Asylum seekers jam US border crossings to evade Trump policy
The migrants’ efforts are causing traffic delays at Arizona crossings because U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials had to barricade lanes used by cars legally entering the U.S. from Mexico, officials said.
The migrants’ efforts are causing traffic delays at Arizona crossings because U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials had to barricade lanes used by cars legally entering the U.S. from Mexico, officials said.
North Dakota company awarded contract to build border wall in Yuma
A North Dakota company that has long claimed it can build a U.S.-Mexico border wall cheaper and faster than competitors has been awarded a contract to construct a portion of the structure in Yuma, Arizona.
A North Dakota company that has long claimed it can build a U.S.-Mexico border wall cheaper and faster than competitors has been awarded a contract to construct a portion of the structure in Yuma, Arizona.
Records: 32 gun-smuggling cases in Arizona in 2018
Buying a .50-caliber rifle — a weapon that can shoot bullets that can pierce armor or down helicopters — is relatively easy in Arizona and elsewhere, said Monique Villegas, special agent in charge of the Phoenix ATF office. Two Tucson residents did that on several occasions, court records indicate.
Buying a .50-caliber rifle — a weapon that can shoot bullets that can pierce armor or down helicopters — is relatively easy in Arizona and elsewhere, said Monique Villegas, special agent in charge of the Phoenix ATF office. Two Tucson residents did that on several occasions, court records indicate.
Trial continues for man accused of shootings, carjackings on I-17
The trial continues for a man charged in a violent crime spree on Interstate 17 back in 2016. Oligario Renteria is accused of carjacking a vehicle, crashing it, then stealing another car. Two people were shot and survived.
The trial continues for a man charged in a violent crime spree on Interstate 17 back in 2016. Oligario Renteria is accused of carjacking a vehicle, crashing it, then stealing another car. Two people were shot and survived.
Death toll put at 20 for Mexico cartel attack near US border
Mexican security forces on Sunday killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force that rolled into a town near the Texas border and staged an hour-long attack, officials said, putting the overall death toll at 20.
Mexican security forces on Sunday killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force that rolled into a town near the Texas border and staged an hour-long attack, officials said, putting the overall death toll at 20.
Group of undocumented immigrants rescued from sewage tunnel near U.S.-Mexico border
Ten undocumented immigrants were hospitalized for hypothermia after a large group was rescued from storm waters inside a drain near the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said.
Ten undocumented immigrants were hospitalized for hypothermia after a large group was rescued from storm waters inside a drain near the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said.
Families in US enclave in northern Mexico hold sad Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving arrived with a sense of loss, but also a sense of solidarity, in enclaves of U.S. dual-national families in northern Mexico, coming almost four weeks after nine of their relatives were slaughtered by drug cartel gunmen.
Thanksgiving arrived with a sense of loss, but also a sense of solidarity, in enclaves of U.S. dual-national families in northern Mexico, coming almost four weeks after nine of their relatives were slaughtered by drug cartel gunmen.
Trump to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups
President Donald Trump put the Mexican government on the defensive when he said he “absolutely” will move ahead with plans to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations.
President Donald Trump put the Mexican government on the defensive when he said he “absolutely” will move ahead with plans to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations.
Report: US lacked technology to track families separated at the border
A report says the U.S. government didn't have the technology needed in 2018 to properly document and track thousands of immigrant families separated at the southern border.
A report says the U.S. government didn't have the technology needed in 2018 to properly document and track thousands of immigrant families separated at the southern border.
Federal judge bars Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants
A U.S. judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump administration rule that would require immigrants to show proof of health insurance to get a visa.
A U.S. judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump administration rule that would require immigrants to show proof of health insurance to get a visa.
Mexican teen found stuffed in car's dashboard compartment trying to cross border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting a physical search of a vehicle entering the Calexico West port discovered a teenager hiding inside a dashboard compartment.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting a physical search of a vehicle entering the Calexico West port discovered a teenager hiding inside a dashboard compartment.
Border Patrol: Phoenix woman arrested for human smuggling again
BorderPatrol agents arrested a U.S. citizen for smuggling three people near Nogales and this was her second human smuggling related arrest in seven months.
BorderPatrol agents arrested a U.S. citizen for smuggling three people near Nogales and this was her second human smuggling related arrest in seven months.
Fort Worth ISD teacher fired over anti-illegal immigrant tweets wins TEA appeal
Georgia Clark taught English at Carter Riverside High School and complained, in what she thought was a private tweet to President Trump, about her school being overrun by illegal immigrants.
Georgia Clark taught English at Carter Riverside High School and complained, in what she thought was a private tweet to President Trump, about her school being overrun by illegal immigrants.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Asylum-seekers in Arizona to be bused to Texas, then Mexico
The government said its highly criticized program known colloquially as Remain in Mexico is now in effect all across the Southwestern border. That includes the Tucson Sector, which comprises a large chunk of Arizona.
The government said its highly criticized program known colloquially as Remain in Mexico is now in effect all across the Southwestern border. That includes the Tucson Sector, which comprises a large chunk of Arizona.
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.
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.
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.
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.