Number of migrants entering Arizona lowest in 3+ years
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.
Border Patrol continues to discard bulk of migrants’ belongings
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.
Scorching heat in the US Southwest kills three migrants in the desert near the Arizona-Mexico border
The U.S. Border Patrol reported Friday that the bodies of two men, ages 44 and 18, and a 17-year-old girl were found in the desert.
ASU and UCLA launch Latino Data Hub Action Lab to empower, educate policy advocates
New initiative harnesses census data to inform policies impacting Latino communities in Arizona.
Homeland Security says border arrests fall more than 40% since Biden's halt to asylum processing
Border Patrol’s average daily arrests over a seven-day period have fallen below 2,400 from before President Joe Biden’s proclamation took effect June 5.
Immigration rising issue among Latino voters in Arizona
A new poll finds that immigration and the border are rising priorities among Latino voters in Arizona and other swing states that could play an important role in the November elections.
Change in asylum rules creates influx of migrants in Sonora shelter
A migrant shelter in Nogales, Sonora, is having a large increase in migrants being returned to Mexico after crossing the border into Arizona, including many families and children.
At the border, Biden's plans for fast deportations collide with international politics
Most migrants being apprehended now are barred from applying for asylum, despite U.S. laws and international agreements that require it.
Pima County and Arizona are requesting FEMA money for asylum seeker aid programs
Pima County has been running an aid program for asylum seekers and migrants released by the Border Patrol across southern Arizona to pursue immigration cases in the U.S. since 2019.
ACLU sues Biden administration over new executive action on the southern border
The ACLU filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday challenging the Biden administration’s new executive actions that block migrants from seeking asylum at the southern U.S. border when crossings surge.
Blocked from asylum, migrants juggle their choices
Under Biden's asylum ban, migrants can either go home or try to cross into the U.S. again
LUCHA looks to block controversial border ballot proposition
HCR 2060, also known as the Secure the Border Act, passed the state's House of Representatives yesterday. Now the civil rights group says it is unconstitutional.
Biden says he's restricting asylum to help 'gain control' of the border
The President signed the proclamation Tuesday as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability before November's elections.
Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown
It would shut off asylum requests and automatically deny entrance to migrants once the number of people encountered by American border officials exceeded a new daily threshold.
House Minority Whip backs Engel, slams Ciscomani on women's health record
United States House Minority Whip Katherine Clark and democratic congressional hopeful Kirsten Engel tour Planned Parenthood to discuss abortion access.
