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What planners want The Homing Project in Tucson to look like.

The Buzz: Catching up with some of our 2024 interviewees

Dec 20, 2024 We check back in on four stories we covered this year to see how they are doing.
Governor Katie Hobbs discusses water issues with Willcox Mayor Mike Laws. September 5, 2024.

Willcox Groundwater Basin designated as Arizona’s 7th active management area

Dec 20, 2024 Governor Hobbs uses administrative action to safeguard water in southeastern AZ.
File image of a man typing on a keyboard.

Members of Congress ask DHS to halt use of AI in immigration decisions

Dec 19, 2024 Letter asks DHS to explain AI use.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump tours the southern border with Mexico, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Sierra Vista, Ariz.

Experts question feasibility of Trump's mass deportation promise

Dec 16, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly said he is quickly going to deport huge numbers of people when he takes office. But immigration and economic experts say his plan is still unclear and likely not possible.
A Kiewit Corporation truck drives along an access road along the border wall east of Quitobaquito Springs at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument on July 18, 2020.

Congress required Biden Administration's sale of border wall materials

Dec 13, 2024 Some Republican are upset that the Biden administration is moving unused border wall materials out of the Arizona borderlands.
A semi passes through the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales.

The Buzz: Tariffs and Southern Arizona's Economy

Dec 6, 2024 With the promise of import taxes, will major industries in our area be affected?
Since the year 2000, the Pima County Medical Examiner has received nearly 4,000 sets of human remains from people who died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into Arizona. Here, a cross marking the place where a man in his 30s died in 2009 lays a few hundred yards from one of the water stations the nonprofit Humane Borders sets out for migrants crossing the desert.

Portion of women dying crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into Arizona increase in 2024

Dec 4, 2024 The percentage of women who have died crossing the border into Arizona has increased this year, even as the total number of human remains found has slightly declined.
Officials discovered rounds of ammunition hidden in a spare tire during a recent smuggling attempt.

Arizona man indicted for ammo smuggling into Mexico, assault on a federal officer

Dec 2, 2024 A federal grand jury in Tucson indicted a U.S. citizen from Rio Rico who attempted to smuggle more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition into Mexico through the Nogales port of entry and was shot after he attempted to flee.

Final election results show Arizona voter turnout declined, while abortion and border security ballot measures see broad support across party lines

Nov 27, 2024 Only Pinal County saw an increase in turnout.
Tomatoes on their way north across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Trump’s proposed tariffs could spike U.S. grocery prices, industry experts warn

Nov 27, 2024 A 25% tariff on Mexican goods could have a ripple effect on U.S. produce prices and businesses.
A bobcat is able to squeeze through one of the small wildlife passages in the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Study shows border wall cuts wildlife crossings by 86%

Nov 25, 2024 A new study shows that the U.S.-Mexico border wall drastically reduced wildlife connectivity, especially large mammals such as black bears, deer, and wild turkeys.
A Border Patrol vehicle drives along a section of fence at the Organ Pipe National Monument, west of Lukeville, Arizona, on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.

New Border Patrol chief talks challenges, wins in the Tucson Sector

Nov 21, 2024 AZPM’s Danyelle Khmara interviewed Tucson Sector Border Patrol Chief Sean McGoffin about migrant trends, desert dangers, smuggling, and policy changes across administrations.
Border Patrol agents apprehend migrants outside of Sasabe, Arizona, in July 2024.

Migrant apprehensions remain low at U.S.-Mexico border

Nov 21, 2024 Federal data shows that migrant apprehensions in the Tucson sector remain low following Biden's June asylum restrictions.
Governor Katie Hobbs looks at previously confiscated illicit drugs and weapons with acting border Commissioner Troy Miller and other officials following a press conference on Nov. 18, 2024.

Hobbs touts progress at border; says she will continue work under Trump

Nov 18, 2024 Gov. Katie Hobbs says administration supported federal agencies seizure of more than 6 million fentanyl pills and over 1,400 pounds of other drugs, pledges ongoing border security efforts.
A sign on the University of Arizona campus advertising a voting center.

New poll: Latinos lean Democratic despite Trump win

Nov 13, 2024 A new poll finds that Latino voters in Arizona rated issues at the U.S.-Mexico border as carrying less importance than what polls on broader demographics suggest.
A Border Patrol vehicle sits near border walls separating Tijuana, Mexico, from the United States, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in San Diego. President Joe Biden has unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections.

Arizona’s border security prop headed toward passing

Nov 6, 2024 Arizona’s border security Proposition 314 was headed toward passing with more than 60 percent of the vote Tuesday night.

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