EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported that 36-year-old Victor Manuel Diaz died while in custody at Camp East Montana on Jan. 14. According to ICE, Diaz was found “unconscious and unresponsive in his room”, security staff notified the facility’s medical staff who began life saving measures. EL Paso
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Update (6:06 PM): Tonight at vigil is happening for Lunas, as well as the first migrant who died while detained at Camp East Montana. The vigil is happening now in Downtown El Paso at San Jacinto Plaza. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — DHS officials say that the second migrant to die while detained at Camp
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Officials found a teenager from Uzbekistan who had become lost in Ciudad Juárez. Officers found the teenager, identified as 15-year-old Fakhdi I., at Abraham González Airport today. Officials say a specialized missing person unit was called in to find Fakhdi I. He had been been reported missing earlier in the
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The Daily Yonder reports DHS is incentivizing local police to enforce immigration laws through reimbursements under the 287(g) program, raising concerns about priorities.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico says that five Department of War personnel have been assigned to the district’s Las Cruces Office. The five personnel include three Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys and two Senior Paralegal Specialists. They will operate under the U.S. Attorney’s Office and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Homeland Security says one of the two suspected Tren de Aragua gang associates shot in Portland, Oregon entered the country near El Paso. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials say Venezuelan Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras illegally entered the U.S. in 2023. DHS says that Zambrano-Contreras was released into the country by
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Update (10:58 AM): ABC-7 received new information about Ross’ service with the Indiana National Guard. Read the full statement from the Indiana National Guard Public Affairs Office below: “Spc. Jonathan Ross served in the Indiana Army National Guard from 2002 to 2008, and during that time, he deployed to Iraq from November 2004 to November
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The 7th annual Run International is making its return to the Borderland. 3,000 runners are expected to cross the border in this race that unites two countries and two cities. The 10K route will allow runners to see historical landmarks across downtown El Paso and downtown Ciudad. Organizers say it
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by Berenice Garcia, The Texas TribuneJanuary 7, 2026 McALLEN — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is beefing up its border security efforts along the Rio Grande, expanding on a controversial Texas strategy by placing large, floating buoys along more than 500 miles of the river. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the deployment
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Venezuelans who have been living in the United States for years say they are hoping for change in their country following recent U.S. operations to apprehend former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and some even say they plan to return to Venezuela at some point. ABC-7 spoke with Joel Vargas, a
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Díaz Jurado family in Juárez has been helping the homeless population for over two years, saying they will keep doing it until they can’t. Now the family is asking anyone willing to help them to continue providing them with food and clothing. They often cook dozens of meals and give
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Three years ago, on January 1, 2023, an attack and prison riot at CERESO No. 3 in Juárez left 17 people dead (10 detention officers/guards and seven inmates) and 27 inmates who escaped from the prison in Ciudad Juárez. This week, the Chihuahua State Police Department (Secretaría de Seguridad Pública
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With high prices in the U.S. many shoppers from El Paso make the trip to Ciudad Juárez in hopes of saving money on their grocery list. Ofelia Lopez has lived in El Paso for 10 years but goes to Juárez to look for savings. She plans her trips to Juárez so
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — As 2025 draws to a close, it’s no surprise that people from our region frequently cross the border to celebrate important dates like today. Thousands of border residents are expected to celebrate in Juárez, whether at a bar or nightclub, at a restaurant, or with their families. Businesses and nightlife venues
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Update (2:42 PM): The FBI El Paso Field Office says that Michelle Angélica Pineda, also known as “La Chely,” was sentenced alongside her group of “Artistas Assessino” sicarios. The FBI identifies Pineda’s victim as Mexican national Jorge Rentería Rodríguez, 23. “Members of the FBI Safe Streets Gang Task Force, El Paso Police Department’s Gang Unit,
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Juárez Civil Protection Department (DGPC), along with its branches, the Fire and Rescue Departments, reactivated its warming center/temporary shelter for those in need to stay overnight due to the cold temperatures. In a news release, the Civil Protection Department said that, due to early warnings of low temperatures, the
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Former Chihuahua Governor and Ciudad Juárez Mayor Francisco Barrio Terrazas has died. Barrio Terrazas was a member of the Mexican Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) Party, and one of the first to break the one-party rule of the PRI when elected to office. The Chihuahua native served as mayor of Juárez from 1983
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The City of Juárez, along with the State of Chihuahua, have recorded similar numbers of homicides in recent years, but according to the Chihuahua Secretary of Public Safety (SSPE) or the Chihuahua State Police, this year they are set to close 2025 with a decrease compared to last year. According to
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Mexican Association of Importers and Exporters (ANIERM) submitted a petition to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The organization works in parallel with the Mexico-United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) and ANIERM, along with other business and industry associations, want to oppose the removal of commercial cargo crossings from the
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Agua Prieta, Sonora -Mexico- (KVIA): A group of coaches & volunteers continue to give back to the borderland … especially during the holidays. That list includes boxing trainers and coaches from our border neighbors in Chihuahua, Mexico, and a gracious coach, who takes part in gift-giving for Christmas every year. You may remember Coach Jeff
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Thousands of borderland kids left the “Santa Bombero” event with a smile today after local firefighters held the 86th edition of this traditional campaign. Juárez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar, along with other local officials and departments, kicked off the event at 8 a.m. today. Hours before, tens of thousands of families
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MEXICO CITY – (KVIA) – We had a number of people e-mail and post on social media in reaction to ABC-7 Anchor Paul Cicala’s report from Mexico City at the Basilica de Guadalupe. Simon wrote: “Gracias! Your coverage of the celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe is very inspirational!” Felipe commented on social media: “Been
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Binational residents in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez have been reporting longer wait times and lines at all ports of entry to cross into either city. Last-minute holiday shopping and travel are among the most common reasons more people have been crossing the border recently. ABC-7 spoke with some residents waiting
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By Angélica Franganillo Díaz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked US Immigration and Customs Enforcement from enforcing new rules limiting congressional oversight visits, finding that Democratic lawmakers are likely to succeed in their claim that the policy violates federal law governing congressional access to detention facilities. Judge Jia M. Cobb granted
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Congresswoman Veronica Escobar sent a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons expressing her concerns over the continued operation of Camp East Montana. This is the congresswoman’s third letter, her office said. The other two letters went unanswered, according to Escobar’s team. Read
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On December 9, Oliver Rivera Peña, an officer with the Road Safety Coordination Department in Juárez (CGSV), was monitoring the line at the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) when he was asked to perform an unusual task. Officer Rivera was directing traffic when a child and a woman asked him to
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SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — 11 Tren de Aragua gang members, primarily from Venezuela, are facing federal racketeering charges in New Mexico. Federal prosecutors say the 11 were just indicted. They are accused of kidnapping, brutally interrogating, and strangling a person in an Albuquerque apartment. They then allegedly buried the person’s body in a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Eduardo Ravelo, aka Tablas, 57, pleaded guilty to murder in aid of racketeering, in addition to other crimes, for his role in the March 2010 U.S. Consulate murders in Juarez, Mexico. Ravelo also pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and import drugs, money laundering conspiracy, and conspiracy to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Colombian man was extradited to the United States for alleged cocaine trafficking, according to the Western District of Texas from the United States Attorney’s Office. Luis Guillermo Peralta Pacheco is a member of a Colombian drug trafficking organization, prosecutors say. Peralta Pacheco made his initial appearance in a federal
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua / EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Mexican National Association of Importers and Exporters (ANIERM) sent a letter/complaint to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) to oppose the removal of commercial cargo crossings from the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA). The CEC is a trinational organization working in the United States, Mexico,
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