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 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

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.
Border officials crack down on attempts to bring eggs into the U.S.

Angela Kocherga

U.S. egg prices are soaring. Even though it's illegal to bring raw eggs into the U.S., many people are going to Mexico to buy them. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 27, 2023.)
Border officials crack down on attempts to bring eggs into the U.S.

Angela Kocherga

With egg prices soaring in the U.S., many people are crossing the border to buy them in Mexico. It's illegal to bring raw eggs back to the U.S., but that hasn't stopped some people from trying.
As prices soar, border officials are seeing a spike in egg smuggling from Mexico

Giulia Heyward

U.S. egg prices have climbed 60% in the past year, making it tempting to bring eggs over from Mexico, where prices are lower. But those who try to smuggle them risk thousands of dollars in fines.
Migrants warmed by the community as freezing temperatures linger in El Paso

Angela Kocherga

As twinkling Christmas lights cast a warm glow in downtown El Paso, thousands of migrants' search for shelter resonates deeply in the predominantly Catholic border city.
El Paso officials say they need humanitarian assistance not the National Guard

Angela Kocherga

As the Supreme Court weighs extending pandemic border restrictions, Texas has sent National Guard troops to El Paso to turn migrants back to Mexico. But city officials say the guard isn't helping.
Pandemic border restrictions were extended, but El Paso is struggling to keep up

Angela Kocherga

The Supreme Court extended pandemic border restrictions. But border cities are struggling to handle the influx of migrants who have crossed the border and are bracing for more.