Border and immigration news

Participants walk "migrant trail" in solidarity

May 28, 2024 The 21st Migrant Trail Walk begins Monday, a yearly event held in remembrance and solidarity with people who cross the border and have died in the Arizona borderlands.

Arizona Republicans move forward controversial immigration bill

May 22, 2024 Senate Republicans passed a ballot measure that could empower local law enforcement to arrest people who they believe entered the country illegally.

Family of Tohono O'odham man killed by Border Patrol last year files wrongful death suit

May 20, 2024 Raymond Mattia was killed in the Tohono O’odham community of Menagers Dam the night of May 18, 2023.

As fentanyl seizures increase, Arizona among the worst

May 16, 2024 A new government-funded study shows that seizures of illicit fentanyl nationwide increased dramatically from 2017 to last year, with Arizona among the top states leading the increase.

US border arrests fall in April, bucking usual spring increase as Mexico steps up enforcement

May 16, 2024 U.S. officials have largely attributed the decline to more enforcement in Mexico.

Border officials launch cross-border campaign to find wanted individuals

May 13, 2024 Border officials are teaming with the State of Sonora on a new initiative asking the public for help to catch wanted people associated with transnational criminal organizations.

Ecologists and artists in Nogales to celebrate new jaguar

May 10, 2024 To celebrate the discovery of a new jaguar roaming the Arizona borderlands, conservationists will host a public discussion in Nogales on Saturday followed by a procession to the border wall to view a wildlife-themed art installation on the wall itself.

Business and faith leaders speak out against new immigration ballot referral

May 9, 2024 A group of business and faith leaders are opposing a GOP proposal that would expand employers’ requirements to confirm citizenship status when hiring, under penalty of up to a $10,000 dollar fine and a class 6 felony.

Congressman Ciscomani on the border, 1864 abortion ban, effort to oust House speaker

May 6, 2024 Congressman Juan Ciscomani spoke with AZPM senior reporter Danyelle Khmara on some of the most salient topics of the day

Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border

Apr 29, 2024 The jurors in the trial of George Alan Kelly were unable to reach a unanimous decision on a verdict after more than two days of deliberation.

New report shows that migration worldwide has rebounded since the pandemic

Apr 25, 2024 The report says the world is entering an age of disruption for human mobility, with impacts that are hard to predict.

Family of slain migrant still seeks justice after mistrial

Apr 24, 2024 The Mexican consul in Nogales says the family of a Mexican man killed on the property of Nogales rancher George Alan Kelly is still hoping for justice, after the case ended in a mistrial.

Judge declares mistrial in case of rancher accused of killing migrant

Apr 22, 2024 The judge declared a mistrial yesterday in the murder trial of rancher George Alan Kelly after a jury could not agree on a verdict.

Jury starts deliberation in border rancher murder trial

Apr 18, 2024 George Alan Kelly has pled not guilty in the murder of a Mexican citizen.

New data shows families continue crossing the border in large numbers in the Tucson Sector

Apr 15, 2024 Tucson Sector continues to have the highest number of migrants crossing, and by far the highest number of families and children, even as the total number of migrant apprehensions at the southern border dropped slightly from the previous month.

Pima County receives nearly $22 million for asylum seekers

Apr 12, 2024 Pima County is receiving nearly $22 million in federal funding to continue services to asylum seekers, who come to Tucson and smaller border communities after being released by Border Patrol.

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