Mexico’s President Andres Manuel López Obrador announced he will meet with President Biden in Washington today. This comes a month after López Obrador snubbed Biden’s invitation to the summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. Today’s conversations will signal how well their administrations can manage a challenging bilateral agenda. Their meeting will focus on tackling cross-border smuggling of drugs, people, and arms;
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EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican citizen for an outstanding warrant for sexual assault of a child Saturday. According to CBP, the 47-year-old man was entering the U.S. from Mexico when questioning led to the discovery of the outstanding warrant. “CBP’s primary mission is homeland security, however as
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UPDATE– Officials confirm the victims were both women, one in her late teens, one in her late twenties. The Sunland Park Fire Chief commented that they were found in an area where migrants commonly cross into the United States. He says the bodies were in a state of decomposition. SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — The
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EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers say they maDe multiple seizures for hard narcotics in the El Paso area over the last week. Drugs included fentanyl, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. Concealment attempts included hiding drugs under clothing, in bras and in cars. Some pedestrians had drugs strapped to their backs and
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to stay a court order blocking the Department of Homeland Security from implementing immigration enforcement priorities — potentially setting up Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s first vote since joining the court. The administration is trying to return to Obama-era immigration enforcement measures based
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EL PASO, Texas — A multi-agency effort lead to the rescue of 23 migrants from a northeast El Paso home. Officials say the victims were being held against their will and threatened. The undocumented immigrants were from Guatemala, Ecuador and Mexico. Officials say 23-year-old Samuel Nuvila Briones and 54-year-old Salvador Ramirez Montes were taken into
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EL PASO, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Thursday which allows state authorities to “return” any migrants apprehended to the border. The order allows the Texas National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety to apprehend any migrants who illegally cross the border between ports of entry and send them
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it is moving to discipline agents involved in a confrontation last year with Haitian migrants trying to cross the border while unauthorized to do so Friday. One of the agents involved in the incident was accused of using his saddle as a whip while the agents
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Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that the state will spend an additional $30 million on his border mission, Operation Lone Star, to provide grants to cities and counties seeking financial assistance to combat criminal activity related to border crossings. The announcement comes after frustrated local officials, including those in border counties, called on Abbott on
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Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday cleared state authorities to return migrants they apprehend to the border, setting up a potential clash with the federal government. Immigration law enforcement is a federal responsibility. Abbott appears to be testing the limits of state authority by empowering state law enforcement to bring migrants to the ports of entry
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted and seized 1,037 pounds of methamphetamine in a dump trailer hauled by a truck at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry Thursday. CBP officers selected the involved vehicle for a secondary inspection after the driver of the truck applied for entry into the U.S.,
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EL PASO, Texas — Annunciation House will host a vigil for the victims who died in a trailer near San Antonio last week. The vigil will acknowledge the lives lost and call for an end to policies like Title 42. Annunciation House says policies like Title 42 lead migrants to risk their lives trying to get into
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EL PASO, Texas — After 50 years, Food City Supermarket located at Fox Plaza will be shutting its doors. Store officials made the announcement Tuesday morning via social media. They thanked their customers in the post. The family has been in the business since 1964 when the patriarch opened the first location on South Stanton
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico joins 16 other states in implementing paid sick time off. The Healthy Workplaces Act goes into effect July 1, which means that all private businesses, regardless of size, have to provide paid sick leave for their employees. Under the act, employees accrue one hour for every 30 hours
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EL PASO, Texas- El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego says the County and City of El Paso are prepared for migrants to begin entering the United States if the Remain in Mexico Policy is lifted. But the judge also told ABC-7 that he would prefer if the administration were to set a date rather than
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By Tierney Sneed and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday gave President Joe Biden the green light to end the controversial “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy that originated under the Trump administration. Since the beginning of his administration, Biden has tried to wind down the policy, which sends certain non-Mexican citizens who entered
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UPDATE: The Supreme Court has handed down both decisions. The court said the Biden Administration can end the controversial Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy, while it put limitations on the EPA’s authority to aggressively regulate carbon emissions. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court is expected to hand down two consequential decisions Thursday morning, regarding immigration
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua — The FC Juárez ownership is investing in the team’s facilities, new players, and new coaching staff all in hopes of turning around the fortunes of the team. With the new investment – fans of the team believe the team will have good results this upcoming season. ABC-7 spoke with a Bravos fan, Maqroll
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EAGLE PASS, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott held a briefing to address updates on border security Wednesday. Abbott stressed in the briefing that Texas would be stepping up the state’s efforts on border security, which he says the Biden Administration is not doing enough to address. The Governor said that Texas would be adding
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By Catherine E. Shoichet and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN After authorities found dozens of migrants dead inside a semi-truck in Texas, US officials swiftly placed the blame on ruthless smugglers. Politicians seized on the moment to point fingers over border policies. And immigrant rights advocates warned the deaths are the latest example of a tragic trend
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The owner of a trucking company in south Texas says their United States Department of Transportation identifying number was cloned on the truck carrying a trailer of 50 dead migrants in San Antonio. Felipe Betancourt, the owner of Betancourt Trucking and Harvesting, told San Antonio Express-News that although the truck involved
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SAN ANTONIO — A tractor-trailer found near Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio contained the bodies of 46 dead people, along with 16 others who have been taken to hospitals, local officials in San Antonio said on Monday evening. “This is nothing short of a horrific human tragedy,” San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said
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EL PASO, Texas – The Texas Department of Public Safety say that the man arrested as the result of Wednesday morning’s pursuit has been identified as 19-year-old Milton Gonzalez Aguilar of Mexico. Aguilar is being charged with fleeing a motor vehicle. He is being accused of driving the red Chevrolet Equinox that a Texas State
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO — A metal recycler was found burning about a block away from the Juarez airport in South Ciudad Juarez, creating a smoke plume reaching several yards in height, according to Channel 44. The fire burned in front of the military regiment in South Ciudad Juarez, near Barranco Azul Street on the Juan
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EL PASO, Texas – The University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) administered the first vaccine to a child under 5 Tuesday. This is after the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved the vaccine for use in children ages 6 months to 5 years. A 4-year-old received his vaccine at the UMC West clinic. His mother
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EL PASO, Texas — Early Sunday morning, crews with the El Paso Fire water rescue team recovered two bodies. The recovery operation happened on the 2600 block of Paisano in west El Paso just before 2:00 a.m. Originally only one individual in the water was reported, but a total of two bodies were recovered. Both
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EL PASO, Texas — The director of Annunciation House said its largest migrant shelter, Casa del Refugiado, will be closing this summer. Ruben Garcia told ABC-7 the shelter has become too difficult to maintain due to the lack of volunteers. Garcia citing the pandemic as a major factor that led to the shortage of volunteers.
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Update: Video of the shooting appears to show two gunmen carried out the attack. As many as five people were shot, four died, and another person was injured, according to the District Attorney’s office in Juarez. The fifth person who was shot reportedly suffered non-life-threatening injuries. EL PASO, Texas — Two men and two women
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Chihuahua’s former governor has six months to prepare for his embezzlement and criminal association trial. Last week, Cesar Duarte Jáquez’s defense team was granted extra time to prepare his legal case. Duarte was Chihuahua’s governor from 2010 to 2016. During his tenure, he was accused of stealing money from the state. Duarte
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