EL PASO, Texas — It will take several days to see the impact of The Department of Homeland Security’s announcement that Venezuelans who enter the U.S. illegally will be returned to Mexico, according to Deputy City Manager Mario D’Agostino. D’Agostino said it will take between seven to ten days from Wednesday’s announcement before the City
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Update: The Stanton Bridge has reopened. EL PASO, Texas — The Stanton Bridge was closed just after 4:00 pm after a shooting at the foot of the bridge sent one person to the hospital. A spokesperson for the police department said the bridge would remain closed for at least another 4-6 hours while police continue
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say a shooting at the foot of the Stanton Bridge sent one person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The Stanton Bridge will be closed until further notice, according to police. This is a developing news story. Download the KVIA news app to get alerts the moment news
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EL PASO, Texas — The body of Jesús “Chuy” Sepúlveda Martinez, 22, has been returned to his family. Martinez was killed on Sept. 27 in Sierra Blanca while with a group of other migrants. A former warden and his twin brother were charged with manslaughter in Martinez’s death. Martinez’s mother and father traveled from their
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EL PASO, Texas — On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced multiple actions that they say would help reduce the number of people arriving at the Southern border. DHS officials also said they are trying create a more orderly process for people fleeing Venezuela because of the humanitarian and economic crisis. The department announced
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EL PASO, Texas — The Department of Homeland security announced a new policy in conjunction with Mexico. Venezuelans who enter the US between ports of entry will be returned to Mexico. DHS says the actions are intended to address the most acute regular migration and help ease pressure on cities like El Paso which has
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FORT BLISS, Texas — Unaccompanied migrant children have had to wait weeks for updates from their case managers, causing many of the children to face distress, anxiety, and panic attacks under the care of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement, according to a report released by the Office of Inspector
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EL PASO, Texas– In a unanimous vote, El Paso City Council passed a motion to extend the emergency ordinance authorizing local leaders to assign personnel and resources to address the migrant influx. The emergency ordinance was first issued in May after reconsideration by District 6 representative Claudia Rodriguez, who initially voted “no” because she wanted
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua — “Barbacoa El Chino” in Juarez has been operating for decades. Owner, Arturo Carmona, born and raised in Juarez, took over the business from his former boss and has been running it for over three decades now. The business started in the streets of Juarez, selling food from a car. Eventually, the family
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EL PASO, Texas — The County of El Paso’s migrant processing center is set to open Monday, Oct. 10. According to county officials, the center will be centrally located near the El Paso International Airport. Officials previously told ABC-7 about 600 migrants would be processed at the center daily. El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego
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EL PASO, Texas — As many as 41 migrants were found inside a stash house, according to a post on the US Border Patrol El Paso Sector’s Facebook page. The post was made Monday morning but did not indicate when the stash house was discovered. The posting credits the Ysleta Station Anti-Smuggling Unit for locating
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government filed another U.S. gun lawsuit Monday, this time against five U.S. gun shops and distributors it claims are responsible for the flow of illegal weapons into Mexico. Mexico’s first lawsuit, which was recently dismissed, targeted U.S. gun manufacturers. The second, which Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said was
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EL PASO, Texas — A weekend of intense rainy days affected businesses, homes and even the corn mazes. October has had ten days of rain so far, the most consecutive days for October, according to ABC-7 Meteorologist Katie Frazier. It is also the record for the El Paso area. The last time this happened takes
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Editor’s Note: An earlier versions of this story incorrectly indicated there was no communication between El Paso and New York City related to asylum seekers. What New York City Mayor Eric Adams said was that there was no agreement between the two cities. EL PASO, Texas — The Mayor of New York City declared a
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EL PASO, Texas – A 15-year-old boy was taken into custody Tuesday at the Paso Del Norte border crossing. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers say the teen was attempting to cross through the pedestrian lanes when a K-9 altered them to an odor of drugs coming from the teen. Officer’s sent the teen to
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EL PASO, Texas – Homeland Security Investigations looked into reports that Edwin Alejandro Rodriguez and Martin Najera were buying firearms and exporting them to Mexico. HSI and ATF agents say they identified more than 30 firearms purchased by Rodriguez and Najera and taken into Mexico, according to court documents. Last week both men pleaded guilty
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By Samantha Beech, CNN Mayor Eric Adams has declared a state of emergency to help respond to the city’s migrant crisis, which he told reporters Friday will cost the city $1 billion this fiscal year. “We now have a situation where more people are arriving in New York City than we can immediately accommodate, including
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EL PASO, Texas–Hanks high school is receiving a gift fit for a king…or a knight, at least! The artist is none of than former Texas State Representative Joe Pickett. The metal sculpture featuring two 7-foot swords, and the school’s iconic “H”, is now proudly on display at Hanks. It’s a gift from the class of
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Sierra Blanca, TX- Two West Texas brothers linked to the fatal shooting of a migrant are expected to appear in front of a judge Wednesday for new bond hearings. Mark and Michael Sheppard, who are both 60-years-old, turned themselves in Tuesday night. Investigators say the Sheppards claim they were near a reservoir in the Sierra
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Families of Mexican migrants shot in Sierra Blanca got to Juarez seeking for help and answers. Napoleón Sepúlveda and Luz María Martínez are from Durango, Mexico. They are now here to mourn and remember the loss of his son, Jesús Sepúlveda who was fatally shot on Sept. 27 in Sierra Blanca. Along
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ — A living room near downtown Juárez is filled with folding lawn chairs and hand-written signs that beg for justice. Neighbors, friends and relatives from the small towns around Ceballos, Durango, Mexico, made the 400-mile pilgrimage to this border city to mourn the loss of one of their own and to find out
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EL PASO, Texas — New numbers from Customs and Border Protection show that in the last few weeks, the El Paso sector is averaging 1,633 encounters a day, as a new county-funded migrant processing center is set to open in a week. Those numbers can be far greater, though, as KVIA learned after speaking with
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A service member assigned to the Texas National Guard’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star, died by a self-inflicted gunshot with his duty weapon Tuesday morning in Eagle Pass, according to an official document obtained by Army Times and The Texas Tribune. According to the document, the shooting was around 8:20 a.m. The Texas Military
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EL PASO, Texas — The new migrant processing center funded by the county is getting ready to open as hundreds of migrants arrive in El Paso daily. The new center, centrally located near the airport, would be able to take on about 600 migrants a day that already have a sponsor and a place to
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HUDSPETH, Texas — ABC-7 obtained documents that reveal more information about the shooting incident that killed one migrant and injured another. The shooting happened Tuesday evening south of Sierra Blanca in Hudspeth County. An affidavit ABC-7 obtained states that the shooting happened around 7 p.m. on Tuesday. A group of migrants traveled in the desert
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EL PASO, Texas — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, D – El Paso, is calling on the department of justice to investigate the shooting death of a migrant this week. “I am publicly calling on the DOJ to investigate this as a hate crime,” said Escobar. A former warden and his brother were arrested for the fatal
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(CNN) — The former warden of a Texas prison and his brother were arrested and now face manslaughter charges in the fatal roadside shooting of a migrant this week. A migrant woman also suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach in the Tuesday incident, authorities said. Michael and Mark Sheppard, both 60, were arrested Thursday, according to
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EL PASO, Texas — Friday is the final day U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector Chief Gloria Chavez will oversee the sector. Chief Chavez will leave to become the new Chief Patrol Agent of the Rio Grande Valley Sector. Chavez has 27 years of experience in border security and law enforcement. She is a native
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EL PASO, Texas — The Mayor of El Paso continues to be criticized for not issuing a disaster declaration for the migrant surge in El Paso, but Mayor Oscar Leeser said he decided to not take that action based on current circumstances. Mayor Leeser sad the city’s goal is to not have any migrants here for more than 48
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EL PASO, TEXAS – McDonald’s held the Triunfadores Awards in celebration of Hispanic Heritage month. McDonald’s honored six individuals for their professional achievements and dedication to serving the community and helping others. According to McDonald’s, the six honorees have shown they are great role models for our community’s youth and motivate them to obtain higher
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