El Monte

The backlog of immigration cases is crippling the U.S. immigration system as President Donald Trump’s new policies add thousands of new cases to the dockets. 

Detained undocumented immigrants could be waiting years before their next immigration hearing due to a backlog in hearings, according to one attorney. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

The El Monte man who was detained by immigration officers along with his mother in a widely shared video is speaking out for the first time about his hope for freedom to continue supporting his younger sister as she battles cancer.

A judge approved bond Tuesday for an El Monte mother, who cares for a daughter with cancer, after she was taken into immigration custody last month. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

An undocumented woman who cares for her sick daughter will be released on bond. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Monday March 11, 2025.

Since being taken into immigration custody, Yolanda Perez saw a judge for her first hearing and had an opportunity to see her sick daughter.

Since being taken into immigration custody, Yolanda Perez saw a judge for her first hearing and had an opportunity to see her sick daughter.

Since her arrest, we are hearing from the El Monte undocumented mother who was arrested by ICE last month and forced to leave behind her daughter who is battling cancer. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on March 6, 2025.

The detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement of a mother has sent shockwaves down a family in El Monte and her daughter, 21-year-old Xitlali, who is battling a cancer that impedes her walking and requires her mom’s assistance.

An undocumented El Monte mother is now in federal custody along with her undocumented son. Her family says she doesn’t have a criminal background and she is the primary care taker for her daughter who is battling cancer. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on on Feb. 27, 2025.

A man is dead after police responded to a possible theft in El Monte that led to a short pursuit and a shooting on Monday. 

Officers responded to reports of a possible theft at a target that led to a short pursuit and gunfire. Lauren Coronado reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on Dec. 17, 2024. 

A warehouse in South El Monte was deemed a total loss overnight following a fire that torched the structure.

An Amazon warehouse in south El Monte went up in flames overnight. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.

Surveillance video caught the exact moment a pickup truck slammed into a pet store in El Monte.

A pet store in El Monte had to indefinitely close after a driver smashed through the store front, causing a great amount of damage. As seen on air on the NBC4 News at 11p.m. on Dec. 4, 2024.

Police are still searching for a gunman and a victim that were part of shooting that happened Saturday at sports bar in El Monte. Tracey Leong reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2024.

One person was killed and another person was injured after a shooting broke out at a sports bar in El Monte, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

One person was killed and another was hurt during a shooting at a sports bar in El Monte. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.

A driver died late Wednesday when in a crash off a freeway and into a concrete structure in an El Monte riverbed.