Damage from border wall: blown-up mountains, toppled cactus
Work crews ignite dynamite blasts in the remote and rugged southeast corner of Arizona, forever reshaping the landscape as they pulverize mountaintops in a rush to build more of President Trump’s border wall before his term ends.
Work crews ignite dynamite blasts in the remote and rugged southeast corner of Arizona, forever reshaping the landscape as they pulverize mountaintops in a rush to build more of President Trump’s border wall before his term ends.
Judge: Phoenix erroneously excluded immigrants from housing aid
The city of Phoenix required applicants to its $25 million utility, rent and mortgage assistance program to provide proof of legal status in the United States.
The city of Phoenix required applicants to its $25 million utility, rent and mortgage assistance program to provide proof of legal status in the United States.
Biden taps Susan Rice as domestic policy adviser, Denis McDonough for VA
President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. He’s also nominating Denis McDonough as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. He’s also nominating Denis McDonough as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
US fully restores protections for DACA applicants
The Trump administration has fully restored the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for immigrants brought to the U.S. as young people, complying with a federal judge’s order.
The Trump administration has fully restored the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for immigrants brought to the U.S. as young people, complying with a federal judge’s order.
Court OKs Trump using $3.6B in military money for wall construction
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a December 2019 ruling
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a December 2019 ruling
Tucson Border Patrol K-9 detects fentanyl pills smuggled inside air conditioning unit
The Tucson Border Patrol K-9 detected fentanyl inside of a car at the I-19 Immigration Checkpoint on Dec. 1.
The Tucson Border Patrol K-9 detected fentanyl inside of a car at the I-19 Immigration Checkpoint on Dec. 1.
For some Valley residents, restoration of DACA comes as a relief
Some DACA recipients who live in the Valley say ever since applications to the program were stopped in 2017, they can't travel out of the country to visit relatives. With the new ruling, they hope things can change for the better.
Some DACA recipients who live in the Valley say ever since applications to the program were stopped in 2017, they can't travel out of the country to visit relatives. With the new ruling, they hope things can change for the better.
Judge orders Trump administration to accept new DACA applications
The Trump administration must accept new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that protects some young immigrants from deportation, a federal judge ruled Friday, in vacating a memo from the acting Homeland Security secretary that had suspended it.
The Trump administration must accept new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that protects some young immigrants from deportation, a federal judge ruled Friday, in vacating a memo from the acting Homeland Security secretary that had suspended it.
Almost 500 pounds of pot found at Detroit border crossing
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents seized 450 pounds of marijuana on Monday, Nov. 30, in Detroit.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents seized 450 pounds of marijuana on Monday, Nov. 30, in Detroit.
Families, lawmakers plead California governor to pardon inmate firefighters poised for deportation
If they had been U.S. citizens, they would have simply finished their sentences and gone home.
If they had been U.S. citizens, they would have simply finished their sentences and gone home.
Border Patrol agents arrested 15 on Florida shore
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 15 people who made shore in Palm Beach in what authorities called a “maritime smuggling event.”
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 15 people who made shore in Palm Beach in what authorities called a “maritime smuggling event.”
DHS acting head Chad Wolf didn't have authority to suspend DACA, judge says
A federal judge in New York has ruled that Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf assumed his position unlawfully. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis's ruling invalidates Wolf’s suspension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which shields young people from deportation.
A federal judge in New York has ruled that Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf assumed his position unlawfully. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis's ruling invalidates Wolf’s suspension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which shields young people from deportation.
California ICE detention center officials ignored COVID-19 protocols: attorneys
Now, ICE and GEO contractors have asked the court to lift some coronavirus restrictions.
Now, ICE and GEO contractors have asked the court to lift some coronavirus restrictions.
Immigration an early target for Biden administration
Some quick and dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration.
Some quick and dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration.
Biden plans to rejoin Paris Agreement and WHO, undo other Trump decisions on Day 1
The executive actions would include rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, reinstating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, rejoin the World Health Organization and repeal Trump's travel ban targeting majority Muslim nations.
The executive actions would include rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, reinstating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, rejoin the World Health Organization and repeal Trump's travel ban targeting majority Muslim nations.
Immigrant pleads guilty to killing California officer in case that reiginited Trump border security debate
A Mexican immigrant in the country illegally pleaded guilty under a deal with prosecutors in an emotional hearing Thursday to killing a Fiji-born California police officer in a case that President Donald Trump used to bolster his call for tougher border security.
A Mexican immigrant in the country illegally pleaded guilty under a deal with prosecutors in an emotional hearing Thursday to killing a Fiji-born California police officer in a case that President Donald Trump used to bolster his call for tougher border security.
US judge blocks Trump immigration rule on public benefits
A federal judge in Chicago struck down a key immigration rule Monday that would deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps or other public benefits, a blow to the Trump administration on the eve of the election.
A federal judge in Chicago struck down a key immigration rule Monday that would deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps or other public benefits, a blow to the Trump administration on the eve of the election.
Eric Holder suggests child abuse investigation into migrant family-separation policy
During an interview with FOX 13 political editor Craig Patrick, former Attorney General Eric Holder suggested the Trump Administration could be investigated for child abuse.
During an interview with FOX 13 political editor Craig Patrick, former Attorney General Eric Holder suggested the Trump Administration could be investigated for child abuse.
'Trump failed us': Anti-Trump light display shown on Camelback Mountain
Anti-Trump voter groups put up a massive digital projection onto Camelback Mountain on the night of Oct. 27, displaying several messages including "Trump failed us" and "Vote Nov 3rd."
Anti-Trump voter groups put up a massive digital projection onto Camelback Mountain on the night of Oct. 27, displaying several messages including "Trump failed us" and "Vote Nov 3rd."
Parents of 545 children separated at border can’t be found
The children were separated between July 1, 2017, and June 26, 2018, when a federal judge in San Diego ordered that children in government custody be reunited with their parents.
The children were separated between July 1, 2017, and June 26, 2018, when a federal judge in San Diego ordered that children in government custody be reunited with their parents.