U.S. Attorney's Office announces numbers on illegal reentries into the United States
The United States Attorney General has announced sweeping crackdowns on sanctuary cities for "getting in the way" of Federal immigration law.
Arizona county officials reject US border security grant
Pima County officials rejected a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that would fund expenses related to border security.
Arizona state lawmakers revive private border wall bill
A week after it fell one vote short of passage, Republicans state lawmakers on Thursday revived a measure that would make it easier for property owners on the U.S.-Mexico border to build a wall.
AZ bill calls for November referendum to enshrine sanctuary city ban in state constitution
It’s already illegal under state law, but Republican lawmakers in the Arizona State Legislature want voters to enshrine a ban on “sanctuary city” policies in the state's constitution.
Last man charged in border agent's death faces Arizona trial
The last of seven defendants charged in the 2010 fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in a case that exposed a botched federal gun operation known as “Fast and Furious” has been extradited to Arizona to stand trial.
Members of AZ congressional delegation announce State of the Union Address guests
Various members of the Arizona congressional delegation have announced who they have chosen as guests for the upcoming State of the Union Address.
Yuma Border Patrol agents seize over $300k in meth, Fentanyl at I-8 immigration checkpoint
Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector stopped two smuggling attempts at the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint and the drugs have a street value of over $300,000.
CBP: Pregnant woman found smuggling close to 300 grams of fentanyl inside her body
A pregnant woman was found smuggling fentanyl inside her body by Border Patrol agents, according to CBP officials.
Authorities find longest Southwest border smuggling tunnel
U.S. authorities on Wednesday announced the discovery of the longest smuggling tunnel ever found on the Southwest border, stretching more than three-quarters of a mile from an industrial site in Tijuana, Mexico, to the San Diego area.
Border patrols finds nearly $1M in fake cash from China
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized $900,000 in counterfeit U.S. currency that was discovered in a commercial rail shipment originating from China.
Border Patrol agents find fentanyl strapped to man’s thighs
U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint arrested a man after they discovered that he was transporting fentanyl.
US agents seize drugs floated through border drainage tunnel
Over 165 pounds of suspected meth was seized after smugglers tried to float it across the border from Nogales, Mexico, by roping together dozens of packages and sending them through an underground drainage tunnel into Arizona, federal officials said.
Grandmother caught with 200 pounds of meth
A 65-year-old grandmother is accused of trying to sneak more than 200 pounds of methamphetamine into the U.S. at a border crossing.
ICE announces human trafficking awareness campaigns in Tampa, Atlanta
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, so the ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) branches in Tampa and Atlanta launched awareness outreach campaigns in their communities.
Murder convictions upheld for 2 men in connection with border agent’s death
An appeals court has upheld murder convictions for two men in the 2010 fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death revealed the botched “Fast and Furious” gun-smuggling investigation.
Illegal crossings plummet as US extends policy across border
Adolfo Cardenas smiles faintly at the memory of traveling with his 14-year-old son from Honduras to the U.S.-Mexico border in only nine days, riding buses and paying a smuggler $6,000 to ensure passage through highway checkpoints.
Border Patrol agents in California arrest boy, 14, with drugs strapped to body
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested at a California border checkpoint of Mexico with three bundles of crystal methamphetamine strapped to his body, authorities said.
Judge refuses to second-guess family separations at border
A U.S. judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration is operating within its authority when separating families stopped at the Mexico border, rejecting arguments that it was quietly returning to widespread practices that drew international condemnation.
Arrests at Mexican border steadily declined over the past year
Officials say they made nearly 41,000 arrests or detentions of people on the Mexico border last month. That's down 5% from the nearly 43,000 arrests in November and down 72% from a 13-year high of 145,000 in May.
Appeals court lifts block on $3.6B in military construction funds for border wall
Wednesday’s ruling lifted a lower court’s order blocking the Trump administration from using the funds along the southern border.