ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Border security shake-ups this week affecting the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — There were some major shifts to how border security is handled in our region this week, including a big change the…
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Federal government sues to take Mount Cristo Rey land next to border
UPDATE (May 13, 2026) — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar released a statement in response to the lawsuit for possession of part of the land at Mount…
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U.S. State Department reviewing all Mexican consulates in the country
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to ABC News, the Trump administration is launching a review of all 53 Mexican consulates in the country, a move…
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City of San Elizario moves to block resources for proposed ICE detention centers
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of San Elizario held its council meeting on Tuesday and unanimously approved the following two items: “14.…
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Texas Civil rights groups file lawsuit against Senate Bill 4, set to go into effect next week
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Several Texas civil rights groups and nonprofits filed a new lawsuit Monday to stop Senate Bill 4, a law that would allow…
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Chihuahua State Police Department starts operating at Sentinel Tower in Juárez
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua State Public Security Secretariat started operations at the new Sentinel Tower, or “Torre…
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Chihuahua AG resigns more than a week after large drug lab was found south of the state
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Chihuahua Attorney General César Jáuregui Moreno placed his resignation on Monday, days after the…
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US officials killed in Mexico car crash following drug raid worked for the CIA, sources say
Originally Published: 21 APR 26 10:38 ET Updated: 21 APR 26 14:17 ET By Natasha Bertrand, Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — The two US embassy officials who…
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Fort Bliss sergeant’s detained wife could face deportation
FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Jose Serrano, who has been stationed at Fort Bliss for two years, says that ICE detained…
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Mexico’s president seeks answers after 2 US Embassy officials die in crash following drug raid
By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday she was seeking answers from…
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New Mexico Supreme Court denies state DOJ emergency petition to block ICE detention center agreement in Otero County
UPDATE (April 17, 2026) — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously denied the state justice department’s petition to block Otero County…
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ICE report details detainee death at Camp East Montana
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released the death report for a migrant from Nicaragua who died at Camp East…
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City of El Paso directs City Attorney’s Office to investigate deaths at Camp East Montana
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council voted and approved a resolution earlier this month to ask the City Attorney’s Office to forward its…
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A Venezuelan family followed the rules to enter the U.S. After being arrested and detained for a month, they’re leaving.
by Uriel J. García, The Texas TribuneApril 16, 2026 EL PASO — In the summer of 2025, José, his wife Carolina and their teenage daughter arrived…
Continue Reading FAA and military agree on how to use lasers to take down drones at the southern border
By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Defense have come to an agreement on how…
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City of El Paso votes to prevent ICE detention centers within city limits
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council is currently in executive session discussing a plan to prevent the installation of any U.S. Immigration…
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Mexican General Consulate in El Paso expands legal and financial assistance for citizens in the region
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Consulate General of Mexico launched its 8th edition of the External Legal Advice Week (SALE, Semana de Asesorías…
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Congressman Gabe Vasquez visits Camp East Montana
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — New Mexico Congressman Gabe Vasquez conducted a Congressional Oversight visit to Camp East Montana, the largest detention…
Continue Reading El Paso County files federal lawsuit against ICE over proposed detention center in Socorro
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Commissioners Court voted and approved an item to direct the El Paso County Attorney’s Office to file a…
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Blasting Begins For Border Wall On Cherished New Mexico Mountain
By Martha Pskowski Editor’s note: This story was co-published with Puente News Collaborative in partnership with Inside Climate News. Puente News…
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ICE inspection reports 49 deficiencies in national standards at Camp East Montana
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released an inspection report on Camp East Montana, the immigration detention…
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CBP preparing environmental assessment for new Border Patrol station in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces City Representative Michael Harris confirmed with ABC-7 that U.S. Customs and Border Protection is…
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Local CBP staff members and employees facing struggles amid partial government shutdown
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With the ongoing government shutdown partially impacting the Department of Homeland Security, some local CBP staff and…
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CBP officers find migrants covered in concrete in hopper car
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Customs and Border Protection officers found four undocumented migrants in a hopper car while conducting x-ray scans at the…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Eyes of the Desert
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (AMO) unit is adjusting its aerial surveillance strategy across West Texas, as…
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ABC-7 takes a tour inside CERESO 3 prison in Juárez; state of Chihuahua ‘modernizes’ cell blocks
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The ‘Centro de Reinserción Social No. 3,’ or CERESO 3 prison in Juárez is a Chihuahua state-run penitentiary…
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“USMCA trade agreement sustains border’s economy,” business leader say
EL PASO, Texas / CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Last Monday, the renegotiation of the Free Trade Agreement, or USMCA, between Mexico, the United…
Continue Reading Attorney for third migrant detainee who died at Camp East Montana reads family statement
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Over two months after 36-year-old Victor Manuel Diaz from Nicaragua was pronounced dead while under ICE custody at Camp East…
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Bracing For Impact
Mixed-status families hope for the best but prepare for the worst amid the U.S. deportation blitz By: Sofia Sierra & Alyda MuelaThis article was…
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Parents of one-year-old boy killed in Juárez to have pre-trial hearing Tuesday
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office (FGE) announced yesterday that both parents of 18-month-old toddler…
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