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.

With Texas' border law in limbo, some migrants are worried. Others are undaunted

Angela Kocherga

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.
Texas is suing an immigration nonprofit after accusing them of 'human smuggling'

Angela Kocherga

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.
Benito the giraffe leaves his shabby park for a better home in southern Mexico

Angela Kocherga

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.
U.S. citizens have been accidentally caught up in the Texas crackdown on migrants

Angela Kocherga

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.
What another record year for migration looked like in the busy border city of El Paso

Angela Kocherga

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.
As cops go after suspected migrant smugglers, high-speed chases have surged in Texas

Angela Kocherga

Texas border cities have seen a huge spike this year in high-speed car chases and deadly crashes tied to suspected migrant smugglers. Residents and advocacy groups want the pursuit policy changed.
With pandemic restriction set to end, migrants at the border are lining for asylum

Angela Kocherga

Pandemic restrictions for asylum seekers are set to expire Thursday night. Communities along the border are seeing huge crowds as migrants line up to apply for authorized status in the U.S.
Two men shot at a group of migrants in West Texas. Residents still don't have answers

Angela Kocherga

Over six months after the shooting of migrants at a watering hole in West Texas, the men suspected in the case have not been charged. Residents want answers.
What we know about the deadly fire at a migrant processing center in Ciudad Juárez

Angela Kocherga

Investigators are determining what caused a deadly fire in a migrant processing center in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, just across the border from El Paso. At least 39 people were killed.
Two new national monuments are dedicated in Nevada and Texas

Angela Kocherga, Ryan Heinsius

The U.S. got two new national monuments this week in Nevada and Texas. One is a sacred place to several tribes. The other also includes ancient tribal lands and was once a military training ground.