Trump official: Statue of Liberty's poem is about Europeans

A top Trump administration official says the famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty, welcoming “huddled masses” of immigrants to American shores, was referring to “people coming from Europe” and that the nation is looking to receive migrants “who can stand on their own two feet.”

ICE raids raise question: What about the employers?

The images of children crying after their parents were arrested in a massive immigration raid in Mississippi revived a longstanding complaint: Unauthorized workers are jailed or deported, while the managers and business owners who profit from their labor often go unprosecuted.

Arizona border volunteers opening office with limited hours

A humanitarian organization that provides aid to border crossers says it is opening an office to welcome visitors for a few hours on Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings in the southern Arizona desert community of Ajo.

Prosecutors lose bid to seek death penalty against immigrant

Prosecutors have lost another bid to seek the death penalty against an immigrant from Mexico charged with murder in the 2015 shooting death of a convenience store clerk in metro Phoenix.

Government delays border barrier construction in Arizona

The federal government is delaying construction on parts of the border fence in Arizona because it's still working on design plans.

CBP: 3 migrants found dead in South Texas in past week

The U.S. Border Patrol says it suspects 3 people found dead in the South Texas Brush over the past week were abandoned by migrants abandoned by smugglers.

Border agent facing trial for hitting migrant gets plea deal

A Border Patrol agent accused of using his vehicle to knock over a fleeing Guatemalan migrant nearly two years ago in Arizona has reached a plea agreement.

Newsmaker Saturday: Andy Biggs
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FOX 10's John Hook talks to Rep. Andy Biggs (R - Arizona's 5th Congressional District) about the mass shootings in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH; gun control legislation, and his recent trip to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Father of man allegedly killed by immigrant seeks House seat

The father of an Arizona man allegedly killed by an immigrant living in the country illegally is launching a longshot bid to unseat Democratic Congressman Raul Grijalva.

680 people arrested at food plant in largest ICE raid in decade

U.S. immigration officials raided several Mississippi food processing plants on Wednesday, part of a large-scale operation carried out by President Donald Trump's administration that targeted both corporations and their largely Latino employees.

Number of migrants waiting at US border surges to 40,000

The Cameroonian men who share 10 mattresses on the floor of a third-floor apartment above a barber shop walk every morning to the busiest U.S. border crossing with Mexico, hoping against all odds that it will be their lucky day to claim asylum in the United States. Their unlikely bet is that a sympathetic Mexican official will somehow find a spot for them.

Number of migrants waiting at US border surges to 40,000

The Cameroonian men who share 10 mattresses on the floor of a third-floor apartment above a barber shop walk every morning to the busiest U.S. border crossing with Mexico, hoping against all odds that it will be their lucky day to claim asylum in the United States. Their unlikely bet is that a sympathetic Mexican official will somehow find a spot for them.

McSally, Homeland Secretary to tour Arizona border center

Sen. Martha McSally is heading down to the Arizona-Mexico border to meet with Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan.

Tucson to vote on sanctuary city law in November

Officials in Tucson have approved placing a "sanctuary city" measure on the ballot, but not without some pushback.

Motel 6 settlement over immigration calls clears hurdle

A federal judge in Arizona has granted preliminary approval of a settlement in the case involving thousands of Motel 6 guests said to have had their privacy violated when the national chain gave their information to immigration authorities.

Groups try to stop Trump's border wall efforts in Arizona

Environmentalists have asked a judge to stop a plan to replace existing vehicle barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, arguing the Trump administration unlawfully waived dozens of laws as part of the project that will ultimately damage wildlife habitat.

Ohio lawmaker blames mass shootings on ‘drag queen advocates,' video games, ‘open borders'

An Ohio state representative blamed the mass shootings that happened over the weekend on "drag queen advocates," violent video games and gay marriage, among other things, in a since-deleted Facebook post.

Warren in Arizona calls for big immigration changes

Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren called Thursday for big changes in U.S. immigration policy before some 3,000 supporters in her first visit of the 2020 presidential campaign to the traditionally Republican border state of Arizona.