Rocky Point local says 'there’s nobody here' as Lukeville port of entry remains closed during migrant surge

The border crossing at Lukeville, the main route to Rocky Point, remains closed as of this weekend, with no word of when it might reopen. “I'm in Rocky Point sitting on the beach all by myself."

Border Crisis: Arizona Governor launching new border security operation

The announcement by Governor Hobbs came as a border crossing along the U.S.-Mexico Border in Arizona remains closed due to a surge in migrants.

Migrant surge: Worries over domino effect after Lukeville Port of Entry closure

As the Lukeville Port of Entry remains closed until further notice due to a recent surge in migrants, there are worries over whether the closure will affect other ports of entry along the border.

US closes border crossing to vehicles and limits traffic at another in response to illegal entries

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said on Tuesday it's seeing “increased levels of migrant encounters at the Southwest Border, fueled by smugglers peddling disinformation to prey on vulnerable individuals and encourage migration."

U.S.-Mexico Border bracing for new migrant wave
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Officials along the U.S. border with Mexico are bracing for a new wave of migrants, as a crowd of about 5,000 people is making its way through Mexico. Meanwhile, leaders of some of the cities where migrants have already been relocated to are asking for help. Reporter Casey Stegall has more.

As economy falters, more Chinese migrants take perilous journey to the U.S. border to seek asylum

Chinese asylum-seekers who spoke to The Associated Press, as well as observers, say they are seeking to escape an increasingly repressive political climate and bleak economic prospects.

Border security: Cochise County Sheriff announces Operation Safe Streets II

The new operation was launched in reaction to Cartels that are recruiting drivers as young as 13 years old to pick up and drive migrants from the border to other parts of the state.

Record border crossings seen at U.S.-Mexico border
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The number of people crossing into the U.S. from the southern border has hit an all-time high. Last month, Customs and Border Protection saw more than 260,000 southern border crossings, which is a record. FOX's Mills Hayes has the latest.

Arizona tribe protests decision not to prosecute Border Patrol agents for fatal shooting

The Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona on Friday blasted the decision by the U.S. Attorney’s Office not to prosecute Border Patrol agents who shot and killed a member of the tribe after they were summoned by tribal police.

10,000 migrants a day head to US border, Mexico's president says

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the surge of migrants reaching Mexico’s northern border with the United States is partly due to about 6,000 migrants per day crossing into Mexico from Guatemala over the past week.

Nightly Roundup: Arrest made in Tupac's murder, man shot and killed by Mesa Police

From a long-awaited breakthrough in the murder case of rap legend Tupac Shakur, to a deadly officer-involved shooting in a Mesa neighborhood, here's some of the top stories on FOX10Phoenix.com for Friday, September 29, 2023.