Former Juarez mayor Héctor ‘Teto’ Murguía dead at 70
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Former Juarez mayor Héctor “Teto” Murguía Lardizabal is dead. ABC-7’s news partners in Juarez, Canal 44, reported that…
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El Paso County Launches ‘Sneakers for Asylum Seekers’ Event in honor of MLK Day of Service
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County encourages residents to donate new or gently worn athletic shoes to support asylum seekers. They will be…
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NYC sues 17 charter bus companies for $700 million over transporting asylum seekers to the city from Texas
NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC By Alisha Ebrahimji and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A migrant surge continues to overwhelm authorities at the…
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A new immigration policy that avoids a dangerous journey is working. But border crossings continue
By GISELA SALOMON and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (AP) — Five years ago, Alexis Llanos and his family fled Venezuela for…
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City of El Paso to stop operations at migrant shelter as Border Patrol sees ‘significant drop’ in encounters
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 confirmed with El Paso City officials, the emergency shelter at the former Morehead Middle School will end operations…
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City of Juárez helping migrants return to countries of origin, find work
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Juárez’s Human Rights Department, through the Migrant Assistance Office, assisted 107 people in December. 48…
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U.S. Justice Department sues Texas to halt new state law targeting illegal immigration
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Jan. 3, 2024 “U.S. Justice Department sues Texas to halt new state law targeting illegal immigration” was…
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Border Patrol confirm the arrest of “El Pitufo” as a result of the “Se Busca Información” tip line
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol have confirmed the arrest of “EP1,” a 39-year-old Mexican national known with an alias of “El Pitufo,”…
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U.S. Border Patrol: Fewer migrant encounters in El Paso in fiscal year 2024
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol agents in the El Paso Sector were the busiest in the country in fiscal year 2023. In that fiscal year,…
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Migrants looking for work as app allows asylum-seekers to apply for employment authorization
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The CBP One App allows migrants to apply for an employment authorization document, but they must fall under two specific…
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Trump’s vows to deport millions are undercut by his White House record and one family’s story
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Noelia Sanchez was born in the rolling farmlands of southwest Missouri, where her Mexican parents worked as…
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Speaker Johnson demands hard-line policies during a border visit as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson led about 60 fellow Republicans in…
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El Paso City Council to address ongoing migrant crisis: emergency ordinance in focus
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Today, El Paso City Council will meet. Agenda item 26 and 27 includes a focus on the approval of the emergency ordinance…
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Biden administration asks Supreme Court to let Border Patrol remove razor wire on US-Mexico border
Originally Published: 02 JAN 24 15:35 ET Updated: 02 JAN 24 16:57 ET By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has asked the…
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Mexico’s National Institute of Migration recorded nearly 41 million legal entries in 2023
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Monday, the National Institute of Migration in Mexico published a statement saying they recorded more than 40.8…
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Congress faces crisis at home and abroad as 2024 deepens partisan division
Originally Published: 02 JAN 24 07:00 ET By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — The new year will bring new challenges for lawmakers, who…
Continue Reading Texas is sending asylum seekers to major cities by bus with little notice. These mayors want to pump the brakes
(CNN) — Frustrated by “rogue buses” from Texas dropping off migrants by the thousands, the mayors of New York, Chicago and…
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City of Juárez still receiving migrants at local shelters amid new surge
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — More migrants have been arriving at the border recently, some saying they are still traveling on top of trains overnight.…
Continue Reading Justice Department says new Texas immigration law violates Constitution
Originally Published: 28 DEC 23 17:02 ET Updated: 28 DEC 23 17:56 ET By Priscilla Alvarez and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — A new law…
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El Pasoans’ concerns grow alongside rising number of pending immigration cases across the US
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Over three million migrants are waiting on their immigration court hearings, according to Syracuse University’s…
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Texas has arrested migrants on trespassing charges, according to new report
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to a new report by the Associated Press, thousands of migrants have been arrested for trespassing since 2021. The…
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Mexico’s president discloses agreements reached with U.S. government on immigration
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — In a Thursday morning news conference, Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador explained some of the agreements…
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Groups of migrants seen outside of Juárez traveling on foot to the border
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Migrants continue to travel on foot just south of Ciudad Juárez, moving towards the U.S.-Mexico border. More migrants…
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Democratic mayors renew pleas for federal help and coordination with Texas over migrant crisis
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The mayors of Chicago, New York City and Denver renewed pleas Wednesday for more federal help and…
Continue Reading Blinken and Mayorkas to press Mexican counterparts to drive down border crossings as Biden faces increasing pressure
CNN, POOL, KABB, WOAI, CEPROPIE By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Senior US officials arrived in Mexico Wednesday to seek more help from their…
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Coronado High School student to give a benefit concert for migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Seventeen-year-old Julián Kalel Almanzán is a Junior at Coronado High School who plays the guitar. He is putting on a…
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Migrant caravan walking toward the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A source with a group of non-governmental organizations, or NGO’s, shared a video with ABC-7 of migrants walking along a…
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Opportunity Center for the Homeless celebrated Christmas with migrant children
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Opportunity Center for the Homeless hosted a small Christmas celebration with migrant kids, giving away toys and lunch…
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Borderland residents facing long wait times to cross into El Paso
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The holiday season is bringing longer wait times than usual for borderland residents crossing to Juárez or El Paso every…
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“Light Up the Night” remembers those who died facing homelessness this year
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Dec. 21, the Opportunity Center for the Homeless, Centro San Vicente Family Clinic, and Emmanuel’s United Methodist…
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