EL PASO, Texas– The rise in heat also brings up the number of water rescues along the American Canal. In anticipation, the water rescue team held its monthly training session in a strategic spot. The training location was at the same spot along the canal where the team responded to a double rescue call last
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UPDATE: El Paso Fire reports one person was transported to the hospital after a canal rescue, and another individual was not located. In the last report, Customs and Border Protection continued to search for the individual. EL PASO, Texas — Emergency crews have pulled one person out of a canal at Border Highway and Paisano.
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations helped U.S. Border Patrol agents rescue a 1-year-old girl who was separated from her mother by human smugglers, according to officials. Border Patrol agents say they came across a mom and her 11-year-old son near McNutt and Anapra Roads. They were taken to the
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CIUDAD JUAREZ – A party turned deadly in Juarez this weekend after a group of assassins killed 5 people. Officials say that sicarios targeted family members of an alleged criminal leader who was found dead in his prison cell last week. 77 shots were fired in total, and four men and one woman were hit
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury said it was deadlocked Thursday in its deliberations of charges against a Colorado businessman accused of defrauding thousands of investors in a wall along the southern U.S. border hours after 11 jurors turned against one juror, accusing him of “political bias” and saying he’d
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua — A Juarez shelter is helping migrants beyond the basic necessities of life. Three weeks ago, the Enrique “Kiki” Romero Municipal Gymnasium inaugurated its first library. The library is the only one of its kind in Juarez. The shelter is currently helping 160 migrants. ABC-7 spoke with the teacher who is in charge
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EL PASO, TX – The delayed lifting of Title 42 has given El Paso County more time to find facilities and prepare for the overflow of migrants. The county still needs at least two facilities; one for processing migrants and another for providing temporary shelter. El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego stressed how important it
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EL PASO, Texas – Detectives with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit have made a second arrest in a homicide that happened on Feb. 12. Deputies say 19-year-old Daisy Rodriguez participated in the murder of Azul Ruiz at her home on the 200 block of Isabel in Socorro, Texas. Carlos Alberto Sifuentes,
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies respond to a report of a theft at a restaurant in Clint. A description of the suspect was provided to the deputies. They located 49-year-old Kimberly Anne Nitkowski in the area. Nitkowski tried to flee after a deputy approached her. He was able to catch up
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EL PASO, Texas – Live Active-El Paso hosted a Mental Health Resource Fair at San Jacinto Plaza. The fair included deputies from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Intervention Team or CIT. Several mental health providers also participated to educate the El Paso community about mental health services available in the county. The Sheriff’s
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EL PASO, Texas — Mayor Oscar Leeser on Monday said he didn’t call for a disaster declaration over the increasing number of migrants coming through El Paso because area leaders were concerned that doing so would prompt the governor to send the National Guard to the region. “We were really worried that the governor would
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El Paso, Texas – Even as Title 42 restrictions continue, and border patrol agents in the El Paso sector expel migrants, there are exemptions made for some who want to cross the border. Title 42 is a CDC directive that allows migrants to be expelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple agencies had been preparing
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EL PASO, Texas – An emergency ordinance was issued by the city Monday to help local leaders prepare for a potential migrant surge if and when Title 42 is lifted. The ordinance initially failed in the vote because District 6 representative Claudia Rodriguez voted no because she wants to see an emergency declaration go into
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EL PASO, Texas – On the day Title 42 was supposed to be lifted, regional leaders continued to grapple with how to handle an anticipated surge in migrants. On Friday, a federal judge ruled the Trump era policy invoked at the start of the pandemic to help stop the spread of Covid-19 should remain in
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CD. JUAREZ, Chihuahua – “La Casa del Migrante” is a place where countless migrants find a moment of refuge during their journey north of the border. This is one of the most recognized migrant shelters in Juarez and the largest one, with a capacity of 600 people. It’s been around for 36 years. In this particular
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UPDATE: The Justice Department intends to appeal a federal judge’s ruling to keep Title 42 in place. In a statement, spokesman Anthony Coley said: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invoked its authority under Title 42 due to the unprecedented public-health dangers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. CDC has now determined, in its
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UPDATE 10:30 a.m. — Ruben Garcia, director of Annunciation House shelter, says he expects more releases of immigrants to El Paso’s streets this week. In a news conference held Wednesday morning, Garcia calls for the increase of hospitality capacity for migrants in advance of the lifting of Title 42. He called for a three-pronged approach,
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego says the city and county of El Paso is opting not to declare a state of emergency yet, according to an article in the New York Post. “We actually backed off — the mayor and I backed off,” El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego told the
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EL PASO, Texas – Undocumented migrants attempting to cross the border is nothing new for Border Patrol agents working along the El Paso sector of the southwest border. What is changing is the sheer number of migrants and the technology they’re using to make the trek across. That was evident when ABC-7’s Saul Saenz rode
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EL PASO, Texas — With the potential lifting of Title 42 looming, El Paso County Commissioners will be discussing additional plans to help alleviate some of the stress on non-governmental agencies or NGOs like Annunciation House. This comes after the director of El Paso’s largest network of migrant shelters, Ruben Garcia, asked on the city,
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EL PASO, Texas — A video posted online shows a group of migrants walking along elevated train tracks at the border near Mount Cristo Rey. Moments later, train horns can be heard, and the migrants start running for their lives. The group appears to be made up of about five migrants. A border patrol agent
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico- Despite recent increase in asylum seekers at the border, El Calvario United Methodist Church continues preparations to increase its capacity number before Title 42 is possibly lifted. The shelter’s assistan director, Nayeli Saenz, told ABC-7 they are currently taking in 100 migrants per week. They usually receive 50 on Monday and
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CD. JUAREZ, Chihuahua – As we near Title 42 possibly being lifted, Ciudad Juarez is already experiencing a rise of migrants coming to the border. On Wednesday, about a dozen Cuban migrants were lined up on the Stanton Bridge, waiting to make their way across. U.S. authorities released them. ABC-7 spoke with this group of
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BOQUILLAS CROSSING, Texas – At the Rio Grande River at Big Bend National park, there is no border wall. To the eye, the river looks like an invitation. But in fact, it’s quite the opposite. “Once you cross this river, your journey to the United States has just begun,” says Big Bend Border Patrol agent
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – On Wednesday morning, Borderland residents woke up to an orange sun and a layer of smoke hovering over the Organ Mountains. The smoke is coming from the Black Fire, currently burning in the Gila Wilderness due west of Truth or Consequences, and over 100 miles northwest of Las Cruces. The
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El Paso, Texas — Title 42 is expected to end May 23rd and with that, city and county leaders are preparing for a potential influx in migrants and the impact that could have on the community. “As we are now, our local NGOs are having some difficulty with volunteers and capacity space, so that’s a
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EL PASO, Texas – An episode of ABC-7 anchor Stephanie Valle’s Borderland Crimes podcast has been awarded a Regional Edward R. Murrow award. Region 6 covers stations in Texas and Oklahoma. El Paso is in the Small Market category. The award recognizes news stories that uphold the Radio Television Digital News Association code of ethics,
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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 Lauren Villagran. JUÁREZ — Episcopal Pastor Miguel González walked down a darkened dormitory hall into a bright orange kitchen. “Good morning everyone,” he said, introducing
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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 Cindy Ramirez. With a calm desperation in his voice, Ruben Garcia says a humanitarian crisis is once again at our doorstep. “You already
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By Claudia Rebaza, Karol Suarez and Aliza Kassim, CNN Mexico has officially registered more than 100,000 people as missing or disappeared, according to data from the Interior Ministry’s National Registry of Missing People. From 1964 to the present day, the country has registered more than 100,023 people missing, of which more than 24,700 are women,
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