El Paso City Council approves investment to modernize ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso City Council approved today the allocation of $5 million from the Texas Economic Development (TED) Fund to…
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Senate passes bipartisan bill to streamline New Mexico ports of entry
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced last Friday the passage of the International Bridge and Port of…
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Three contracts awarded to build 87 miles of new Smart Wall along the border in El Paso Sector
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — DHS and CBP announced ten new construction contracts totaling $4.5 billion to add hundreds of miles of Smart Wall along the…
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Former El Paso CBP officer pleads guilty to human smuggling conspiracy
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Manuel Perez, Jr., the former CBP officer charged for his involvement in a human smuggling conspiracy, has pleaded guilty to…
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Mexican migrant accused of deadly conduct in El Paso arrested
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ICE arrested Ricardo Velazquez-Camacho in El Paso on Wednesday. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials say…
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Impact of new sweeping tariffs on the border
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A new round of sweeping tariffs was announced by President Trump last week, aimed at enforcing “National Security…
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Suspected Tren de Aragua member who stayed at judge’s house pleads guilty to gun possession
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Venezuelan national and suspected Tren de Aragua gang member Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, 23, pleaded guilty to…
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City of Juárez encourages residents to get ecological sticker
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The City of Juárez has been encouraging all local residents with Chihuahua license plates to obtain the ecological or…
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El Paso’s Bishop Mark Seitz met with Pope Leo XIV, spoke about immigration
VATICAN CITY (KVIA) — El Paso’s Bishop Mark Seitz and Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Celino met with Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City recently. According to…
Continue Reading Borderland industry leaders worried over new 25% tariffs on trucks
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — President Trump announced last week a new round of sweeping tariffs, including 25% on all heavy-duty trucks and 30% on…
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Targeted Enforcement: A Closer Look at ICE’s operations on the border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement ERO in El Paso continues to seek individuals in the country illegally, as well as those…
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‘A closer look’ at enforcement operations conducted by ICE ERO in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues its efforts to crackdown on migrants staying in the country illegally or…
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Live-streaming journalist deported to El Salvador after months in ICE custody
By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Mario Guevara, the Salvadoran journalist who gained popularity by documenting immigration raids, has been deported…
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Tren de Aragua member convicted of murder in Venezuela captured in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas DPS captured a confirmed Tren de Aragua gang member and convicted murderer in El Paso. On September 4, 2025, DPS…
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Acuerdo binacional para disminuir tráfico de armas en la frontera
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Los gobiernos de Estados Unidos y México anunciaron una nueva alianza binacional destinada a frenar el tráfico de armas y…
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El Paso DACA recipient Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago must be freed by Thursday, judge rules
By Cindy Ramirez and Robert Moore October 1, 2025 Sign up for essential news about El Paso. Delivered to your inbox — completely free.…
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Anthony NM police chief denies department is cooperating with ICE
ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) — The police chief in Anthony, New Mexico denies what she calls “false allegations” that her department is…
Continue Reading Binational agreement to decrease weapons trafficking on the border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. and Mexican governments announced a new binational partnership aimed at stopping weapons and ammunition trafficking…
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El Paso man sentenced to 20 years in prison for bringing child sexual exploitation videos over the border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Federal prosecutors announced this morning that El Pasoan Enrique Ruvalcaba-Mendez, 71, received a 20-year prison sentence…
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Mexico’s President visits Ciudad Juárez, sends message to Mexicans in the U.S.
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, visited Juárez this afternoon after touring all 32 states across the…
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Supermarket billboard falls, injures woman in Juarez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A supermarket billboard fell onto a parked car in Juarez last night, injuring a woman. The woman received medical…
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$131,675 seized from BMW crossing Ysleta Port of Entry
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — CBP officers at the Ysleta Port of Entry seized $131,675 found hidden inside a BMW X4. This happened on September 17,…
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Egyptian man illegally in the U.S. pleads guilty to federal firearms charge
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Egyptian national Moustafa Mahmoud Abdelnabi Salem pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges after a confrontation…
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‘Baby trafficking ringleader’ known as ‘La Diabla’ accused of killing pregnant women, selling their babies to U.S. couples
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Martha Alicia Mendez Aguilar, also known as “La Diabla,” was arrested in Juarez on September 2, 2025. The Office of…
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Kentucky Club: The Last Legend Standing
Bartender Teodoro Morales mixes the Kentucky Club’s famous margarita. The bar in Ciudad Juárez claims to be the birthplace of that cocktail. Photo…
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Predator drones shift from border patrol to protest surveillance
Story edited by Steve Padilla, Column One Editor, Los Angeles Times This article was co-published with Los Angeles Times and Puente News…
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It’s about to get more difficult to become naturalized U.S. citizen
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced new requirements for people who seek to become U.S. citizens…
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Federal judge blocks US from expelling Guatemalan minors
By Angélica Franganillo Díaz (CNN) — A federal judge has blocked the US government from repatriating some Guatemalan minors in its custody,…
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DHS refutes Washington Post claims that Camp East Montana violates federal rules
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responding to claims made by the Washington Post that the new ICE…
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Border Patrol speaks on deployment of state, federal troops to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector’s Interim Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar recently posted on social media the…
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