CDC moves tourism hot spot out of ‘high’ risk level for Covid-19
By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered the Covid-19 travel risk for one of the most…
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Problems remain for We Build the Wall group after founder’s guilty plea
Brian Kolfage arrived in Texas three years ago pledging to help fulfill President Donald Trump’s promise of a “big, beautiful” wall along the…
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Gov. Greg Abbott redirects $500 million from other agencies to fund border security mission through end of fiscal year
Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday he is moving another $500 million to fund Operation Lone Star, his border security initiative at the Texas-Mexico…
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Sunday ABC-7 Xtra: Migrant surge expected after lifting of Title 42
EL PASO, Texas – Most El Pasoans may recall the migrant surge in 2019, when hundreds of migrants would walk right up to the border barrier and…
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17 fugitives arrested; cocaine, meth seized in eventful week at El Paso ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas – US Customs and Border Protection officers say they seized cocaine and methamphetamine at El Paso Ports of entry over the last week…
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Here’s what you need to know about Title 42, the pandemic-era policy that quickly sends migrants to Mexico
For the past two years, the federal government has turned away migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, including those who are seeking asylum, using a…
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El Paso Border Patrol sees 57% migrant surge compared to last year
EL PASO, Texas– The El Paso sector is seeing a 57 percent increase in apprehensions compared to one year ago. That’s about 113,000 encounters,…
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WATCH: House Democrats reaffirm support for ending Title 42
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar joins other House Democrats in a new conference in supporting lifting Title…
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Gov. Greg Abbott asks for private donations to bus migrants to D.C. after criticism for using taxpayer money
On Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott appeared on Fox News touting a program he’s been pushing for weeks — sending migrants who enter into Texas to…
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Texas soldier who drowned trying to help migrants wasn’t equipped with flotation device
The river was moving swiftly the morning Spc. Bishop Evans jumped into the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass to save two migrants who appeared to be…
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Alejandro Mayorkas says U.S. government has been preparing for the end of Title 42 since September
EL PASO, Texas– The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security announced the expected budget for the 2023 fiscal year would be $97.3 billion, and the…
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Fire in Juarez sends up large plume of black smoke
JUAREZ — A large plume of black smoke that can be seen for miles across the Borderland is due to a fire at a metal recycling plant in Juarez.…
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Man throws rocks, breaks window at El Paso’s archive center; arrested for criminal mischief
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the El Paso County archives building on April 25 after a man threw rocks at the…
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Biden administration asks federal judge to deny request to immediately block end of Title 42
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration told a federal judge in Louisiana on Friday that the court should deny a request from more than 20…
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Texas National Guard soldier missing; reports indicate he attempted migrant rescue in Rio Grande
Editors note: Earlier reports indicated the soldier had drowned. Now reports indicate he is listed as missing. UPDATE: The Texas Military Department…
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El Paso Border Patrol prepares for end of Title 42 migrant expulsions
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…
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Travel advisory for southern New Mexico; expect blowing dust
DEMING, New Mexico — The New Mexico Department of Transportation is advising drivers if they must travel to monitor local forecast conditions as…
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Two of Bannon’s co-defendants plead guilty to ‘We Build the Wall’ fraud
CNN — Two men indicted alongside former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to defrauding donors of hundreds…
Continue Reading HHS official overseeing unaccompanied minors program to step down, spokesperson says
CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The head of the federal agency charged with the care of unaccompanied migrant children is stepping down, according to a…
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Unpaid sexual encounter revealed as motive in murder of 57-year-old in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – A set of bloody fingerprints linked a 19-year-old to the murder of a 57-year-old man on April 6, according to court documents…
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Border backlogs: Beto O’Rourke slams Gov. Abbott’s enhanced safety inspections
EL PASO, Texas – Democratic candidate for Governor Beto O’Rourke will hold a news conference to address Governor Greg Abbott’s enhanced border…
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Gov. Greg Abbott announces deal with a second Mexican governor to halt Texas’ vehicle inspections at the border
Gov. Greg Abbott and Chihuahua Gov. María Eugenia Campos Galván on Thursday announced a deal that will halt the new commercial vehicle inspections…
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El Paso International Airport operations resume after bomb squad was called due to a suspicious package
UPDATE 6:45 P.M.: Police say the package was deemed non-hazardous, and all roads to the airport are back open. UPDATE – El Paso Police say officers…
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Gov. Abbott announces ‘historic agreement’ to lift border safety inspection at Nuevo León’s port of entry
LAREDO, Texas — Governor Abbott said he reached a ‘historic agreement’ with Nuevo León Governor Samuel Alejandro García Sepulveda so that bridge…
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Woman shot in desert area near Montwood in stable condition, investigation continues
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting that left one young woman injured on Tuesday. Deputies were called…
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El Paso bridge blockade lifted, Santa Teresa port extending its hours
New Mexico’s Santa Teresa port of entry had seen an increase in northbound commercial vehicle traffic until late Tuesday morning, when Mexican…
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Delays, closures and chaos mount at Texas-Mexico border crossings from new state inspections
EL PASO — Joel Estebane’s commercial truck had already been inspected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after crossing the bridge…
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Gov. Abbott announces first group of undocumented immigrants bused from Texas to Washington, D.C.
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday morning for the first time that a group of undocumented immigrants was bused by…
Continue Reading Beto O’Rourke knocks Biden for ending Title 42 without a plan to deal with influx of migrants
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke knocked the Biden administration for failing to give border communities a plan for dealing with…
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Texas AG Commissioner calls on Gov. Abbott to end enhanced border inspections; calls policy “catastrophic”
AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called on the Governor Greg Abbott to end enhanced safety inspections of commercials trucks at…
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