JUÁREZ, Chihuahua — A protest held by retired Mexican railroaders has delayed traffic at the Americas International Bridge for hours now. More than 50 protestors have been in the middle of the bridge on the Mexican side, demanding their pensions. They are trying to send an “international” message to the federal government. They held signs
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua — After several attacks made on Thursday to different businesses and convenience stores, Juárez residents had to change their regular habits due to some closures. It was the case of students, maquiladora workers and other employees who had to transition to working virtually. Several schools across the city were forced to cancel
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EL PASO, Texas — A former U.S. Marshal is warning borderland residents against traveling to Ciudad Juárez as a wave of violence led to a series of violent attacks on businesses leaving 11 dead and 12 other injured. Robert Almonte told ABC-7 that the close proximity is one of many reasons el pasoans should pay
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By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona began moving in shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the border wall near the southern Arizona farming community of Yuma on Friday, with officials saying they were acting to stop migrants after repeated, unfulfilled promises from the Biden administration to block off the area.
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UPDATE: Some of the victims have been identified by Chihuahua’s Attorney General’s Office. Two women killed in store fire (Bip Bip): María del Refugio Gómez Ramírez, 54Saira Janet de Santiago Castro, 18 Person shot and killed, Av. Teófilo Borunda cruce con Blvd Oscar Flores: José Manuel Balderas Ruiz, 54 Riot a el Cereso No. 3
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EL PASO, Texas — Despite the violence that has plagued Ciudad Juarez, some residents continue to cross into El Paso. But some downtown residents say traffic slower than usual. ABC-7 spoke to one taxi driver who said pedestrian traffic was exceptionally slow on Friday morning. Roberto Maynes, a taxi driver living in El Paso, said
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua — An afternoon riot among inmates in a Juarez jail led to the deaths of three inmates, according to authorities. The riot happened around 1 p.m. As many as 20 inmates were injured, according to Channel 44 in Juarez. Officials say control over the prison has been maintained and are answering questions
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The El Calvario Shelter, which helps process migrants who have just entered the United States, needs volunteers. Many of the migrants do not speak English or Spanish. The New Mexico Mobile Newsroom took a look at its operations. The newsroom’s operations manager observed as many as 50 Brazilian men, women and children undergoing
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EL PASO, Texas — An email sent to various local newsrooms claimed an ABC-7 guest violated a gag order placed by the 409th District Court. Former Assistant District Attorney Amanda Enriquez was part of ABC-7’s Aug. 3rd coverage and was criticized by their statements during our newscasts. The sender mentioned it filed complaints with the
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EL PASO, Texas– On Monday, U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it has ended the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program. The Trump-era policy required asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court. This came after the Northern District of Texas lifted the injunction that required DHS to reimplement the policy. DHS said
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Officials say the discovery was made Friday near Geronimo Drive and Trowbridge Drive. The migrants were from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Columbia. Among the migrants was a 17-year-old unaccompanied migrant. Migrants subject to Title 42 were expelled to Mexico; others were taken to the Central Processing Center to be processed under Title 8. Two
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EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized about 16 pounds of fentanyl from a vehicle driven by a 16-year-old attempting to enter the U.S. through the Ysleta Port of Entry Saturday. The vehicle carrying two individuals was referred to secondary inspection in which a canine and X-ray inspection was conducted. CBP
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Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that Texas is now busing migrants from the Mexican border to New York City, the state’s latest confrontation with an East Coast city over the influx at the border. Abbott’s office said the first bus to New York City would arrive Friday morning at the Port Authority Bus Terminal. It
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UPDATE: Texas Department of Public Safety officials say a 15-year-old girl, who is a U.S. citizen, was driving the car that crashed at N Mesa and Osborne Drive Thursday afternoon. According to officials, there were several undocumented non-citizens in the trunk of the car at the time of the crash. An exact number was not
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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 explores issues with a bi-national perspective. Story by Martha Pskowski. Juárez activists are calling on Mexican authorities to stop the flow of untreated wastewater entering the Rio Grande downstream of the
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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 explores issues with a bi-national perspective. Story by Martha Pskowski. Rio Bosque Wetlands Park manager John Sproul stands on the bank of the river with what is the natural tree
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DONA ANA COUNTY, NM – Three members of the same family are facing charges in the dog-mauling death of 6-year-old Avery Jackson-Dunphy on November 22, 2021. The Third Judicial District Attorney’s office reviewed the case and filed charges which were true-billed by a Grand Jury on July 29, 2022. Danika Jackson, Avery’s mother, is charged
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — Civil rights advocacy groups are again raising concerns about high-speed pursuits by U.S. Border Patrol agents after a crash in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, early Wednesday left two people dead and 10 others injured. While it remains unclear what the role the Border Patrol played in the crash, the American
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By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has requested National Guard assistance to help stem a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants that have been sent to Washington by a pair of southern states. Mayor Muriel Bowser formally asked the White House last week for an open-ended deployment
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — According to a tweet from the SPFD, they have been responding to several incidents involving Border Wall injuries. Officials at the department said they responded to four separate incidents related to Border Wall near Anapra on Thursday. The Chief of the Sunland Park Fire Department, Daniel Medrano, said they
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EL PASO, Texas — Three different human smuggling attempts were disrupted Friday by El Paso Sector Border Patrol Agents, encountering 103 migrants. U.S. Border Patrol Chief for the El Paso Sector, Gloria Chavez tweeted a video from the biggest bust of the day. She called it “Collaboration as its best!” and complimented the work of
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — The Bravos continued their unbeaten streak to start the season with a 1-1 draw against Queretaro. FC Juarez now moves to 1,2,0 and sit in 4th in the Liga MX standings. As much as fans were looking forward to watching their team continue their great start to the season, for many
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MEXICO CITY — Mexico captures infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, responsible for 1985 torture, killing of DEA agent. Caro-Quintero, the former leader of the Guadalajara cartel, had been wanted over the 1985 kidnapping and murder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena. According to the DEA, “Kiki” Camarena was working in Mexico on the trail of
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RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas — Several Republican lawmakers led by Texas Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn will visit the Texas-Mexico border later this week. Thursday and Friday, both Cruz and Cornyn will take four of their Republican colleagues on a night border tour with law enforcement and a Customs and Border Protection aerial border
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EL PASO, Texas — Customs and Border Protection seized about 34 pounds of cocaine along with a gold-plated handgun from a 26-year-old male U.S. citizen at the Bridge of the Americas Tuesday. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., the driver was sent for secondary inspection. A non-intrusive canine inspection occurred, in which 34.61 pounds of cocaine and
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua — Juárez officials worry the number of water rescues and recoveries in El Paso canals will not stop anytime soon. They’re sending out a call for migrants not to risk their lives. Unlike Juárez, U.S. water rescue teams train constantly to respond to any emergency. The river situation on the Mexican side presents
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MEXICO CITY — Mexico on Tuesday agreed to contribute $1.5 billion to a joint initiative with the U.S. to improve infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a person familiar with the commitment. The agreement came on the same day President Joe Biden hosted his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, for a meeting in
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Representative and Mayor Pro Tempore Peter Svarzbein was officially sworn in as the first Latino Chairman of Sister Cities International Friday at the annual Summer Leadership Meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Led by Svarzbein, El Paso and Juarez hosted the Mexico-U.S. Sister Cities Mayors’ Summit in February
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By David Shortell, CNN One day late last month, as new abortion restrictions began taking shape in US states, three Mexican women quietly crossed into the country at different points along the border, dozens of abortion-inducing pills hidden in their belongings. The medication, an FDA-approved two-drug combination, had traveled across the interior of Mexico in
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Editor’s note: This story comes from El Paso Matters as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a group of newsrooms — including ABC-7, which explores issues with a bi-national perspective. Story by Marisol Chávez. EL PASO, Texas — Ivan Ocon’s first moments as a United States citizen were met by a standing ovation and loud
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