Newsmaker Saturday - Bill Melugin & Frank Siller
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This week on Newsmaker Saturday, John Hook speaks with FOX reporter Bill Melugin about the crisis at the border. We also talk with Frank Siller, CEO of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

Harris asserts 'progress' made amid 'tough' situation at US-Mexico border

Vice President Kamala Harris has used her first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office to call for an end to political “rhetoric” and “infighting” over immigration, an issue that Republicans have been eager to weaponize against her.

Yuma sector Border Patrol agents intercept 4 human smuggling attempts in one day

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station stopped separate human smuggling attempts in southwestern Arizona -- all in a single day.

Harris to make 1st visit to US-Mexico border Friday

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to make her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office.

Florida governor heeds call from Texas, Arizona for border help

Last week, Abbott and Ducey issued a letter seeking help from their fellow governors, claiming that the administration of President Joe Biden “has proven unwilling or unable” to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.

Gov. Abbott launches new Texas border wall plan

Texas is putting up $250,000,000 for the down payment, according to the Texas governor.

US ends Trump-era asylum policies for violence victims

Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a new policy saying immigration judges should cease following the Trump-era rules that made it tough for immigrants who faced domestic or gang violence to win asylum in the United States.

Gov. Abbott announces plans for border wall, says Texas will fund $250M of it

Gov. Greg Abbott announced plans to build a border wall in Texas, pledging a quarter of a billion dollars from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice budget to get started.

Gov. Ducey visits Nogales for grand opening of cooler facility
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Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is visiting Nogales on Wednesday for the grand opening of a 60,000 square foot cooler facility. Ducey said he wants to highlight the state's trade partnership with Mexico. He is also scheduled to participate in a roundtable discussion on the economy.

Travelers react as computer woes ground Southwest planes and strand passengers

On June 15, there were reports of outages affecting the airline's check-in counter at multiple airports. A similar technical issue forced all of Southwest’s flights to be grounded the night before. FOX 10's Jennifer Martinez reports.

Newsmaker Saturday: Sheriffs Mark Dannels, Mark Lamb
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John Hook interviews Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels and Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb about border security.

Biden administration closes Trump-era agency for victims of immigrant crime

The Biden administration says it has dismantled a Trump-era government agency to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants, a move that symbolizes President Biden's rejection of former President Trump's repeated efforts to link immigrants to crime.

Border officials warn of heat dangers in southern Arizona

The Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector said that migrants are putting their lives at risk when they cross the Sonoran Desert.

Border patrol rescues dozens of migrants lost in Arizona desert, trapped in rail cars in Texas

Border Patrol agents in Arizona and Texas rescued dozens of migrants, helping those who had become lost in the sweltering desert without water or trapped inside stifling hot rail cars.

Harris defends comments on migration spike during visit to Mexico

Vice President Kamala Harris has brushed off questions about her decision not to visit the U.S.-Mexico border as part of her work to address the spike in migration to the U.S.

Border Patrol agents find girl, 5, abandoned near U.S.-Mexico border wall

U.S. Border Patrol agents said they found a 5-year-old girl wandering alone near the U.S.-Mexico border wall near San Ysidro on Monday.