Top White House official visits the border
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As the amount of drug seizures at the U.S. - Mexico Border reaches record highs, a top White House official who is visiting the border said real change is coming. Officials said the purpose of the visit is to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration's latest efforts to crack down on drug trafficking. FOX 10's Stephanie Bennett reports.

New body camera footage shows Border Patrol agents shooting Arizona tribal member

The footage also shows several agents asking repeatedly whether anyone had found a firearm as they moved in to handcuff Mattia. There was no sign a handgun was found.

Brussels sprouts shipment turns into $4.3M drug bust, border patrol says

A tractor-trailer meant to be shipping Brussels sprouts was found to have millions of dollars worth of meth hiding inside of it, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.

CBP seizes $2.7M worth of endangered fish bladders in Arizona

U.S. Customs and Border Protection made an unusual seizure of 242 pounds of swim bladders from an endangered fish.

A month since Title 42's end in Arizona: What's changed, what hasn't, what's to come?

It’s been a month since the public health order known as Title 42 was lifted, and since then, the Department of Homeland Security says illegal crossings at the southern border have taken a dip. Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls talks what's to come.

14 migrants found locked in trailer during Arizona drug bust

On May 25, a. Arizona trooper pulled over a tractor-trailer on I-19 northbound in Sahuarita and found “multiple indicators of criminal activity."

Arizona Gov. Hobbs announces new grant money for Yuma border sector

The immigrant surge after Title 42 expired never materialized, but that doesn't mean immigration isn't a big issue, according to Yavapai County Sheriff David Rhodes.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin sends 100 National Guard soldiers to US-Mexican border

“The ongoing border crisis facing our nation has turned every state into a border state," Youngkin said in a statement. “As leadership solutions at the federal level fall short, states are answering the call to secure our southern border, reduce the flow of fentanyl, combat human trafficking and address the humanitarian crisis."

Catching human smugglers and drug traffickers: A ride-along with Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb

Drug traffickers and human smugglers are using Arizona's major highways to move quickly, so the Pinal County Sheriff's Office is focusing their attention on this issue in order to stop it in its tracks.

AZ sheriff focuses on highways to stem drug trafficking
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On a daily basis, local law enforcement in parts of Arizona are dealing border related crime, as well as any potential effects from the expiry of a legal provision known as Title 42. According to detectives, drug traffickers and human smugglers are using the state's major highways to move quickly, so some agencies are focusing their attention on this issue, in order to stop it in its tracks. FOX 10's Stephanie Bennett recently joined Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb for a ride-along, and has more. It should also be noted that Lamb is running to be the 2024 Republican Party nominee for Senate seat currently held by independent Kyrsten Sinema.

Agents who killed Arizona tribal man were answering report of gunfire, Border Patrol says

U.S. Border Patrol agents answering reports of gunfire shot and killed a man on a tribal reservation in southern Arizona after he abruptly threw something and raised his arm, the agency said Monday.

Arizona tribal member shot, killed by Border Patrol agents

The FBI and Tohono O’odham Nation police are investigating the fatal shooting of a tribal member by U.S. Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona.

End of Title 42: Yuma area calm and quiet following initial migrant rush

As Title 42 expired on May 11, officials in Arizona are bracing for what could be a big influx of migrants across the U.S. border with Mexico. The situation in Yuma, however, changed following an initial wave of migrant crossings.

Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic-related asylum bans

After Title 42 rules were lifted, migrants and officials were still evaluating the change and the new policy adopted by the Biden administration to stabilize the border.

House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends

House Republicans have passed a sweeping bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers.