Trump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats
Aug 22, 2024 The visit was the fourth in a series of events held in battleground states this week to try to draw the focus away from Democrats’ celebration of Harris’ presidential nomination in Chicago.
Cochise officials to meet with Trump during Thursday border visit
Aug 22, 2024 The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Sierra Vista Police Department, the Department of Public Safety, Secret Service and other law enforcement partners on security for former president Donald Trump’s visit to the border on Thursday.
Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold
Aug 16, 2024 Asylum was halted at the border June 5 because arrests for illegal crossings topped a threshold of 2,500 a day.
Vendor linked to former Casa Alitas director terminated for overcharging, procurement violations, and conflict of interest
Aug 16, 2024 The county confirmed that a laundry vendor for the Casa Alitas migrant program is owned by the former director’s mother.
AZ Supreme Court upholds GOP-backed border security proposal for November ballot
Aug 14, 2024 The Arizona Supreme Court sided with a lower court that a Republican-backed border security proposal can stay on the November ballot.
Atascosa Mountains ocelot sighting, first in 50 years
Aug 13, 2024 Trail cameras caught footage of an endangered ocelot five miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, in a region where ocelots haven’t been seen in 50 years.
AZ border apprehension down but prosecutions up 25%
Jul 29, 2024 The U.S. Attorney in Arizona prosecuted more than 2,600 migrants for illegal entry into the country during its second quarter. That’s a 25% uptick despite a drop in the number of migrant apprehensions.
Committee urges U.S. and Mexico to protect UNESCO World Heritage site from border wall damage
Jul 26, 2024 The UNESCO World Heritage Committee is calling on the U.S. and Mexico to work together to assess and mitigate impacts of the border wall on wildlife of the Sonoran desert, especially the endangered Sonoran pronghorn.
New report: Detained immigrant deaths were preventable
Jul 23, 2024 A new report published by the ACLU found that immigrant deaths in ICE detention centers were largely caused by lack of oversight and systemic failures, including two deaths in Arizona.
DOJ lawsuit says shelter for migrant children has a pattern of sexual abuse and harassment
Jul 19, 2024 The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against a non-profit with a facility in Tucson, alleging its employees have subjected the unaccompanied migrant children in their care to severe, pervasive, and unwelcome sexual abuse and harassment.
Legal fight continues with appeals over proposed immigration initiative for Arizona Nov. 5 ballot
Jul 19, 2024 Immigrant advocates kept the issue alive this week by filing notice to the state Supreme Court that they will appeal the judge’s ruling.
Number of migrants entering Arizona lowest in 3+ years
Jul 16, 2024 New federal data shows that the number of migrants crossing the southern border into Arizona has fallen to fewer numbers than the state has seen since February 2021, keeping with the trend across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Shadow Wolves may see better career mobility under new bill
Jul 15, 2024 Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema introduced new legislation that would both improve border security and the retention of Shadow Wolves agents.
Judge says border security ballot proposal is constitutionally sound
Jul 15, 2024 A Maricopa County judge ruled that a broad Republican-backed border security proposal could seek approval from voters in November.
Judge closes door to new trial for Arizona rancher in fatal shooting of Mexican man
Jul 10, 2024 The judge said justice would not be served by letting prosecutors wait for a tactical advantage to retry Kelly.
Border Patrol continues to discard bulk of migrants’ belongings
Jul 8, 2024 In the first part of a two-part series, Danyelle Khmara explains one of the challenges migrants who cross the border into Arizona are facing — as more people are quickly removed from the country under Biden’s recent limit on asylum.Selected Archive Filters
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