US appeals order to give detained migrants beds in Arizona

The Trump administration on Monday appealed a federal court order requiring the U.S. Border Patrol to provide beds, blankets, showers, quality food and medical evaluations to migrants held in many Arizona facilities longer than 48 hours.

Coronavirus quarantine is becoming catastrophic for undocumented immigrants

Marcos Saul Aurora Gonzalez is undocumented and therefore, ineligible for any of the federal stimulus money, up to $1,200 per adult,  that is supposed to be arriving soon to roughly 60 million Americans.

US border agent arrested on suspicion of child sex crimes

A U.S. Border Patrol agent is facing charges on suspicion of sexually abusing multiple children over several years.

Officials: ICE detainee in Eloy tests positive for COVID-19

Officials with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement say an ICE detainee in Arizona has tested positive for COVID-19.

US finds major cross-border tunnel used to smuggle drugs

Agents uncovered a sophisticated drug smuggling tunnel and seized 4,400 pounds of illicit drugs worth over $29 million.

L.A. judge issues order for release of migrant kids in ICE custody due to coronavirus

Calling migrant detention facilities "hotbeds of contagion," a Los Angeles federal judge has ordered the government to show its efforts to release thousands of immigrant children at risk of contracting the coronavirus in ICE holding centers in California and elsewhere, according to court papers obtained Monday.

Lawyers, judges push to close immigration courts amid virus

The Trump administration is resisting calls from immigration judges and attorneys to stop in-person hearings and shutter all immigration courts.

Illegal border crossing into U.S. down 50%

The Trump administration closed the southern and northern borders and anyone caught crossing illegally is to be returned to Mexico or Canada.

Non-essential travel restricted at US-Mexico border to control coronavirus spread

Mexico and the U.S. announced plans Friday to sharply limit travel over their busy shared border as they try to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Getting coronavirus updates in Spanish is a mixed bag in the US

As government officials across the country warn about the dangers of the coronavirus, they’re doing so predominantly in English. They’re potentially not reaching the millions of Spanish speakers in the U.S. who aren’t proficient in English to make sure they know how to stay healthy.

Advocates: Transgender woman sexually assaulted at ICE site

A transgender woman seeking asylum should be released after she was sexually assaulted and harassed while being detained in an Arizona immigration facility with men for nine months, advocates said Thursday.

Pregnant teen dies after falling over border wall

A 19-year-old Guatemala woman, who was 8-months pregnant, died after falling over a section of the border barrier near El Paso.

Justices allow 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy to continue

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would allow the Trump administration to continue enforcing a policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings, despite lower court rulings that the policy probably is illegal.

Arizona DPS do 24-hour patrols again in some border areas
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The Arizona Department of Public Safety has returned round-the-clock patrols to Nogales with plans to have 24-hour patrols to a second area later this year.

U.S. sending military police to two border crossings

The U.S. government says it's sending more than 100 military police officers and engineers to two different border crossings in an effort to deal with asylum seekers.