El Paso Leaders Condemn Teenagers Wearing KKK Regalia
El Paso officials and the NAACP condemned social media footage showing teenagers wearing Ku Klux Klan robes and hoods during a suspected Halloween gathering.
Local and federal leaders in El Paso condemned social media footage showing approximately six individuals, believed to be teenagers or young men, wearing Ku Klux Klan robes and hoods. The videos, which circulated over the weekend of October 25-26, 2026, depict the group in a backyard and walking down a street on the city's East Side. Reports indicate the individuals may have shouted racial slurs during what appeared to be a Halloween gathering.
Carl B. Dwyer Jr., president of the El Paso NAACP, held a news conference at the El Paso County Courthouse on October 26 to call for community action against racism. He rejected claims that the regalia was merely a party costume or a joke, stating that such behavior cannot be taken lightly. U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar joined the condemnation, describing the incident as deeply disturbing and noting that treating a history of racial terror as a costume is unacceptable.
El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson and Texas State Senator Cesar Blanco also issued statements asserting that the behavior is inconsistent with the city's values of diversity and respect. The Border Network for Human Rights linked the white supremacist ideology behind the display to the August 3, 2019, attack on immigrants in El Paso. The El Paso Police Department is currently investigating the incident to determine if any laws were violated.
