Paso Del Norte Bridge to open Express Line this Friday for border crossers
UPDATE: As of Friday, December 1, the confined express lanes at the Paso Del Norte Bridge are now open. JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Chihuahua state…
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Sewer Smuggling: A close look at an El Paso storm drain used for migrant crossings
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has previously reported sightings of migrants emerging from manholes throughout the Borderland, but we now got a…
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City of Juarez preparing a warming center ahead of cold temperatures
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Juarez Civil Protection Department announced the opening of a new shelter a month ago, due to the start of cold…
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Report: Increase in DPS pursuits under Operation Lone Star led to higher rates of death and injury
Vehicle pursuits under Operation Lone Star have a higher rate of death than most high-speed pursuits, according to researchers at Human Rights…
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US closes border crossing to vehicles and limits traffic at another in response to illegal entries
PHOENIX (AP) — A Texas border crossing was closed to vehicles Monday, and traffic at an Arizona crossing was limited to shift more resources to…
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City of Socorro becomes third in El Paso County to establish Foreign Trade Zone
SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of Socorro has established a new Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), becoming the 35th FTZ in Texas and the 3rd in El Paso…
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Rise in falsified migratory permits in Juarez, reports say
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — According to El Diario de Juárez, members of the National Guard have been alerting National Institute Migration agents…
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Caravan in Juárez raises awareness about women who have suffered violence
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Nov. 25 is International Eradication of Violence Against Women’s Day. Dozens of women in Juárez gathered Friday in…
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Borderland economy impacted by holiday weekend sales and cross-border crossings
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Borderland’s economy has a different impact this holiday season with sales and the change in currencies between the…
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Mexico rights agency says soldiers fired ‘without reason’ in border city in 2022, killing a man
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s governmental human rights agency says soldiers opened fire “without reason” a year ago in the violent border city…
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Mexico to bring back passenger train routes, with one arriving in Juárez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexico’s Secretary of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transportation (SICT), along with Mexico’s President Andrés…
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ABC-7 Xtra: SB-4 Ramifications for the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Three Texas judges have sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to intervene if Texas’ SB-4 bill becomes law. The…
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Border Bridge Rage: Wait time frustrate drivers
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the holidays near, wait times at the international bridges between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez lengthen. On a typical…
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Border Patrol seeks community help as smugglers damage rental properties
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol agents in El Paso want the community to report stash houses as smugglers damage rental properties.…
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Woman falls off border wall into Lower Valley canal
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A woman fell from the border wall and into a canal Monday morning. El Paso Fire Department crews helped the severely injured…
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Mexican presidential candidate Xóchilt Gálvez visiting Juárez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Xóchilt Gálvez, Mexican candidate for the ‘Frente Amplio por México’ party will start her pre-campaign activities…
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Christian conservatives flock to former telenovela star in Mexico’s presidential race
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The morning after Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalized abortion, right-wing…
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Beating the Holiday traffic at El Paso ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ahead of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection are encouraging…
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Juarez journalists gather to remember colleague killed in violent attack
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Ismael Villagómez, a Juarez photojournalist for El Heraldo de Juárez, died early Thursday morning. He was shot and…
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Acapulco races to restart its tourism engine after Hurricane Otis devastates its hotels, restaurants
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Three weeks after Hurricane Otis smacked Acapulco, businesses of all types and sizes hum…
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Sunland Park Fire Chief ‘assuming’ passage of SB-4 will result in more migrant encounters
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — In the Southern Doña Ana County city of Sunland Park, attempts to breach the border are a daily occurrence.…
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Juarez trying to reinforce safety, security during migrant lag
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juarez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar announced this week that his administration will be reinforcing security through new…
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El Paso law enforcement reacts to immigration enforcement bill heading to governor’s desk
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles held a press conference Thursday morning to speak on Texas Senate Bill 4. Once signed,…
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Mexico “rejects” Texas’ proposal to allow state police to deport undocumented immigrants
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Nov. 15, 2023 “Mexico “rejects” Texas’ proposal to allow state police to deport undocumented immigrants”…
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City of Juarez seeing a rise in animal abuse complaints
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juarez’s Municipal Pet Rescue and Adoption Department (RAMM) receives an average of twelve complaints every day related…
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Texas legislators approve bill allowing police to arrest people who cross the border illegally
The Texas House of Representatives approved immigration bills Tuesday that would appropriate more than $1.5 billion for additional border barriers…
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11 ex-police officers sentenced in 2021 killings of 17 migrants and 2 others in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A court in Mexico has sentenced 11 former police officers to 50 years in prison for the 2021 slayings of 17 migrants and two…
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House pushes off impeachment of Homeland Secretary Mayorkas for handling of southern border
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Monday to push off a Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending for now…
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Juarez looking to decrease the number of drunk drivers this holiday season
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — This weekend, Mexico will host El Buen Fin festivities, as it does during the holiday season every year. This event in…
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El Salvador slaps a $1,130 fee on African and Indian travelers as US pressures it to curb migration
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s government has begun slapping a $1,130 fee on travelers from dozens of…
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