The river was moving swiftly the morning Spc. Bishop Evans jumped into the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass to save two migrants who appeared to be drowning. The risk was great. In the past month, at least 23 migrants had drowned in those waters. And rescues by Guard members patrolling the river were a regular
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EL PASO, Texas– The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security announced the expected budget for the 2023 fiscal year would be $97.3 billion, and the implementation of a new government strategy post-Title 42. Mayorkas said the execution of the new strategy has six pillars: Surge resources- personnel, transportation, medical support and facilities.Increase efficiency without compromising the
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JUAREZ — A large plume of black smoke that can be seen for miles across the Borderland is due to a fire at a metal recycling plant in Juarez. According to neighbors, there’s been concern about debris and trash around the area. An image from the scene shows there are homes nearby. The fire is
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the El Paso County archives building on April 25 after a man threw rocks at the building, breaking a window, according to officers at the scene. El Paso Police officers assigned to the archives buildings detained Tyler Thornton, 28. The facilities manager said the
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration told a federal judge in Louisiana on Friday that the court should deny a request from more than 20 states to immediately block the end of a Trump-era pandemic restriction on the US-Mexico border. In a court filing, the Justice Department argued: “Plaintiffs fail to show that they
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Editors note: Earlier reports indicated the soldier had drowned. Now reports indicate he is listed as missing. UPDATE: The Texas Military Department says reports of a fatality are inaccurate, and the soldier has not been found. They say they are working rapidly to find the soldier with the help of Texas DPS and Border Patrol.
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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. U.S. agencies involved in border security, immigration, and refugee care are facing serious staffing shortages that could complicate the policy
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DEMING, New Mexico — The New Mexico Department of Transportation is advising drivers if they must travel to monitor local forecast conditions as roadway conditions could change quickly throughout New Mexico. NMDOT says blowing dust can escalate to blinding dust storms as they move through a remote area. For roadway advisories visit www.nmroads.com or call
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CNN — Two men indicted alongside former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to defrauding donors of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a border wall scheme.Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Kolfage also pleaded guilty to two counts
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CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The head of the federal agency charged with the care of unaccompanied migrant children is stepping down, according to a Health and Human Services Department spokesperson. Cindy Huang, who helmed the Office of Refugee Resettlement, is transitioning out of her role through the end of the month as the Biden
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EL PASO, Texas – A set of bloody fingerprints linked a 19-year-old to the murder of a 57-year-old man on April 6, according to court documents obtained by ABC-7. The documents state 19-year-old Juan Pablo Gil admitted to stabbing Samuel Ortiz Lozano multiple times. Gil also admitted striking Lozano with his fists, strangling him with
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EL PASO, Texas – Democratic candidate for Governor Beto O’Rourke will hold a news conference to address Governor Greg Abbott’s enhanced border inspections that have led to backlogs at the ports of entry. “Abbott is the arsonist who torched the Texas economy by shutting down trade with Mexico to score cheap political points,” said O’Rourke
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Gov. Greg Abbott and Chihuahua Gov. María Eugenia Campos Galván on Thursday announced a deal that will halt the new commercial vehicle inspections at international bridges connecting the two states that have bogged down border commerce — the second such announcement in two days. Abbott said state troopers will continue inspecting every commercial truck entering
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UPDATE 6:45 P.M.: Police say the package was deemed non-hazardous, and all roads to the airport are back open. UPDATE – El Paso Police say officers responded to the El Paso International Airport “in an abundance of caution” after a suspicious package was reported. Police were providing additional screening of baggage. Flights were not impacted
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LAREDO, Texas — Governor Abbott said he reached a ‘historic agreement’ with Nuevo León Governor Samuel Alejandro García Sepulveda so that bridge traffic can return to normal in Nuevo Leon. Governor Abbott said that’s due to an agreement with Governor Garcia Sepulveda to increase border security on the Mexican side of the border. Gov. Abbott
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting that left one young woman injured on Tuesday. Deputies were called out to a far east El Paso hospital after she arrived with what appeared to be gunshot injuries. During their investigation, deputies learned the 21-year-old had possibly been shot in the
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New Mexico’s Santa Teresa port of entry had seen an increase in northbound commercial vehicle traffic until late Tuesday morning, when Mexican truck drivers — fed up with increased wait times at El Paso’s international bridges — staged a brief protest similar to those blocking Texas border crossings. Until then, truckers from Ciudad Juárez and
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EL PASO — Joel Estebane’s commercial truck had already been inspected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after crossing the bridge that connects Ciudad Juárez and El Paso on Tuesday afternoon — then he had to wait another hour in another line where Texas state troopers were questioning commercial drivers. Estebane, who was on
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday morning for the first time that a group of undocumented immigrants was bused by the state to Washington, D.C. Abbott announced his busing plan last week, as part of a series of executive orders that address border security concerns prompted by the impending end of
Continue Reading Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke knocked the Biden administration for failing to give border communities a plan for dealing with the number of migrants at their doorstep before saying he’ll end the pandemic-era emergency health order that allows federal officials to turn people away at the border next month. “It does not make sense to
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AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called on the Governor Greg Abbott to end enhanced safety inspections of commercials trucks at the border. Miller called it a “catastrophic policy which has now led to Mexican truckers blockading the border.” Miller says the smart way to go would be for Texas to shift its resource
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EL PASO, Texas – Blockades continued in Juarez, preventing commercial trucks from crossing into El Paso. Trucks trying to enter Mexico from El Paso are also affected at the Ysleta bridge. The protests are part of a border wide response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for enhanced safety inspections. Gov. Abbott called for the enhanced
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – Mexican truckers are blocking the commercial lanes at the Ysleta Port of Entry. Channel 44 reports the truckers are upset over longer-than-normal wait times they’ve been experiencing since Friday. Last week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott acknowledged his call for state troopers to conduct enhanced safety inspections of commercial trucks at the
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Commercial traffic at a key South Texas border crossing has stopped after Mexican truckers on Monday blocked north- and southbound lanes on the Mexico side of the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in protest of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to have state troopers inspect northbound commercial vehicles — historically a job done by the federal government.
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Update (4/11) – El Paso police say two drivers ran from the scene of a fatal multi-vehicle crash. Their identities remain unknown. Investigators say the first crash happened at 5:49 a.m. on I-10 east at Hawkins when the driver of a Corvette lost control and crashed into the center median. The Corvette came to a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spoke at the Border Sheriff’s Coalition Spring Meeting in El Paso Monday. Gov. Abbott discussed the state’s border security efforts.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Fewer than two of every 10 eligible Mexican voters bothered to cast ballots Sunday on whether their popular president should end his six-year term barely midway through or continue to the end, according to the National Electoral Institute’s initial statistical estimate. Participation in the referendum was estimated to be between 17%
Continue Reading As of April 4th, 2022, those who are not affiliated with Fort Bliss will be able to obtain a 12 month recreational pass. The pass grants the general public access to various family friendly activities on Ft. Bliss. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the military restricted access to the military post. The pass allows limited
Continue Reading CD. JUAREZ, Chihuahua – This weekend, a recall election will be held to decide Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s fate. This type of recall election is not common. This will be the first time an election like this will take place in Mexico. Usually, Mexican presidents remain in power for six years; in this case,
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EL PASO, Texas – As many as 53 migrants were taken into custody in a series of stash house busts in a busy 24-hour period. The following busts were reported by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on April 6: Stash house near Fred Wilson, 15 migrants; From Mexico and HondurasStash house near Piedras and Texas
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