4 suspects accused of smuggling 19 Mexican citizens into the US

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say the arrests stemmed from a concerned citizen's tip about suspicious activity.

Suspected human smuggling leads to chase, crash in Arizona

The Border Patrol says agents foiled an attempted human smuggling event that started in California and ended in Yuma, resulting in the arrests of five people.

Border agents seize 154 pounds of bologna at Texas crossing

No baloney: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says bologna can’t be carried across the border because it could introduce foreign animal diseases to the domestic pork industry.

Former Border Patrol agent sentenced for striking migrant with car

Matthew Bowen’s case drew widespread attention after his text messages calling migrants “savages” and “subhuman,” were included in a court filing.

Arizona border activist acquitted of harboring immigrants who crossed U.S.-Mexico Border

An activist was quickly acquitted Wednesday on charges he illegally harbored two Central American immigrants at a southern Arizona camp operated by a humanitarian group.

Arizona border activist says he’d never hide migrants from U.S. agents

An Arizona border activist testified Tuesday that neutrality guides his humanitarian work with migrants in the desert, denying that he has ever helped them hide or told them how to avoid U.S. Border Patrol agents.

Mexican officials: 3 shot dead at auto shop in city bordering Yuma

Authorities in Mexico say three men have been shot dead at an auto shop in San Luis Rio Colorado, across the border from Yuma, Arizona.

Trump administration proposes tougher rules on work permits for asylum-seekers

The Trump administration is proposing to make it tougher for asylum-seekers to obtain permission to work in the U.S. while their immigration cases are pending.

White House to set up cameras to livestream border wall construction: report

President Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner and other White House officials are planning to set up web cameras to livestream construction along the border wall, according to a report.

Judge bans Arizona border activist from mentioning Trump in trial

A judge banned an Arizona border activist charged with harboring immigrants from mentioning President Donald Trump during his retrial, which began on Nov. 12.

US held record number of migrant children in custody in 2019

The nearly 70,000 migrant children who were held in government custody this year - up 42 percent from 2018 - spent more time in shelters and away from their families than in prior years.

Utah man helps mom, family flee Mexico after deadly ambush

A Utah man who helped get his mother and other family members safely out of northern Mexico after nine people were killed in an apparent ambush says they'll likely never return.

Caravan of Mormon families fleeing Mexico arrive in Arizona

A caravan of more than a dozen vehicles holding Mormon families escaping after a violent attack in Mexico has arrived in Arizona.

Deadly Northern Mexico shooting brings renewed attention on faith-based communities in the area

In the aftermath of an ambush in Northern Mexico that killed nine Americans, there are many questions about the community the families lived in, and which ones are connected to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Family members of Sonora mass killing victims still in shock

Relatives of the nine Americans who were killed in Northern Mexico are still trying to understand the tragedy.

CBP officers seize firearms, ammunition, meth and marijuana worth nearly $214k at Arizona border

Six people were arrested for separate alleged attempts to smuggle 321 pounds of methamphetamine and marijuana through Arizona Ports of Entry over the weekend, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and one of the cases involved a cache of loaded weapons and ammunition.