Claudia Tristán, KABB FOX 29

Claudia Tristán

KABB FOX 29

El Paso, TX, United States

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Local asylum seeker says new policy 'catch and release' endangers migrants

A new policy announced Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security, called "catch and return," is changing the face of asylum in this country. The Trump administration is calling this a necessary move to help with the immigration crisis at the United States' southern border. Legal immigration representatives said the new policy could set up vulnerable people for failure through the country’s… → Read More

Retracing Jakelin Caal's steps in the US

KFOX14 went on an exclusive ride-along with U. S. Border Patrol agents in the desolate area where Jakelin Caal was in U. S. custody. In the area where the Antelope Wells Port of Entry is located, Border Patrol Agent Joe Romero says there are more undocumented immigrant families showing up. On Friday, Chief Aaron Hull with the Border Patrol El Paso sector said more groups of substantial size,… → Read More

Border Patrol says migrant apprehensions are becoming a pattern, expected to continue

Hundreds of migrants turned themselves into Border Patrol agents Monday morning in the Lower Valley near the Ysleta port of entry. Border Patrol officials said this incident is becoming a pattern as apprehensions for the Border Patrol sector continue to rise. “We've seen that there has been a bit of an increase. I think every sector along the border has been preparing for these moments because… → Read More

More than 400 immigrants turn themselves in to Border Patrol agents in Lower Valley

Hundreds of migrants turned themselves into Border Patrol agents Monday morning in the Lower Valley near the Ysleta port of entry. Border Patrol officials said this incident is becoming a pattern as apprehensions for the Border Patrol sector continue to rise. Monday morning, about 50 to 60 immigrants presented themselves to agents after crossing the border. Several more large groups like the… → Read More

Travelers experience long wait times at international bridge

With the Thanksgiving weekend coming to a close, many people are still trying to make their way to El Paso, but the holiday may not be the only reason for the long wait times seen this afternoon. “I don’t cross that often, but no, it’s not normal. I was expecting 10-15 minutes,” Salvador Dominguez said. Pedestrians told us they took about an hour to cross over. → Read More

Border Patrol apprehends two large groups of immigrants at ports of entry

Two large groups of immigrants showed up near ports of entry in El Paso on Friday. One group had as many as 150 people. U. S. Border Patrol told KFOX14 that kind of activity within the city limits is uncommon. While many made their commute back to Mexico over the Ysleta port of entry off of Zaragoza, a group of undocumented immigrants sat waiting underneath the bridge. → Read More

Undocumented immigrants injured on border cost taxpayers millions each year

With a caravan in the thousands headed to the U. S. , many of the undocumented immigrants could be arriving to our border needing medical care. Every year millions are spent to care for undocumented immigrants who are found crossing the border illegally. The U. S. Border Patrol tells us, it's not about the cost, but the need to save a life. Before an immigrant is detained, agents ask if they… → Read More

Former police officer charged in the drowning of son gets emotional on first day of trial

The trial is underway for a former El Paso police officer charged in the death of his son.The trial of Raymond Licon started Tuesday.Licon is on trial for the death of his 11-month-old son who drowned in a bathtub while under his care on June 20, 2017 at t → Read More

Border Patrol agent arrested for possession of child porn

A Supervisory Border Patrol agent from Las Cruces was arrested on a charge of sexual exploitation of a child, according to the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico.Jason Christopher Davis, 45, was arrested Wednesday by U.S. Immigr → Read More