Gunman gets life term in 'Fast and Furious' border killing
A man convicted of shooting a U.S. Border Patrol agent nine years ago in a case that exposed a botched federal gun operation known as “Fast and Furious” was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.
U.S. Border Patrol begins collection of DNA samples
The U.S. Border Patrol has started collecting DNA samples of people in custody at the border.
Mexican gunmen kill 13-year-old American as family returns to United States
An American 13-year-old was shot and killed by Mexican gunmen as their family returned to United States.
Yuma ends state of emergency as migrant crisis diminishes
The mayor of the border city of Yuma, Arizona has withdrawn his city’s state of emergency that was declared in response to this year’s migrant crisis at the southern border -- saying that the crisis has diminished in recent months.
Officials call for asylum-seeker release, reunion with niece
Maria is the only living relative to the 6-year-old girl she's raised as her own. After a gang killed all of their relatives, she brought the girl to the U.S. to ask for asylum. But the government took the girl from Maria, sending her to a shelter more than 2,000 miles away, because Maria isn't her biological mother.
ICE: 3rd tunnel, drugs found along U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales
Officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement say they have found a drug tunnel along the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales.
Border Patrol K-9 shot and killed in El Paso, Texas
"Bulder is the first K-9 to be killed in the line of duty. Bulder died a hero and he and his partner saved other agents on scene from injury and possibly death."
Driver accused of human smuggling after high-speed pursuit in Arizona
The driver who allegedly sped through an immigration checkpoint in southern Arizona and leading authorities on a 50-mile pursuit that reached 110 mph on Interstate 10 remains in federal custody.
Mexican MS-13 gang member arrested crossing border into Arizona, was previously deported
A previously deported MS-13 gang member from Mexico has been arrested after border agents spotted the man illegally crossing into Arizona, officials said.
Mexican cartels subject to terrorist-level sanctions under new GOP-sponsored bill
The Mexican cartels are coming under increased pressure from U.S. lawmakers.
Bay Area woman with disabilities avoids deportation for now
"I can think of nobody more deserving than Isabel Bueso and her family to stay in our community and receive life-saving treatment," U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier wrote.
Border Patrol finds another tunnel in Nogales, 4 arrested
The U.S. Border Patrol says it busted another cross-border tunnel after arresting a group of four migrants.
Calif. border agents find 11 Chinese nationals hiding in appliances, furniture in truck from Mexico
Federal agents in California found 11 Chinese nationals hiding inside appliances and furniture that filled a moving truck crossing the border from Mexico over the weekend.
Report: Guatemalan teen who died in US custody was unresponsive for hours
A flu-ridden 16-year-old boy from Guatemala was unresponsive for hours before he was found dead, according to video footage released Thursday.
Border Patrol, Mexican police discover incomplete tunnel in Nogales
Border Patrol agents and Mexican police discovered an incomplete cross-border tunnel running underneath streets in Nogales.
Tucson taking impartial role in border wall lawsuit
Tucson is joining Pima County as an impartial adviser in a lawsuit aimed at curbing construction of the border wall in three Arizona preserves.
Records: 32 gun-smuggling cases in Arizona in 2018
Buying a .50-caliber rifle — a weapon that can shoot bullets that can pierce armor or down helicopters — is relatively easy in Arizona and elsewhere, said Monique Villegas, special agent in charge of the Phoenix ATF office. Two Tucson residents did that on several occasions, court records indicate.
Death toll put at 20 for Mexico cartel attack near US border
Mexican security forces on Sunday killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force that rolled into a town near the Texas border and staged an hour-long attack, officials said, putting the overall death toll at 20.
Families in US enclave in northern Mexico hold sad Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving arrived with a sense of loss, but also a sense of solidarity, in enclaves of U.S. dual-national families in northern Mexico, coming almost four weeks after nine of their relatives were slaughtered by drug cartel gunmen.
Trump to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups
President Donald Trump put the Mexican government on the defensive when he said he “absolutely” will move ahead with plans to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations.