Body of teen boy swept away in Juarez floods has been found by search and rescue teams
UPDATE: The Juarez Civil Patrol says the body of Rafael Antonio RodrÃguez Ibarra was found by search and rescue team Sunday at 8:30 a.m. The…
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Mexico’s President pauses relations with embassies of the U.S. and Canada
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIa) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said during a news conference he will “pause” the relations Mexico has…
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U.S. and Mexican authorities hunting down ten wanted criminals
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. and Mexican authorities announced during a news conference today the arrest of multiple wanted criminals due to…
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Congressman Tony Gonzales talks border security in San Elizario
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — Congressman Tony Gonzales is discussing border security efforts with law enforcement officials in San Elizario today.…
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DHS approves $380 million for communities supporting migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just announced that, through FEMA and CBP, $380 million will be allocated to…
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Juárez remembers Juan Gabriel on the eighth anniversary of his death
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Today marks eight years since El Divo de Juárez died. Juan Gabriel died on August 28, 2016, in Santa Monica California;…
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Inside ICE’s El Paso Processing Center; currently holding over 700 detainees
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Processing Center (EPC) is part of the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs…
Continue Reading Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens
Originally Published: 26 AUG 24 21:31 ET By Associated Press (CNN) — A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that…
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Juan Gabriel’s museum: ABC-7 takes tour inside new Juárez tourist attraction
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juan Gabriel’s museum at his former home started receiving visitors over the weekend. As part of the pre-opening, with…
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El Paso man arrested in Juarez for driving under influence previously punched officer, officials say
UPDATE: ABC-7 has been made aware that the incident in which “Edgar T.” punched an officer and the incident in which he ran a stop sign are two…
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Juárez JuangabrielÃsimo kicks off with massive celebrations
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Ciudad Juárez and the Borderland are ready to start the celebrations in honor of the eighth anniversary of Juan…
Continue Reading Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
Associated Press Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants…
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New ice bag technique helping save lives in Sunland Park, fire chief says
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Sunland Park Fire Chief Daniel Medrano is crediting a new technique with helping save additional lives in the…
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Southern California CBP officers seize $5 million in meth concealed in watermelon shipment
OTAY MESA, California (KVIA) — CBP officers stationed at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility seized $5 million worth of meth concealed within…
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Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for turning over another drug lord to US
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the United States in July just got…
Continue Reading US government indicts Guatemalan national on smuggling-related charges over 2022 deaths of 53 migrants in trailer
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — US government indicts Guatemalan national on smuggling-related charges over 2022 deaths of 53 migrants in…
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El Paso mom in NYC for National Fentanyl Awareness Day as she pays tribute to son who died of drug overdose
EL PASO (KVIA) – Wednesday, August 21st is National Fentanyl Prevention Awareness Day. Jennipher Talamantes spent the day in New York City while…
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Binational leaders met to discuss border trade and immigration
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Representative for New Mexico’s 2nd District Gabe Vasquez hosted a binational meeting along with Juárez…
Continue Reading Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia who are seeking refuge in…
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Juarez woman sentenced to 20 years for recruiting for Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 43-year-old Juarez woman was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for recruiting for a Mexican drug trafficking…
Continue Reading Mexican bus drivers caught allegedly smuggling 92,900 rounds of ammo in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Law enforcement officers in El Paso arrested two Mexican bus drivers Saturday for the alleged smuggling of ammunition. Court…
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One person suffers minor injuries after being rescued from a canal
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Officials with the El Paso Fire Department confirmed one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries following a…
Continue Reading 1 migrant killed and 8 wounded in a shooting in Mexico south of the Arizona border
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials in Mexico say that one migrant was killed and eight were wounded when unidentified assailants in northern Mexico…
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U.S. prosecutors seeks to move “El Mayo” case to a federal court in New York
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada’s case could be moved to Brooklyn after U.S. prosecutors presented a formal…
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“Xtra Depth”: Mother grieves for son lost to fentanyl, while she & DEA continue fight to prevent drug deaths
EL PASO (KVIA) — Fentanyl is a drug that’s killing people in the El Paso and Las Cruces area at alarming rates. As officers continue to crack down…
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Mexican authorities arrest a policeman in the border state of Sonora in the killing of American man
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico’s border state of Sonora have arrested a local police officer in the killing of an American man in…
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Migrants in Juarez play second edition of Copa América Migrante
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Dozens of migrants and staff at both the Kiki Romero and Leona Vicario migrant shelters gathered at the Estadio 20 de…
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Texas National Guard soldiers reinforce razor wire barrier
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas National Guard soldiers just reinforced the razor wire barrier along the border, according to Governor Greg Abbott.…
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Federal authorities keep finding migrant stash houses in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Border Patrol, and Immigration Customs Enforcement agents, among others, continue to…
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