Former Border Patrol agent sentenced to 18 months for taking a $5,000 bribe
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 42-year-old Fernando Castillo will spend the next 18 months in prison for bribery of a public official. Court officials say…
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Biden Administration updating asylum rules to allow for faster removal of migrants with criminal history
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) — The Biden Administration just announced new “efforts to enhance the security of our border and deliver more timely…
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Homeland Security slated to propose change to asylum-seeking process: Sources
By Molly Nagle, Luke Barr, and Quinn Owen May 9, 2024, 9:56 AM The Department of Homeland Security is slated to propose a change to the process for…
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Increased security at Juarez International Airport due to recent fatal shootings
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican authorities of all three levels of government have started operations to safeguard the Juárez International…
Continue Reading Shots fired near border wall in El Paso’s Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol is confirming to ABC-7 shots have been fired near the border wall in El Paso’s Lower Valley. We’ll be…
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Judge dismisses 200 cases against migrants charged with involvement in border struggle
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — County Court of Law Judge Ruben Morales dismissed over 200 cases against migrants accused of being involved with a struggle…
Continue Reading Only on ABC-7: Border Patrol ride along in Sunland Park, NM
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Thursday only on ABC-7, extra perspective on the daring journey migrants make to get across the U.S.-Mexico…
Continue Reading Texas AG trying to get temporary injunction against El Paso’s Annunciation House, claiming it engages in ‘criminal conduct’
UPDATE – ABC-7 spoke with Jerome Wesevich, the attorney representing Annunciation House in the lawsuit involving the State of Texas, about the…
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Juarez photojournalist Christian Torres wins Pulitzer prize
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juárez photojournalist Christian Torres Chávez, who works at Norte Digital, won a Pulitzer prize covering immigration…
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Ysleta Port of Entry to undergo pedestrian improvements following $12 million grant award
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Pedestrians crossing at the Ysleta Port of Entry may soon see improvements on their walk across to Juarez. City Council and the…
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Chihuahua state officials to supervise operations of new “Juárez” bus coming to the border
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Chihuahua Governor María Eugenia Campos Galván visited Juárez as she and other state government officials supervise…
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El Paso sector CBP officers seize multiple drugs
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Sector U.S. Customs and Border Protection says officers made multiple drug seizures this week. They made seizures of…
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ABC-7 XTRA: How El Paso and Dona Ana County are prosecuting crimes involving migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In March and April, large groups of migrants allegedly rioted and breached border barriers near Gate 36 at the U.S.-Mexico…
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New interactive mural created to show deported people’s stories
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — This mural was painted and placed under the Paso Del Norte bridge in Downtown Juárez and El Paso to portray the stories…
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Chihuahua state authorities rescue over 100 migrants inside Juarez stash house
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua’s Secretary of Public Safety’s (SPPE) SWAT unit recovered 104 migrants from inside a home in Juárez’s…
Continue Reading New Mexico State Representatives tour New Mexico-Mexico border
DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Congressman Rod Montoya and State Rep. Larry Scott toured the border today with the Western States Sheriffs’…
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Millions of dollars of merchandise stranded due to Texas DPS inspections at commercial crossings
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Texas Department of Public Safety continues its secondary inspections of commercial trucks at the BOTA and Zaragoza…
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Commercial traffic at Ports of Entry stuck again due to inspections by Texas DPS
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Commercial trucks crossing to the U.S. are once again being affected by secondary inspections conducted by the Texas…
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Person shot across the border at Border Patrol agent, officials say
Update: U.S. Border Patrol sent a statement to ABC-7 Thursday night with the details of the incident. “On April 25, 2024, a Border Patrol agent…
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131 migrants found in semitrailer south of Juarez
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua — Mexican authorities found 131 migrants from Guatemala, Ecuador and El Salvador inside a semitrailer Wednesday morning,…
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Hundreds of migrants who arrived in Juárez heard rumor that U.S. authorities would receive them
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Reports said that a group of nearly 1,000 migrants arrived in Ciudad Juárez Wednesday afternoon. On top of freight…
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WATCH: New group of hundreds migrants traveling on train arrive in Juarez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua — A large group of migrants arrived in Juarez Wednesday. They were traveling on top of a train. ABC-7 saw hundreds of…
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Juarez Mayor’s house raided by Chihuahua state authorities
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Tuesday evening, several law enforcement agencies raided the house leased by Juárez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar. The…
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El Paso DA Bill Hicks to hold news conference regarding ‘latest decision on riot charges involving migrants’
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — District Attorney Bill Hicks announced Tuesday morning that his office would be holding a news conference about “the latest…
Continue Reading No probable cause found to hold 140 migrants on state riot charges
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Court at Law 7 Judge Ruben Morales found no probable cause from the state of Texas to restrain 140 migrants…
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Mexico detains brother of drug kingpin ‘el Mencho’
Originally Published: 22 APR 24 13:06 ETBy Ivonne Valdes and Fidel Gutierrez, CNN(CNN) — Mexican authorities have detained the brother of the…
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More than 140 people are arrested for the charge of riot following border incident
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks told ABC-7 that more than 140 people were arrested by the Department of Public Safety…
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Tornillo Port of Entry to remain open indefinitely for commercial crossings
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that the commercial cargo lanes at the Marcelino Serna Port of Entry will…
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Central and South American criminal groups coming to the border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S.-Mexico border is well known for being a place of immigration for people all over the world. But people who want to…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrest man wanted for murder at border and seize drugs
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a man wanted for murder in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area at the…
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