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• Questions Loom Among Recipients, Applicants of Immigration Assistance Play Video

  October 28, 2019 6:23 PM

  MCALLEN – Using public benefits services will not be a determination to be in the county legally. The proposed regulation, known as public charge rule, was blocked. The idea behind it is still causing some concerns for immigrants seeking medical and financial assistance. A Rio Grande Valley... more »

• MPP Migrant Drowns Attempting to Re-Enter U.S. in El Paso

  August 1, 2019 3:39 PM

  EL PASO – A migrant woman under the Migrant Protection Protocol in El Paso drowned trying to enter the United States for a second time. Vilma Mendoza, 20, initially entered the United States on July 4, according to the Guatemalan Consulate in Del Rio. She was placed in... more »

• Migrant Dies in Federal Custody, Held at McAllen Processing Center Play Video

  June 30, 2019 10:14 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A 43-year-old El Salvadoran man who crossed into the U.S. with his daughter collapsed at a border station and later died at a hospital, officials said Saturday. The man had been held about a week at the Rio Grande Valley central processing center in McAllen,... more »

• Cameron Co. Physician Assistant's License Temporarily Suspended amid Child Porn Charges

  June 28, 2019 2:12 PM

  UPDATE 7/2: The license of a Harlingen physician assistant arrested on child pornography charges has been temporarily suspended. The Texas Physician Assistant Board temporarily suspended the license of Stephen Allen Pichler upon learning of his arrest. The suspension will remain in place until further notice. --------- ... more »

• Federal Judge Orders CBP to Address Conditions in Processing Centers Play Video

  June 28, 2019 12:28 PM

  MCALLEN – A federal judge reached a decision on concerns raised by immigration attorneys after visiting Customs and Border Protection facilities housing migrant children in Texas, including the Rio Grande Valley. On Wednesday, the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law filed a temporary restraining order against the government... more »

• Gov't to Assist in Purchase of New McAllen Transit Administration Building

  May 29, 2019 12:02 PM

  MCALLEN – McAllen commissioners approved the purchase of a new downtown transit administration building Tuesday. The federal government will be assisting with the purchase. The Federal Transit Administration has agreed to pay for 80% of the total purchase; the city of McAllen will pay for 20% of the... more »

• Feds Relying on Local First Responders for Help with Illegal Crossers Play Video

  May 17, 2019 8:47 PM

  WESLACO – With the increase in border crossings, the Weslaco Fire Department says they’ve been busier with calls to the border. Customs and Border Protection is now requesting help from the department’s Ambus, a special ambulance-bus that can treat large groups of people more efficiently. The most recent... more »

• Another Border Patrol Agent Punched by Man in Country Illegally

  May 17, 2019 5:57 PM

  MISSION- A border patrol agent in Mission was injured after he was punched by a man from El Salvador who crossed into the border illegally. The incident happened on Wednesday night. A group of about 20 people crossed into the country illegally. As agents tried to apprehend... more »

• TSA Asks Agents to Volunteer to Aid in Immigration Surge Play Video

  May 17, 2019 5:54 PM

  WESLACO – Another federal agency is lending a hand along the southern border. The Transportation Security Administration confirms their agents are heading south. In a statement, the agency says they are supporting Department of Homeland Security in the humanitarian and security crisis. They are asking TSA agents... more »

• Border Patrol Agent Assaulted in Roma, Suspect Charged Play Video

  May 16, 2019 3:23 PM

  ROMA – A fight along the border left a federal agent injured and a suspect behind bars. A group of immigrants surrendered in Roma earlier this week; a number of them fled. An agent went after and found Jose Bueso hiding in an abandoned house. Court documents... more »

• Immigrant Accused of Assaulting Border Patrol Agent with Mop Play Video

  May 2, 2019 8:54 PM

  MCALLEN – An immigrant man who tried escaping after reportedly assaulting a Border Patrol agent pleaded not guilty this week. Marvin Abel Lopez-Villanueva from Honduras is accused of assaulting a federal officer with a broken mop. Lopez-Villanueva was held at the Central Processing Center in McAllen on March... more »

• Migrant Child Continues with Sponsor Family

  April 29, 2019 9:47 PM

  WESLACO – An 8-year-old migrant child is continuing to live with his sponsor family. The child was caught in the middle of a custody battle between the feds and his parents in Guatemala for nearly a year. The dispute began after the boy’s father chose to leave him... more »

• Border Patrol Taking Closer Look at Family Identities Play Video

  April 29, 2019 6:55 PM

  WESLACO – As the immigrant surge continues, groups posing as families continue to be in the mix. Other Border Patrol sectors are tracking children 14 and under if they suspect the family is fake – Rio Grande Valley agents could soon do the same. Special Operations Supervisor Agent... more »

• Mission Homeowner and Immigrant Shot while Trespassing Share Perspectives Play Video

  April 23, 2019 7:52 PM

  MISSION – The Mission homeowner and the immigrant he shot in March both spoke to CHANNEL 5 NEWS about what happened that day. Two stories, two perspectives; Daniel Leon-Gutierrez spoke to the media Tuesday morning. Leon was in the country illegally along with a group of immigrants who... more »

• Immigrant Shot by Mission Homeowner Charged with Criminal Trespassing Play Video

  April 23, 2019 11:34 AM

  MISSION – A 25-year-old man in the country illegally who was shot by a homeowner in Mission has now been charged. Daniel Leon-Gutierrez was shot by a 72-year-old Mission homeowner last month. Police say Leon and a group of immigrants were trying to evade Border Patrol custody when... more »

• New Policy Prevents Asylum Seekers from Using ‘Credible Fear’ Play Video

  April 16, 2019 10:05 PM

  WESLACO – A new policy means more asylum seekers will stay detained. The new Attorney General announced the immigration policy change Wednesday. Immigrants who come into the country and show a credible fear will no longer be able to ask for a bond like they did in the... more »

• Brooks Co. Judge Speaks on Funding for Recovery of Immigrant Remains Play Video

  April 11, 2019 10:43 PM

  NEAR FALFURRIAS – The Brooks County judge says about $14,000 of county funds goes to the recovery of immigrant bodies or remains. This includes the recovery, identification and autopsies performed on immigrant bodies found. Judge Eric Ramos believes federal reimbursement will help the community with much-needed medical expenses.... more »

• Immigrant Remains an Expense to Brooks Co. Sheriff's Office Play Video

  April 11, 2019 6:08 PM

  FALFURRIAS – A local sheriff is asking the federal government for a reimbursement for funds spent on immigrant remains recovered. Since 2009, sheriff’s deputies in Brooks County have been using their own funds to recover over 600 immigrant remains. President Trumps says he didn’t know about the immigrant... more »

• Border Patrol: Facilities, Manpower Cannot Support Continued Increase of Apprehensions Play Video

  March 6, 2019 6:05 PM

  WESLACO – Border Patrol says there their resources are strained to the breaking point with the high number of people crossing into the U.S. illegally. Since October, the agency says the numbers of illegal crossings has doubled. Border Patrol says they apprehended 25,000 people in the Rio Grande... more »

• Neighbors Say Human Smuggling Common in Area Where Homeowner Shot Immigrant Play Video

  March 5, 2019 11:01 PM

  MISSION – Some people who live in an area south of Mission are uneasy after a man in the country illegally was shot by a homeowner earlier Tuesday. A neighbor who saw what happened said close to 3:00 p.m., Border Patrol and a vehicle with 12 people suspected to... more »

• Mexican Consulate Confirms Deceased Migrant was in Terminal Phase

  February 20, 2019 10:33 AM

  MCALLEN – The Mexican Consulate in McAllen reports that the man who died under federal custody at a hospital Feb. 18 had a degenerative disease and was in a terminal phase. The man was a Mexican citizen who was found on the riverbanks near the International Bridge in Roma... more »

• Central American Children: In Their Own Words Play Video

  February 13, 2019 8:51 PM

  SAN BENITO – As thousands of migrants wait in Mexico to cross into the United States, many are settling into a new country. Two young sisters from Central America are staying at a shelter, La Posada Providencia in San Benito. They share their story of their first steps... more »

• Human Smuggling Attempt Stopped in Falfurrias Play Video

  February 13, 2019 6:36 PM

  FALFURRIAS – A human smuggling attempt was put to a stop at the Falfurrias checkpoint. Agents at the checkpoint found ten people in the U.S. illegally, hidden inside a tractor-trailer on Tuesday. The people are believed to be from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. The driver... more »