High-speed DPS pursuit ends in crash, small fire near Ysleta Port of Entry
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A high-speed DPS pursuit ended in a crash and small fire near the Ysleta Port of Entry Monday morning. DPS officials said…
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6-year-old girl’s 911 call leads to human smuggling stash house bust
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sunland Park Police discovered five migrants and four children living in a stash house. According to Anthony “Scott” Good,…
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Migrants in Juarez try to cross into U.S. amid rumors of open border
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Another false rumor caused hundreds of migrants to gather at the Puente Negro in Juarez, intending into cross to the U.S.…
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Hot temperatures bearing down on Juarez street vendors
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With hot temperatures still hitting the Borderland, Juarez residents who have to be outside for work continue to struggle…
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Texas deploys floating barrier in Rio Grande River to deter migrant crossings at US-Mexico border
Originally Published: 07 JUL 23 23:17 ET Updated: 03 AUG 23 14:15 ET By Rosa Flores and Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — The state of Texas on Friday began…
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El Paso Border Patrol agent indicted on bribery and smuggling charges for allegedly offering migrant immigration ‘papers’
By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A US Border Patrol agent working at a processing center in El Paso, Texas, was indicted last week on…
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Juarez residents sue Municipal Water Company over bad water quality
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juarez residents living in the Puerto Anapra and Lomas de Poleo neighborhoods filed a lawsuit against the Juarez…
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Migrant soccer cup kicks off its first edition in Juarez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The first Copa América Migrante, or Migrant America Cup, kicked off today at the Estadio 20 de Noviembre in Juarez. This…
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Texas is separating families at the border in apparent ‘harsh and cruel’ shift in policy, immigration attorney says
Originally Published: 02 AUG 23 18:39 ET Updated: 02 AUG 23 23:52 ET By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Texas has separated at least 26…
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Texas is separating families at the border in apparent ‘harsh and cruel’ shift in policy, immigration attorney says
Originally Published: 02 AUG 23 18:39 ET By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Texas has separated at least 26 migrant family units on the…
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City of Juarez announces first soccer cup tournament for migrants
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The city of Juarez, through its Human Rights Department, announced the first Copa América Migrante, or Migrant America…
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Juarez shootings kill several people, including one police officer
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Three shootings happened Sunday in Juarez. The first shooting happened outside Juarez’s General Hospital where one hitman…
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Watch: Mexican National Guard fires toward migrants in Juárez, video shows
By Blanca Carmona / La Verdad CIUDAD JUAREZ – Members of the Mexican National Guard fired at a group of migrants who were spending the night under…
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Mexican agency helping migrants in Juarez through immigration process
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Consejo Estatal de Población (COESPO), a Chihuahua State Department agency, is helping migrants with different…
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Woman rescued from Sunland Park with life-threatening heat injuries
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — A woman was rescued from the Sunland Park area after suffering life-threatening heat injuries, Wednesday…
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Binational authorities to make important immigration announcement Wednesday in Juarez
JUAREZ, Mexico (KVIA) — The U.S. Consulate in Juárez, Mexico is expected to make an important, immigration-related announcement on Wednesday. It…
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Texas governor to defend state’s water barriers in the Rio Grande
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Justice Department threatened to pursue legal action against Texas Governor Greg Abbott over the floating marine…
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Texas governor to defy DOJ request to remove floating barriers in Rio Grande
Originally Published: 24 JUL 23 11:35 ET Updated: 24 JUL 23 11:37 ET By CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will not be ordering floating barriers…
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CBP agents practice heat safety as temperatures expected to soar
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For weeks triple-digits temperatures have impacted Borderland residents, and with scorching weather expected to ramp up this…
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Authorities arrest suspect in deadly bar fire in Mexico border city that killed 11
By Karol Suarez, Marlon Sorto, Philip Wang and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Mexico say they have arrested a man suspected of…
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CBP officers seize cheese wheels filled with nearly 18 pounds of cocaine
PRESIDIO, Texas (KVIA) — Customs and Border Protection officers sized cheese wheels that contained nearly 18 pounds of cocaine in them on Thursday.…
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El Paso’s Water Rescue Team pulls body from canal
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Fire Department’s Water Rescue Team pulled a body out of a canal near the border Friday morning. This happened…
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Mexican officials unveil new strategy to battle organized crime in Juarez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Tuesday, Mexican authorities from all three levels of government, federal, state, and local, presented this new…
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Fourth bus carrying migrants from Texas arrives in Los Angeles
(CNN) — A bus carrying 41 migrants from Brownsville, Texas, arrived in Los Angeles Tuesday evening – the fourth such bus to arrive in the city in…
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Juarez, El Paso authorities discuss the current migrant situation on the border
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The border has seen a decrease in the flow of migrants since Title 42 expired back in May, according to experts. With…
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Border Network for Human Rights to release a binational abuse documentation report
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Border Network for Human Rights will release the findings from the 2022-2023 Binational Abuse Documentation…
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Recent fires in Juarez causing concern among Borderland residents
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With a recent spree of fires happening in Juarez, residents across the Borderland have raised concerns about the smoke…
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Juarez daycare worker arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting five minors
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Saturday, a daycare worker in Juarez was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a minor back in June. Naomy Yamile…
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Local migrant advocates react to recent death of unaccompanied migrant in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Tuesday, the Border Network for Human Rights reported an unaccompanied migrant girl from Guatemala died in U.S. custody…
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Fire at Juarez ‘Parque Chamizal’ was intentional, Juarez authorities confirm
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A big fire caught up last weekend in Juarez’s area of the Chamizal Park that was even visible from El Paso. Juarez Civil…
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