The Arizona House voted yesterday to allot millions in the next fiscal budget to the Department of Public Safety for local enforcement of border-related crimes — a measure that passed with help from one Tucson Democrat.
President Donald Trump is renewing his promise of 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, saying he could implement them as soon as Tuesday, which experts say could lead to higher costs for consumers across a host of products.
Despite personnel surges and resources mobilized to both sides of the border, deportation numbers have actually dropped during Donald Trump’s first month back in office.
Tucson Unified has proposed adding immigration status as protected on a list that includes disability, race, religion, gender identity and more in its non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies.
More than a dozen religious leaders and about 100 people gathered in Tucson Thursday to denounce the Trump administration’s efforts at mass-deportations, including the order to allow immigration agents to enter places of worship.
The mayor of Nogales, Sonora, says 400 Mexican National Guard members are arriving as part of the agreement made by Mexico’s president to bolster border security.
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