Arizona governor, Florida senator blast Biden over Mexico border
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey visited the border city of Douglas with other Republican lawmakers as the area has seen a surge in migrants.
Tucson may soon house tent-like facilities for migrant children and families
The Department of Homeland Security secretary said the U.S. is on track to encounter more people on the border than in the last 20 years.
Immigrant advocates sue Arizona’s attorney general for blocking Biden's border policies
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund on Tuesday filed the lawsuit against Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says border under control despite surge in migrants
A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem Tuesday but insisting it’s under control and saying he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.
Trump slams Biden on border, White House says it doesn’t take immigration ‘advice’ from him
Former President Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden's immigration policies amid a flood of migrants at the border since his victory. In response, the White House called Trump's policies while in office "not only inhumane but ineffective."
Busloads of asylum seekers arriving in Tucson amid pandemic
Less than 200 people arrived in Tucson this week, most from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, after being released by Border Patrol in Yuma
Migrants wear Biden T-shirts at US-Mexico border, demand clearer policies
Demonstrators hold signs saying, 'Biden, please let us in!'
Biden’s US-Mexico border pullback creating ‘roads for the cartels,’ Arizona sheriff says: report
Dannels explained that by halting work on the border wall championed by former President Donald Trump, the Biden administration has left intact the high-speed roads that were built to help Border Patrol agents manage the region – but is failing to follow through with the barrier that was planned to keep illegal immigrants and smugglers of humans and drugs out of the U.S.
Border Patrol: SUV with 25 people inside during deadly crash came through hole in border fence
Thirteen people killed in one of the deadliest border crashes on record were among more than 40 migrants who entered the U.S. through a hole cut into Southern California’s border fence with Mexico, the Border Patrol said Wednesday.
Deadly crash involving SUV carrying 25 people prompts human smuggling investigation, ICE confirms
ICE is looking for possible human smuggling cases after an SUV carrying 25 people was involved in a deadly crash near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Biden meets with Mexican president Monday to discuss migration, other issues
President Joe Biden met virtually Monday with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador — a chance for the pair to talk more fully about migration, confronting the coronavirus and cooperating on economic and national security issues.
Yuma mayor says releasing detained migrants in Arizona will inundate city
Detention facilities are filling up in the southern Arizona town, but strict social distancing guidelines are not forcing immigration officials to release some migrants in the U.S. with a date to appear in court later.
Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to US
President Biden has lifted a freeze on green cards that blocked most legal immigration to the US. Former President Trump had halted the issuance of green cards, arguing that immigrants were a "risk to the US labor market."
25,000 asylum seekers waiting in Mexico allowed to begin crossing the US border
The Dept. of Homeland Security will be processing asylum seekers from this week after spending the past year in shelters in Mexico.
Thousands of asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico to be allowed into US
The Biden administration on Friday announced plans for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico for their next immigration court hearings to be allowed into the United States while their cases proceed.
Border Patrol rescues woman stranded in southern Arizona mountain range
Investigators said they found her in the Baboquivari Peak Wilderness. Tucson border officials say she was dehydrated and suffered severe pain in her legs.
Drugs worth $1.6 million seized at Texas border found in shipments of cabinets, toilet paper
The alleged drugs - estimated to have a street value of $1.6 million - were found in three separate shipments coming in from Mexico: vinyl samples, kitchen cabinets and toilet paper.
Biden halts border wall construction; contractors told to stop building
President Joe Biden has ordered a "pause" on all border wall construction. During his campaign, Biden pledged not to build "another foot" of Trump's wall at the US-Mexico border.
Former border officer sentenced to prison in bribery case
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Jose Rosalio Fuentes agreed while working as a CBP officer to allow a person not authorized to enter the United States to cross the border in exchange for a $6,000 bribe.
Biden signs executive orders on COVID-19, immigration, rejoining Paris climate accord and WHO
In his first hours as president, President Joe Biden signed a series of executive actions that reversed his predecessor’s orders on immigration, climate change and handling of the coronavirus pandemic.