New Nogales Port Director Says Facial Recognition Will Speed Up Border Crossing
In addition to new technology, 70 customs agents are being trained to head to the Nogales port.
Group Calls for Judge to Toss Border Case
Lawyers for a man working with the No More Deaths humanitarian aid group say the charges are U.S. government retaliation.
FBI May Help Identify Migrant Remains Found Along US-Mexico Border
The Forensic Border Coalition says the FBI has the most extensive DNA database in the world.
Women Migrate Across More Than Borders
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Borderlands Theater explores"Sanctuary"; Pima County's Master Gardener program celebrates 35 years; and Tu Nidito presents an art show by youth coping with grief.
CD2 Candidates at Odds on Southern Arizona Issues
Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick and Republican Lea Marquez Peterson vie to represent Pima and Cochise Counties district.
Tucson Immigration Officials Release More Than 700 Asylum Seekers From Detention
Homeland Security says there just isn't enough room at ICE family detention centers to accommodate a rise in asylum-seeking families.
Attorney General Wants More Funding to Prosecute Border Cases
Officials say the caseload in Southern Arizona has gone up significantly.
New Trade Agreement Aimed at Moving Trucks Through the Border Faster
More than half of the old NAFTA agreement was kept in place.
Audit: CBP Not Protecting Information Gleaned From its Drones
The audit found the agency's drone program is vulnerable to losing confidential information the aircraft gather.
Sinaloan Grenade Smuggler Sentenced
It started with Homeland Security Investigations agents watching a sporting goods store in Nogales, Arizona.
Tucson Company Building Border Wall in Texas
West Point Contractors is known locally for projects in Nogales, Yuma and in Tucson’s Saguaro National Park.
Cochise County to Hold Town Hall on Sewage Concerns
Vaccination clinic also set to prevent infection
Cochise County Declares State of Emergency Over Sewage Spill
Supervisors want state, federal governments to find a solution to the "international border situation."
Officials Credit Southern Arizona Drug Seizures to Stonegarden Funding
Law enforcement officials point to the governor's Border Strike Force and Operation Stonegarden grants as factors in their success.
Pima County to Review Permit for Border Patrol Checkpoint
The memo ordering the review comes on the heels of a supervisors vote to reject federal funding tied to border enforcement.
