Hundreds of illegal immigrants released into US amid overcrowding at detention facilities

The U.S. has started releasing hundreds of illegal immigrant detainees into the country as immigration authorities struggle to find available places to house the thousands of illegal migrants coming through the U.S.-Mexico border.

McSally says she'll vote to uphold Trump's border emergency

Arizona Sen. Martha McSally said Wednesday she'll vote to uphold President Donald Trump's emergency declaration freeing up money to build a wall on the southern border.

Migrant caravan reaches town on Texas border

A caravan of about 1,600 Central American migrants camped in the Mexican border city of Piedras Negras, just west of Eagle Pass, Texas.

US fires tear gas across Mexico border to stop migrants

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) - U.S. authorities fired tear gas into Mexico during the first hours of the new year to repel about 150 migrants who tried to breach the border fence in Tijuana.

Phoenix church takes in migrants seeking asylum

A bus full of migrants seeking asylum is arriving in Phoenix on Friday afternoon and are headed straight to a church that's agreed to take them in.

Newsmaker Saturday - Mike Emanuel, Chuck Coughlin
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Another week of major political developments nationally and in Arizona. FOX 10's John Hook talks to FOX News' Mike Emanuel about Martha McSally's appointment to the Senate and the border wall. Political consultant Chuck Coughlin of High Ground provides insight on the midterm elections.

Chandler church welcomes 200 asylum seekers

Several migrants not involved in the migrant caravan at the border have made their way to the Valley, as of Thursday. FOX 10's Jennifer Martinez reports.

Prescott city leaders want lawmaker out over race comments
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An Arizona city council voted Tuesday to demand the resignation of a Republican state lawmaker whose remarks on race and immigration have led to a growing backlash of criticism and the loss of his chairmanship on a key committee. FOX 10's Steve Krafft?reports.

Tijuana protesters chant 'Out!' at migrants camped in city

Hundreds of Tijuana residents congregated around a monument in an affluent section of the city south of California on Sunday to protest the thousands of Central American migrants who have arrived via caravan in hopes of a new life in the U.S.

Migrant caravan groups arrive by hundreds at US border

Migrants in a caravan of Central Americans scrambled Wednesday to reach the U.S. border, arriving by the hundreds in Tijuana, while U.S. authorities across the border were readying razor wire security barriers.

Border officials alarmed by migrants abandoned in the desert

Smugglers in recent weeks have been abandoning large groups of Guatemalan and other Central American migrants in Arizona's harsh cactus-studded Sonoran Desert near the border with Mexico, alarming Border Patrol officials who say the trend is putting hundreds of children at risk.

Police arrest 4 at ICE protest outside AZ jail
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An immigration protest took place in downtown Phoenix and we're learning that four activists taking part in the demonstration ended up behind bars. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

Prominent lawyer in Phoenix to visit with boy who was separated from mother at border
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A prominent attorney who is representing adult film star Stormy Daniels in her ongoing legal battle with President Donald Trump is in Phoenix to meet with one child who was separated from his parents at the border.

Border activist uses religious grounds to ask for case dismissal

A federal magistrate is mulling a request by a border activist who is using religious grounds to argue for dismissal of the charges against him of harboring immigrants in the U.S. illegally, recent court filings show.

New downtown mural honors immigrants, event held to renew DACA registration
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A local organization held an event to empower immigrants and renew their DACA registration. The event centered around a new mural off of Central Avenue.

Border Patrol finds 10 Mexico residents in a locked trailer
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U.S. Border Patrol agents working at an immigration checkpoint in Whetstone have arrested a Hereford man after finding 10 Mexico residents hidden inside a locked trailer he was towing.

DACA program remains in limbo
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The program which protects young immigrants from deportation was scheduled to end on March 5, but two federal courts blocked the decision.