Puente News Collaborative | By Steve Fisher Published November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM MST LA CIÉNEGA, Mexico – Barreling down the highway at 100 mph, a convoy of state police vehicles blew through speed bumps as it entered a small town in the Sonoran desert. Blasting over them was hell, but Alejandro Sánchez knew that slowing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Homeland Security just released preliminary data for October, which marked the start of Fiscal Year 2026, reporting record-low encounters, sustained control across all sectors, and the sixth consecutive month of zero releases by the U.S. Border Patrol. Final figures for October 2025 have not been published yet,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Tuesday, ICE arrested four migrants who were working at an East El Paso bakery. Officers arrested three women and a man at La Laguna Bakery, located at 824 North Zaragoza Road after an immigration inspection. An ICE spokesperson says that one of the business owners was also arrested for
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November 5, 2025, 7:39 AM MEXICO CITY — What should have been a five-minute time-saving walk from Mexico’s National Palace to the Education Ministry for President Claudia Sheinbaum has become a stomach-churning viral moment after a video captured a drunk man groping the president. The brief clip has given the daily harassment and assaults that women suffer in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection will launch a new biometrics data gathering system on December 26, which will require CBP officers to photograph and fingerprint all non-citizens and permanent residents arriving or leaving the country; seasonal workers and children will also be included. According to the Department of Homeland Security
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Today, family members and friends of some victims who died in a fiery crash in Juárez laid flowers and candles in memory of those lost. The accident occurred at the intersection of ‘Avenida Tecnológico’ and ‘Calle Centeno’ in the ‘Aeropuerto’ neighborhood, where five bodies were recovered. The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — ‘San Columbanos’ church and migrant advocacy group in Juárez recently opened a new medical clinic aimed at helping migrants settling south of the border. Dr. Leticia Chavarría, the clinic’s coordinator, explains they handle cases ranging from someone hit by a car to someone who was assaulted after leaving their home country.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced they have implemented 34 presidential tariff actions directed by the Trump Administration. Through trade enforcement and revenue collection authorities, in September 2025 alone, CBP processed $294 billion in imports and identified $32 billion in duties owed. From the start of the administration through the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. government will be implementing a $5,000 fine for anyone who crosses the border illegal. The U.S. Consulate in Juarez released a statement from U.S. immigration officials today. Officials say the fine applies to any foreign national aged 14 and older who enters the country outside of the proper
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — DHS announced that officials have removed more than 527,000 migrants since President Donald Trump retook office in January. DHS officials say that there are still more than two million migrants illegally in the country. In addition to the more than 527,000 migrants who have been deported, another 1.6 million have
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection released its operational statistics for last month, closing Fiscal Year 2025, stating it was a historic one characterized by restored control, empowered agents, and record-low crossings. “The numbers tell the story – enforcement works,” said CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott. “We are delivering the most
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A community altar constructed by textile artist Genevieve Guadalupe stands in the art gallery of the nonprofit Tohono Chul botanical gardens in Tucson, Arizona, on Oct. 11, 2025. The altar holds cards where visitors write the names of departed loved ones and leave messages. Photo by Anita Snow/Puente News Collaborative A Tucson couple keeps borderlands
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Maquiladoras and industries south of the border say they continue to feel the impact of the economic trade war and tariffs, which are affecting their operations and leading to the continuous loss of jobs. According to Marcelo Vázquez, Chihuahua delegate of the Mexican Association of Importers and Exporters, the maquiladora industry
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The City of Juárez’s Animal Care and Welfare Department (DABA) recently rescued 528 animals in five different operations, marking hundreds of cases they have worked on this year. The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office has assisted them in dozens of cases as well. After five operations carried out last Tuesday in different areas of the city,
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In Juárez, Border Militarization Poses Unique Challenges for Harm Reduction By Jason Buch Editor’s Note: This story is a collaboration between Puente News Collaborative and the Texas Observer. CIUDAD JUAREZ – As the healthcare workers approach the small collection of makeshift shelters along the train tracks that cut through the northern Mexico industrial hub of
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SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — Almost 120 New Mexico National Guardsmen from the 126th Military Police Company left for a one-year federal active duty deployment to the southern border. While at the border, the national guardsmen will be helping CBP, becoming part of Joint Task Force-Southern Border. The guardsmen’s participation is part of a routine,
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“This isn’t about being Republican or Democratic. This is justice.” BY ANITA SNOW, ANGELA KOCHERGA, ALYDA MUELA AND DIANNE SOLIS Catholic parishioners rushed to deliver food boxes to migrants too terrified to leave their homes in the California city of Coachella after federal immigration agents swept through Hispanic neighborhoods during the summer. Just south of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — City-owned ports of entry, such as Ysleta-Zaragoza, Stanton, and the Paso Del Norte bridges, continue to undergo improvements and planning for future expansions. ABC-7 reported on Tuesday that the El Paso City Council approved a $5 million investment for a feasibility study at the Zaragoza Bridge to expand commercial traffic
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Law enforcement officers in Chihuahua arrested a man wanted in the U.S. for illegal possession of guns. Officers carried out an operation to arrest Leonardo Daniel N., 32, on Paseo de la Victoria Avenue in Juarez on Wednesday. Courtesy: SSPE Officials with the state say a combination of intelligence and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Senate Bill 8, which aims to require local law enforcement officers to assist and collaborate with ICE and other federal agencies in enforcing immigration law, will take effect on January 1, 2026. If ICE declines a request, sheriff’s officers statewide must reapply at least once a year until an
Continue Reading WCVB, X, @DHSGOV, CNN, X/@DHSGov By Andy Rose, Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — Any mother adores getting phone calls from her children. For Josiele Berto, they are now a lifeline and the only way to know where her 13-year-old son is and what he’s facing alone. “I only talk to him – never to any
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso City Council approved today the allocation of $5 million from the Texas Economic Development (TED) Fund to conduct feasibility studies at the Ysleta-Zaragoza Port of Entry, aiming to “expand and modernize one of the region’s busiest international crossings.” According to the City’s International Bridges Department director, Roberto
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced last Friday the passage of the International Bridge and Port of Entry Modernization Act, which will speed up the presidential permitting process for all international bridges and land ports of entry, according to a news release. Ports of entry and international bridges
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — DHS and CBP announced ten new construction contracts totaling $4.5 billion to add hundreds of miles of Smart Wall along the border. Three of the contracts are for the El Paso Sector. BCCG was awarded two of the El Paso area contracts. One contract, totaling $155,106,328, is to replace seven
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Manuel Perez, Jr., the former CBP officer charged for his involvement in a human smuggling conspiracy, has pleaded guilty to multiple crimes. On Thursday, Perez pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Bring in Aliens to the United States for Financial Gain, Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ICE arrested Ricardo Velazquez-Camacho in El Paso on Wednesday. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials say that Velazquez-Camacho is an undocumented migrant from Mexico who is accused of deadly conduct in El Paso. Ricardo Velazquez-Camacho (Courtesy: DHS) The DHS officials did not provide any context or details for the
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A new round of sweeping tariffs was announced by President Trump last week, aimed at enforcing “National Security purposes,” something borderland business and industry leaders say will not only raise prices, but also economic uncertainty as well. ABC-7 spoke with the national vice president of the Mexican Cargo Transportation Chamber (CANACAR),
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Venezuelan national and suspected Tren de Aragua gang member Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, 23, pleaded guilty to illegally possessing guns and conspiracy to destroy evidence. Court documents state that Ortega-Lopez illegally entered the country on December 15, 2023. He was then released pending removal proceedings. HSI then received an anonymous
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The City of Juárez has been encouraging all local residents with Chihuahua license plates to obtain the ecological or eco-friendly sticker since the summer to avoid fines or traffic tickets, which serves as a registration sticker. Through its Ecology Department, the city has been placing these ecological stickers for decades, but
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VATICAN CITY (KVIA) — El Paso’s Bishop Mark Seitz and Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Celino met with Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City recently. According to an Instagram post on the El Paso Diocese’s official account, Seitz and Celino were part of a small delegation of immigration advocates who met with the pope for 15 minutes.
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