Newsmaker Saturday: Gubernatorial hopeful Aaron Lieberman, CBP's Chris Clem
FOX 10's John Hook sits down with Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Aaron Lieberman ahead of the state's primary election, and spoke with U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Chief for the Yuma Sector, Chris Clem, on the ongoing problem with border crossings at the U.S.-Mexico Border.
Border Patrol seizes $18M of meth in single bust on Mexican truck driver entering Texas
The 24 buckets contain more than 900 lbs. of seized methamphetamine.
FOX 10 Newsmaker Saturday - Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels, Gerri Willis with FOX Business
FOX 10's John Hook sat down with Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dennels on the ongoing problem of illegal crossing of the U.S.-Mexico Border in Arizona, as well as FOX Business's Gerri Willis on the recent wild swings in stock market, as well as the general state of the economy.
Federal officer abducted, sexually assaulted teen in southern Arizona: police
Investigators say Aaron Mitchell drove up to the 15-year-old girl as she walked to school in Douglas on Monday.
Texas National Guard soldier missing after mission to rescue migrants from river: sources
A Texas soldier is missing after a mission to rescue migrants in the Rio Grande, state officials say.
Border agents in Texas find unaccompanied toddler abandoned near US-Mexico border
Agents say the father's information was written on the 2-year-old boy's birth certificate.
Republican states sue to stop Biden admin’s lifting of Title 42 border policy
The attorney generals of Arizona, Louisiana and Missouri are suing over the move to end Title 42, which was implemented by the Trump administration in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and allows for the rapid expulsion of migrants at the border, on May 23.
Biden administration to lift Title 42 on May 23; fears loom around potential migrant wave
Many migrant advocates say getting rid of Title 42 is great news and should have been done a long time ago, while those who want to keep it say this will create a huge rush of even more migrants to our southern border.
Arizona Dem senators warn Biden against 'sharp end' to Title 42 border restrictions without plan
The Biden administration is widely reported to be considering ending Title 42 -- a Trump-era order implemented in March 2020 that allows for the quick expulsion of migrants at the border due to the COVID-19 pandemic -- when it is due for renewal next week.
14-year-old caught in Arizona smuggling 6 undocumented migrants in truck: CCSO
The Cochise County deputy had pulled over a Ford truck on Highway 80 and Kings Highway west of Douglas on March 23.
Man caught with more than 50 live reptiles under his clothes at San Diego border crossing
Border Patrol recently found 52 live reptiles stuffed inside a man's jacket and pants.
U.S. border authorities find 52 reptiles hidden in man's clothing
Authorities say a man who tried to slither past U.S. border agents in California had 52 lizards and snakes hidden in his clothing.
Meth disguised as onions seized at San Diego border crossing, CBP officials say
Officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection say they found over 1,000 packages of meth that was disguised as onions during an examination of a tractor-trailer at a San Diego border crossing on Feb. 20.
Migrant fatally shot while being detained after escape bid in southern Arizona: CBP
Border Patrol agents apprehended three migrants in the U.S. illegally and spotted a fourth trying to get away. One agent followed the person downhill into the canyon “and while taking him into custody discharged his firearm fatally wounding the migrant.”
Migrant killed by Border Patrol agent in Arizona, sheriff's office says
The sheriff's office provided an update days later saying a man who reportedly entered the U.S. illegally was killed after being shot several times by a border patrol agent on Feb. 19.
CBP sees 'substantial increase' in fentanyl seizures, confirms 153,941 migrant encounters in January
Fentanyl, an opioid for pain treatment, is between 50 and 100 times more potent than morphine. In Fiscal Year 2021, CBP seized 10,586 pounds of the deadly drug at the southern border, which can be fatal in extremely small amounts.
Police: Off-duty Border Patrol agent fatally shoots relative in Sierra Vista
The shooter has been identified as 44-year-old Sierra Vista resident Stevan Djordjevic, an off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent, police said.
Nearly 1,000 pounds of meth, fentanyl found hidden in Phoenix man's RV at Arizona border: CBP
“Following a positive alert by a CBP narcotics detections canine to a scent it is trained to detect, the search led to the discovery of 129 packages of drugs hidden within the roof mounted A/C unit,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
600 pounds of cocaine found hidden inside cucumber load during Arizona smuggling attempt
“In a joint effort, HSI, DEA, and CBP prevent over 600 lbs of cocaine commingled in a cucumber shipment from entering the US during a smuggling attempt,” Home Security Investigations Arizona tweeted..
