Rep. Gabe Vasquez to announce immigration bills at Santa Teresa Port of Entry
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico District 2 Representative Gabe Vasquez (D) will be announcing a package of bills related to immigration…
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Juarez University students back home from Acapulco after Hurricane Otis
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A group of students from the Juarez University (UACJ) traveled to Acapulco where Hurricane Otis hit the coast last week.…
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Watch: Border Patrol talking about initiative to address criminal organizations
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Authorities from the United States and Mexico met on Friday to continue an initiative they have been working on together…
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ABC-7 Xtra: One-on-one with the acting DHS deputy secretary
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The acting deputy for Homeland Security, Kristie Canegallo, visited El Paso last week and gave ABC-7 an exclusive…
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Police in Texas could arrest migrants under a bill that is moving closer to approval by the governor
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is closer to giving police broad new authority to arrest migrants and order them to…
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Mayor addresses federal plan for migrant families in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser issued a statement Wednesday addressing his partnership with the federal government regarding the…
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Texas sues to stop Border Patrol agents from cutting state’s razor wire at the border
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Oct. 24, 2023 “Texas sues to stop Border Patrol agents from cutting state’s razor wire at the border” was…
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Halloween decoration at Juarez convenience store having split reactions
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A week before a popular holiday, many are already putting out their Halloween decorations. Employees at an ‘Oxxo’ store…
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Texas Attorney General sues DHS over cutting of state’s concertina wire placed along the border
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Biden Administration’s Department of Homeland Security, according to the AG’s…
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Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security visits El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Over the weekend, Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristie Canegallo, paid a visit to El Paso to tour the…
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Second repatriation flight sent to Venezuela from the U.S.
WASHINGTON (KVIA) — Tuesday, the U.S. announced a second charter flight to Venezuela to deport undocumented migrants from the country, according to…
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A long road to justice: Twin brothers remain in Florida a year after shooting at migrants in Sierra Blanca, Texas
EL PASO, TEXAS — Two men are accused of shooting at a group of migrants who had stopped to get a drink of water, killing one and wounding…
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Migrants continue to arrive to Mexico’s northern and southern border, Mexico’s President said
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Migrant numbers on the border continue to go down, according to Juarez authorities. Juarez continues to see a decrease in…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Looking into Borderland pursuit policies
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The increase in migrant activity led to Texas Governor Greg Abbott initiating Operation Lone Star, which prompted more…
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Mexican Institute of Migration confirms migrant numbers in Juarez have dropped
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The commissioner of the National Institute of Migration, Francisco Garduño, visited Chihuahua’s capital city on…
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US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela with more than 100 migrants on board
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MAIQUETIA, Venezuela (AP) — Deportation flights of Venezuelans from the U.S. resumed…
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Guatemalan woman dies in Santa Teresa desert
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — CBP officials are announcing the death of a Guatemalan woman found unconscious in the Santa Teresa desert this…
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Shorter wait times at commercial ports of entry expediting exports, imports
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — After a month of long lines and wait times at Borderland commercial ports of entry, cargo transportation is seeing a…
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ICE deports Mexican man accused of murdering nine Americans in 2019
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ICE deported a Mexican national arrested in New Mexico for the 2019 killing of nine American citizens in Sonora. ICE turned…
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Texas National Guard puts up more concertina wire on the border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas National Guard working in the El Paso sector has reinforced the area close to the state line with New Mexico with…
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City of El Paso’s Community Readiness Center sees a decrease in asylum seekers staying at shelter
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The city of El Paso has seen a decrease in migrant numbers lately. This comes after weeks of a continuous migrant influx on…
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Only on ABC-7: Inside a migrant pursuit in West El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott began cracking down on migrant crossings, illegal or otherwise, by initiating Operation Lone…
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Settlement over Trump family separations at the border limits future separations for 8 years
By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The federal government would be barred from immigration policies that…
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Mexican senators visit Juarez to talk about migrant crisis on the border
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A group of four Mexican senators visited the Borderland on Friday to follow up with the fire that killed 40 migrants in a…
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Mexican military helicopter crashes in the country’s north killing 3 crew members
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Defense officials say an armed forces helicopter has crashed in the northern Mexico state of Durango, killing three military…
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Two migrants charged with assaulting National Guard soldier in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas DPS officials say that two Venezuelan migrants are facing assault charges after they rushed at and pushed a National…
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Migrants flounder in Colombian migration point without the money to go on
By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press NECOCLI, Colombia (AP) — In Necocli, Colombia, the local economy has shifted, revolving around the migrants who…
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New York governor backs suspension of ‘right to shelter’ as migrant influx strains city
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is supporting the city’s effort to suspend a unique legal…
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2 Guatemalan migrants were shot dead in Mexico near US border. Soldiers believed to be involved
ByThe Associated Press October 10, 2023, 9:47 PM MEXICO CITY — Two Guatemalan migrants were killed and three others — along with a Honduran…
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Commercial crossings at Borderland points of entry anticipating delays
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Three weeks ago, border officials shut down cargo entries into the U.S. at the Bridge of the Americas. Those cargo…
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