Criminal groups ‘sowing mayhem’ in Juárez test new administration
CIUDAD JUÁREZ – On a recent day in January, six buses, five cars and a convenience store burned in broad daylight. An old booth that served as a…
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Working conditions for Border Patrol getting more attention
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A strained Border Patrol is getting increased attention from the Biden administration. Tense meetings…
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Tip leads to discovery of 132 migrants crammed in tractor-trailer in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A tip leads to the discovery of 132 migrants crammed inside a commercial trailer Monday in far east El Paso. The suspected…
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Three girls face arson charges after fire at elementary school
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Fire Department officials say three girls have now been charged with arson after a fire at Pebble Hills Elementary. Four…
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Baby hit with electrical cord; Vinton man arrested
EL PASO, Texas – Arturo Hernandez of Vinton was arrested and charged with injury to a child by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were…
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Hunt School of Nursing receives $30,000 Scholarship Endowment
EL PASO, Texas – The owners of Supreme Laundry and Cleaners, Howard and Mona Goldberg say the gift to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Migrant children in their own words
EL PASO, Texas – According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are as many as 9,643 migrant children in HHS custody. They are…
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Culberson County Sheriff frustrated by increasing number of migrant bodies in desert
CULBERSON COUNTY, Texas – Culberson County Sheriff Oscar Carrillo told ABC-7 that he is alarmed by the number of bodies that have been turning up in…
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FBI El Paso Warns of Kidnapping, Virtual Kidnapping
EL PASO, Texas — The FBI of El Paso warns the public of an increase in kidnapping and virtual kidnapping extortion. According to the FBI El Paso…
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Linda Rivas leaves Las Americas after impactful tenure
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center Executive Director Linda Rivas will leave her post after seven years, the El Paso nonprofit announced…
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ABC-7 Sunday Xtra: Rising Crime in Juarez
EL PASO, Texas-The bodies of four women found in Juarez inside plastic bags raises concerns about a possible uptick in violence against women in…
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Texas sues Biden administration to halt program that reunites Central American children with parents in U.S.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and seven other attorneys general filed a lawsuit Friday asking a federal judge to halt a Biden administration…
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Hold the bologna: hidden shipments stopped at 2 El Paso ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas — Two separate seizures of pork bologna at two El Paso ports of entry netted 243 pounds of processed meat. The unrelated discoveries…
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott discusses border security
WESLACO, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott (R) delivered remarks at a border security briefing with attorneys general from across the country. The…
Continue Reading DHS Secretary, US Border Patrol Chief meeting with El Paso County Judge Thursday
EL PASO, Texas – Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz will make a stop in El Paso…
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CBP: Southwest border land encounters up 2% in December ’21
WASHINGTON — The number of encounters at the southwest land border increased by 2% in Dec. 2021 compared to Nov. 2021. There were 178,840 total…
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Man, woman arrested in dismemberment deaths of El Paso couple in Juarez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Chihuahuan state officials say they’ve arrested two people in connection to the deaths of two women whose bodies were…
Continue Reading FBI says it’s conducting a ‘court-authorized’ search of Rep. Henry Cuellar’s Texas home
By Daniella Diaz and Evan Perez, CNN The Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a statement Wednesday evening that it is doing a…
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12 detained by Border Patrol Agents in suspected smuggling attempt, 2 remain at large
EL PASO, Texas — On Thursday, January 13, 2022, at 7:00 a.m. Border Patrol Agents report seeing two vehicles they suspected of carrying undocumented…
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Rio Vista Farm receives grant to develop first ever Bracero Museum in Socorro, Texas
SOCORRO, Texas – The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a $750,000 grant from their Humanities in Place Program to support a Bracero Museum and…
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105 Mexican immigration agents linked to corruption
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s immigration agency says 105 of its agents have been reported to the internal affairs division for allegedly…
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Juarez police take 159 teenagers and 34 adults into custody after busting large party
JUAREZ, Mexico – Juarez police officers took 159 underage teenagers and 34 adults into custody on Saturday after breaking up a large party, according…
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Mexico asks USMCA dispute resolution panel on auto content
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government has requested a dispute resolution panel under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, because it…
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Beto O’Rourke’s blunt support of marijuana legalization gives advocates hope for policy change
At a crowded rally in downtown Austin, Beto O’Rourke ticked off his usual laundry list of campaign promises: stabilizing the power grid, rolling…
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3-year-old boy gunned down in Juárez home; fleeing couple arrested in slaying
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A three-year-old boy and his stepfather were shot and killed Thursday night in their Juárez home. The boy’s mother was also…
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Migrant smuggling plane crashes near Presidio; injured passengers brought to El Paso hospitals
PRESIDIO COUNTY, Texas — Several people were injured when a small plane being used to smuggle migrants crashed north of the Presidio International…
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Biden administration asks Supreme Court to let it end Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ immigration policy
By Priscilla Alvarez and Dan Berman, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court for permission to end the Trump-era…
Continue Reading More cracks found in Mexico City subway line that collapsed
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials in Mexico say inspectors have found 21 more cracks in welds or steel structural pieces on a Mexico City elevated…
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Mexico approves use of Cuba’s Abdala coronavirus vaccine
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s health safety council has approved the use of Cuba’s three-dose Abdala coronavirus vaccine. The council…
Continue Reading US has reunited 100 children taken from parents under Trump
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Biden administration effort to reunite children and parents who were separated under President…
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