Senate confirms Tucson police chief to lead Customs and Border Protection
Dec 7, 2021 Deputy Chief Chad Kasmar will take the top job at the Tucson Police Department.
Revamped 'Remain in Mexico' policy now includes Haitians
Dec 7, 2021 The new policy expands to include countries across entire Western Hemisphere.
Asylum officers union: 'Remain in Mexico' revamp is a 'source of shame'
Dec 5, 2021 Union official says reinstating the policy will also strain resources and exacerbate an already years-long backlog for asylum cases.
Biden canceled the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, but an Indigenous protester is still on trial
Dec 3, 2021 A trial continues for one Indigenous protester facing federal charges for blocking construction machinery at a wall site in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
CBP establishes new care guidelines for pregnant women in custody
Dec 1, 2021 Under the guidelines, CBP has to do a better job of managing the care of infants, pregnant women and new mothers.
Proposed DACA change draws drew more than 9,000 comments
Nov 30, 2021 The policy has been in near-constant legal limbo for years.
Homeland Security says 98% of CBP employees are vaccine mandate 'compliant'
Nov 29, 2021 Almost 12,000 CBP employees have contracted COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic and more than 50 have died.
Asylum seeker artisans will have work on display at a Tucson event Sunday
Nov 19, 2021 The binational initiative Artisans Beyond Borders sells embroidery made by asylum seekers waiting at the U.S. border in Sonora, Mexico.
Tucson readies services for Afghan refugees arriving from military bases
Nov 18, 2021 Some 2,000-3,000 Afghans are expected to come to Arizona.
In week after border reopening, feared lines yet to materialize in Nogales
Nov 17, 2021 On Monday afternoon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s wait time smartphone app was showing modest 25- to 30-minute waits for passenger vehicles in Nogales.
Border Patrol line-of-duty deaths are up sharply during the pandemic
Nov 16, 2021 A spokesperson said all Border Patrol deaths from COVID-19 are considered line of duty deaths.
Infrastructure package includes millions for Arizona border ports
Nov 14, 2021 About $400 million will go toward what’s known as the “two-port solution” in Douglas.
As crossing restrictions are lifted, Arizona border communities begin to reconnect
Nov 9, 2021 For the first time in nearly 20 months, visitors on non-essential trips started crossing into the United States along the border with Mexico on Monday.
Sonora governor asks travelers make only ‘essential’ trips as border restrictions lift
Nov 8, 2021 The state’s governor is advising those who can to wait a little longer.
Indigenous protester stands trial over 2020 border wall demonstration
Nov 5, 2021 Amber Ortega faces misdemeanor charges related to blocking machinery at a border wall construction site near a sacred site in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Senate committee OKs Magnus for customs chief
Nov 3, 2021 The Senate Finance Committee voted 15-13 on Wednesday to advance the Tucson police chief's nomination.Selected Archive Filters
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