Cochise officials to meet with Trump during Thursday border visit
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
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
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
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
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%
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
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
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
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.
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.
Shadow Wolves may see better career mobility under new bill
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
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
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
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.
Pima County heat-related deaths in June topped 2023's totals
Days with high temperatures also saw a notable increase from the previous year.
