Trump administration removes five immigration judges in Texas, union says
By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Feb. 27, 2025 “Trump administration removes five immigration judges in Texas, union says” was first published…
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Juarez drops on 2024 list of world’s most-violent cities
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Ciudad Juárez no longer ranks in the top ten of the list of most-violent cities in the world. The list, put together by…
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Border Patrol deputizes Texas National Guard in El Paso to enforce immigration law
Watch the ceremony below: EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector is holding a ceremony for the deputization of the Texas National…
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El Chapo, El Mayo associate known as ‘Neon’ extradited to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Officials extradited a high-ranking Sinaloa Cartel member from Mexico to El Paso after he was indicted for alleged…
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Jamaican arrested in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — CBP officers arrested Jamaican national Dwight Donovan Moulton, 43, at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry in El Paso. Moulton,…
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Rancher killed by IED
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Agriculture Department says that a Texas rancher was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) near…
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Mexican national sentenced for assaulting Border Patrol Agents in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Mexican man was sentenced in an El Paso federal court to 46 months in prison for three counts of assault on a federal…
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Former U.S. Marshal speaks on two Barrio Azteca members extradited to U.S.
UPDATE (02/26/2025): Former U.S. Marshal and retired Deputy Chief for the El Paso Police Department Robert Almonte oversaw the security issues…
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A grand jury in Las Cruces just indicted fourteen people accused of conspiracy to transport, harbor, and bring in…
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Juárez teachers protest against ISSSTE reforms
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) – Hundreds of local teachers in Juárez protested this morning outside the Chihuahua state government offices near the…
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Las Cruces students stopped by CBP while traveling to state competition
Update (February 24, 2025): Las Cruces Public Schools officials released the following statement regarding the incident: “Las Cruces Public Schools…
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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar speaks says Trump administration decisions will have negative impact on military recruitment
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Saturday Congresswoman Veronica Escobar held a news conference expressing how she believes the Trump administration will make…
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La Empresa member sentenced to 20 years
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A member of La Empresa was sentenced in El Paso to nearly 20 years in federal prison. Luis Edward Castro, 28, worked for the…
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Estrella del Paso resumes providing services for unaccompanied children
Update (February 21, 2025): Estrella del Paso says services are being resumed. Officials with the organization released the following statement: “We…
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CBP: 16 people caught smuggling eggs into El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — CBP agriculture specialists in the El Paso area have penalized 16 people for attempting to smuggle eggs into the country.…
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Trump administration planning ‘deportation hub’ at Ft. Bliss, NYT reports
FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — The New York Times is reporting that the Trump administration is developing a “deportation hub” at Fort Bliss. The Times…
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Trump fires Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who just visited Borderland
UPDATE (6:15 P.M.): ABC News reported that President Donald Trump fired Gen. Charles Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Friday night…
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Human smuggling operation uncovered in Borderland
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Last night, a binational enforcement operation took down a cartel-linked human smuggling operation between Anapra…
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Wanted man arrested in Socorro
SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas DPS, through Operation Lone Star, arrested Carlos Daniel Espinoza-Arguello, 26, in Socorro after a traffic stop on…
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Trump administration designates 8 Latin American criminal groups as ‘foreign terrorist organizations’
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The U.S. Department of State announced the designation of seven Mexican cartels and a Venezuelan criminal group as…
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One month later, Trump threats remain unfill as Mexican shelters sit empty along border
Editor’s note: This story was co-published with Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom, convener and funder dedicated to…
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Crews adding to border wall in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 spotted crews upgrading and installing C-wire, as well as adding “advanced technology,” to the border wall today. Our…
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An 11-year-old girl in Texas died by suicide after she was bullied about her family’s immigration status, her mother says
Originally Published: 19 FEB 25 14:32 ET Updated: 19 FEB 25 17:33 ET By Lauren Mascarenhas, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN Editor’s note: Help…
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Migrant border apprehensions lowest since May 2020, according to Trump administration
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Migrant encounters and apprehensions on the Southwest border decreased in January compared to December 2024, this is…
Continue Reading ‘Omero’ extradited to El Paso on smuggling charges
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Officials extradited Ciudad Juarez native Osvaldo Coronel-Fernandez, also known as “Omero,”from Mexico City to El Paso on…
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U.S. Military training special forces in Mexico
CIUDAD MEXICO (KVIA) — The Mexican Senate announced that it is authorizing U.S. military personnel to train Mexican military units starting today.…
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Fewer migrant encounters
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA)—The El Paso—Ciudad Juárez border area has seen a decrease in migrant encounters since the summer of 2024. According to…
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The Trump administration says it’s targeting criminals for deportation. ICE arrested these 2 Las Cruces teens as they headed to work.
by Cindy Ramirez February 16, 2025 The sun had not begun to peek over the horizon in south Las Cruces when a pair of siblings headed to work at a…
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El Viejón, leader of Sinaloa Cartel in Juárez, arrested
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office announced the arrest of the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel in Ciudad Juárez this…
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Migrant sentenced for biting agent
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Salvadoran national Erika Jasmin Lobato-Melendez, 27, received a 12 month and one day prison sentence for biting a Border…
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