set up to hold 500 migrants, with a capacity to double that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Border authorities announced Wednesday a policy update to vehicle pursuits involving smugglers and other crime suspects. The policy change comes after an extensive review of the agency’s pursuits. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the new directive will go into effect after several months of training. CBP officials said they
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A new 153,300 square-foot facility in northeast El Paso will help U.S. Customs and Border Protection process individuals in U.S. Border Patrol Custody. The soft-sided facility has a capacity of 1,000, adding to the Border Patrol Processing Center’s 1,040 capacity at Hondo Pass. According to CBP, the new facility on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police say a 52-year-old man harassing migrants in downtown El Paso Tuesday was later arrested for an outstanding criminal warrant for family violence. Police say officers found Raymundo Maese in the South Oregon area in the middle of the street around 3:12 p.m., harassing migrants. Officers stopped him
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The number of migrants on the streets of downtown El Paso continues to decrease. Officials say the number of people being released to the streets has decreased even before the President announced he was coming to El Paso. While still full, the sparsity of the streets is noticeable compared to the streets
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico– Happening today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will hold a formal change of command ceremony at Santa Teresa High School. The ceremony will recognize appointee Tony L. Hall II as Port Director for the Santa Teresa Point of entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection leadership is expected to make remarks as
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