Angela Kocherga
Emmy winning multimedia journalist Angela Kocherga is news director with KTEP and Borderzine. She is also multimedia editor with ElPasoMatters.org, an independent news organization.
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A family is demanding accountability after a Border Patrol agent shot their dog inside an El Paso home. The incident happened in early September when agents went to the Upper Valley home looking for undocumented immigrants. They did not find any illegal activity. The agent use of force is under review and CBP in a statement said it takes such incidents seriously. -
The number of international tourists visiting the U.S is down this year according to the U.S. Travel Association. Arrivals from overseas and Canada declined sharply. But there's is one area of growth: visitors from Mexico -
El Paso County District Attorney James Montoya says decision to remove death penalty came after speaking with survivors and families -
The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But the state’s biggest cities and school districts are more reluctant to help. -
With President Trump back in office, Mexico's President Sheinbaum braces for strained relations. U.S. public support for hardline policies targeting Mexico is on the rise, and looming energy reforms and trade negotiations add to the challenges. -
An appeals court will hear arguments this week on Texas' new border enforcement law. With the state law in limbo, many migrants are looking at it with a mix of confusion, worry and determination.
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Texas is suing a border nonprofit that works with migrants accusing it of "human smuggling" and running "stash houses." The group vehemently denies the charges.
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Following pressure from animal advocates, a giraffe named Benito is being transferred from a shabby park in the border city of Ciudad Juarez to a more spacious wildlife park in southern Mexico.
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In Texas, a controversial border crackdown known as "Operation Lone Star" has wrongfully targeted some U.S. citizens. One family in El Paso is seeking accountability and justice.
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Federal border agents across the southern region had one of their busiest years in 2023 – a trend that looks to continue into 2024. Nowhere has it been busier year-round than in El Paso, Texas.
