Juárez teenager arrested for damaging city surveillance camera
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juárez Police Department (SSPM) officers arrested a teenager for his alleged responsibility in damaging city property.…
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El Paso Central Business Association hosts luncheon with Mayor Oscar Leeser
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Central Business Association (CBA) will host its October Luncheon, featuring El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser, today.…
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32 people found living inside El Paso stash house
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens announced the discovery of an El Paso stash house today. On October 24, 2024, agents…
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Latino Voters Balance Stereotypes, Their Pocketbooks and Immigrants’ Vital Role
Latino immigrants provide crucial labor but face a backlash in the U.S. Heartland; those who are citizens may decide the election in Wisconsin.…
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Chihuahua state authorities identify Tren de Aragua’s activity South of the border
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Monday, the Chihuahua Public Safety Secretary, Gilberto Loya confirmed the ties ‘TDA’ has with other organized crime…
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Migrants in Juarez taken to the hospital after getting food poisoning
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Monday, a group of 32 migrants had to be taken to several local hospitals in Juárez after an incident of food…
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Chihuahua state prison in Juárez decreases inmate population
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Centro de Reinserción Social No. 3, or CERESO 3 in Juárez, has recently been operating at overpopulation. The…
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Governor Abbott demands Harris declare Tren de Aragua a foreign terrorist organization
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott is demanding that Vice President Kamala Harris declare Tren de Aragua a foreign terrorist…
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If it survives in court, Texas’ immigration law could upend immigration enforcement nationwide
By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Oct. 24, 2024 “If it survives in court, Texas’ immigration law could upend immigration enforcement…
Continue Reading U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector closes FY2024 with decrease in migrant encounters
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics yesterday for Fiscal Year 2024, including September…
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CBP migrant encounters drop in September
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fewer migrants are attempting to cross into the U.S. through the southern border. That’s according to new data from Customs…
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Mexico’s National Guard seizes dozens of firearms after weekend standoff
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Mexican National Guard was involved in a shootout with armed civilians just South of Ciudad Juárez on Sunday. The…
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‘I am not responsible’: Ex-Chihuahua immigration head says he’s ‘scapegoat’ in deadly Juárez fire
by La Verdad Juarez October 21, 2024 Composite image shows headshot of Salvador G.G., the former head of the Chihuahua office of Mexico’s National…
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Border Patrol agents rescue 20 migrants from stash house
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Border Patrol agents rescued 20 migrants from a stash house, this according to El Paso Border Patrol…
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Mexican cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada makes court appearance in his US drug trafficking case
NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel who is facing drug trafficking charges in a U.S. court appeared for the first time…
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Migrants illegally enter El Paso using storm drains
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Border Patrol Sector Chief Anthony “Scott” Good announced the apprehension of 21 migrants found entering the U.S.…
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Business leaders discuss possible impacts on the border ahead November’s Presidential election
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Borderland business leaders discussed on Thursday some of the impacts maquiladora business and industry along the border…
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37 migrants found inside El Paso stash house
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents in El Paso arrested 37 undocumented migrants found inside a stash house last week. El Paso Sector Chief…
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Alleged extortion on commercial imports and exports in Juarez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican media outlet Reforma is reporting some businesses, industries, and customs agencies are being extorted by…
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Tren de Aragua gang member wanted for homicide in Texas arrested in Sunland Park
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — HSI El Paso arrested a Tren de Aragua gang member in Sunland Park on October 11, 2024. “The Venezuelan national…
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Man arrested after allegedly setting a playground on fire in Ciudad Juárez
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One man was arrested after allegedly setting a playground on fire at a park in Ciudad Juárez on Sunday, October 13th.…
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Mexican Judicial Power officials protest at Borderland ports of entry
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Dozens of workers and officials with Mexico’s Judicial Power (PJF) protested at the Bridge of the Americas on the Mexican…
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Mexican president acknowledges army killings of 3 civilians in a violent border city
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s new president acknowledged Tuesday that three civilians including a child died in two shootouts…
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Lower Valley residents concerned about commercial traffic at the Ysleta-Zaragoza bridge
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 viewers have voiced concerns over the semi-truck traffic at some of El Paso’s Lower Valley residential areas.…
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Borderland economists discuss financial impacts of removing commercial traffic from BOTA
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — ABC-7 has reported this week on the several impacts removing commercial traffic could bring to the El Paso area,…
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Borderland industry leaders speak on traffic impacts of removing semi-trucks from BOTA
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — ABC-7 has reported the proposed alternatives for modernizing the Bridge of the Americas, including removing…
Continue Reading Migrant sentenced to one year in prison for assaulting a federal officer
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico is working through multiple cases involving migrants arrested near the…
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El Paso City Council discusses possible traffic issues at ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Before El Paso City Council voted unanimously to send a letter of support to the U.S. General Services Administration’s…
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El Paso City Council discusses supporting removing commercial traffic at BOTA
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City representatives and El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser voted unanimously to send a letter of support for alternative 4…
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