City of Juárez seeing an increase in migrants this week; more arriving on trains
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — This week, big groups of migrants were seen arriving into Juárez on trains. Some of them are staying at local city…
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Bridge of the Americas reopen after Ferromex worker gathering blocked passage for several hours
Update: ABC-7 crews watched Wednesday afternoon as the bridge reopened. El PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ferromex workers blocking northbound lanes on the…
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In Mexico, Yellen announces economics sanctions as the US aims to crack down on fentanyl trafficking
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced economic sanctions against 15 people and two…
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“La Linea” cartel member is arrested on eight criminal warrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 31-year-old, Pablo Clark Guillen was located arrested on eight criminal warrants by Texas Department of Public Safety along…
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U.S. Border Patrol in El Paso sector saw an increase in migrant numbers in fiscal year 2023
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol agents in the El Paso sector were the busiest in fiscal year 2023. Among apprehensions, rescues, deaths,…
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‘Sanctuary City’ billboards seen in El Paso; some say they give migrants false hope
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Some El Paso residents have noticed two ‘Sanctuary City’ billboards erected near Downtown El Paso. The billboards simply read…
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Texas ordered to remove a series of buoys along US-Mexico border
Texas (KVIA) — A lower court’s ruling ordering the state of Texas to remove a series of buoys along the U.S. – Mexico border was upheld by a federal…
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appeals decision, allowing federal government to cut C-wire on the border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After U.S. federal judge Alia Moses denied Texas’ request to stop federal government officials from cutting concertina wire…
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Mexico’s President asks Mexican Senate to allow U.S. military to enter the country for training purposes
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has asked the Republic’s Senate for their approval and authorization to…
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Paso Del Norte Bridge to open Express Line this Friday for border crossers
UPDATE: As of Friday, December 1, the confined express lanes at the Paso Del Norte Bridge are now open. JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Chihuahua state…
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Sewer Smuggling: A close look at an El Paso storm drain used for migrant crossings
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has previously reported sightings of migrants emerging from manholes throughout the Borderland, but we now got a…
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City of Juarez preparing a warming center ahead of cold temperatures
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Juarez Civil Protection Department announced the opening of a new shelter a month ago, due to the start of cold…
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Report: Increase in DPS pursuits under Operation Lone Star led to higher rates of death and injury
Vehicle pursuits under Operation Lone Star have a higher rate of death than most high-speed pursuits, according to researchers at Human Rights…
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US closes border crossing to vehicles and limits traffic at another in response to illegal entries
PHOENIX (AP) — A Texas border crossing was closed to vehicles Monday, and traffic at an Arizona crossing was limited to shift more resources to…
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City of Socorro becomes third in El Paso County to establish Foreign Trade Zone
SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of Socorro has established a new Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), becoming the 35th FTZ in Texas and the 3rd in El Paso…
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Rise in falsified migratory permits in Juarez, reports say
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — According to El Diario de Juárez, members of the National Guard have been alerting National Institute Migration agents…
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Caravan in Juárez raises awareness about women who have suffered violence
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Nov. 25 is International Eradication of Violence Against Women’s Day. Dozens of women in Juárez gathered Friday in…
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Borderland economy impacted by holiday weekend sales and cross-border crossings
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Borderland’s economy has a different impact this holiday season with sales and the change in currencies between the…
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Mexico rights agency says soldiers fired ‘without reason’ in border city in 2022, killing a man
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s governmental human rights agency says soldiers opened fire “without reason” a year ago in the violent border city…
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Mexico to bring back passenger train routes, with one arriving in Juárez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexico’s Secretary of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transportation (SICT), along with Mexico’s President Andrés…
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ABC-7 Xtra: SB-4 Ramifications for the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Three Texas judges have sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to intervene if Texas’ SB-4 bill becomes law. The…
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Border Bridge Rage: Wait time frustrate drivers
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the holidays near, wait times at the international bridges between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez lengthen. On a typical…
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Border Patrol seeks community help as smugglers damage rental properties
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol agents in El Paso want the community to report stash houses as smugglers damage rental properties.…
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Woman falls off border wall into Lower Valley canal
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A woman fell from the border wall and into a canal Monday morning. El Paso Fire Department crews helped the severely injured…
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Mexican presidential candidate Xóchilt Gálvez visiting Juárez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Xóchilt Gálvez, Mexican candidate for the ‘Frente Amplio por México’ party will start her pre-campaign activities…
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Christian conservatives flock to former telenovela star in Mexico’s presidential race
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The morning after Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalized abortion, right-wing…
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Beating the Holiday traffic at El Paso ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ahead of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection are encouraging…
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Juarez journalists gather to remember colleague killed in violent attack
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Ismael Villagómez, a Juarez photojournalist for El Heraldo de Juárez, died early Thursday morning. He was shot and…
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Acapulco races to restart its tourism engine after Hurricane Otis devastates its hotels, restaurants
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Three weeks after Hurricane Otis smacked Acapulco, businesses of all types and sizes hum…
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Sunland Park Fire Chief ‘assuming’ passage of SB-4 will result in more migrant encounters
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — In the Southern Doña Ana County city of Sunland Park, attempts to breach the border are a daily occurrence.…
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