Yuma mayor: US responding to border, emergency easing
The mayor of Yuma, Arizona says an emergency situation in the southwestern Arizona border city has eased with federal officials moving in additional personnel in response to thousands of migrants.
In 24 hours, Arizona troopers seize more than 237 pounds of meth on I-8
Arizona DPS troopers and the Arizona National Guard made the drug busts on Interstate 8 in southern Arizona on Dec. 7 and 8.
U.S. Border Patrol: Good Samaritan finds $1 million in cocaine floating near Florida Keys, turns it in
A good Samaritan discovered nearly 70 pounds of cocaine -- worth nearly $1 million -- floating near the Florida Keys and notified authorities.
Native American tracking unit in Arizona could be expanding
Since 1974, the elite unit has tracked smugglers across the 2.8 million acres of the Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona and the 76-mile stretch of land bordering Mexico.
Phoenix man sentenced for trying to smuggle thousands of rounds of ammo into Mexico
A federal judge in Tucson sentenced Mauricio Robles on Wednesday on his July 26 guilty plea.
Arizona mayors welcome international tourism as U.S.-Mexico border reopens for fully vaccinated travelers
The U.S. is lifting its ban on international travel after more than a year and a half and that means tourism and trade with Mexico is resuming.
Yuma border agents seize drone carrying heroin, GPS tracker
Officials say the drone was discovered on Oct. 29 carrying a black plastic bag filled with 6.5 pounds of the illicit drug along with a GPS tracker inside.
More than 160 reports detail alleged mistreatment of asylum seekers at US border
More than 160 reports, obtained by Human Rights Watch, reveal details of alleged mistreatment that asylum seekers experienced from border officials.
Arizona AG calls for DOJ to probe Facebook after it says users can share info on how to enter US illegally
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich had written to Facebook earlier this year about media reports that smugglers were using the social media platform, as well as others, to advertise their services to migrants.
Tucson Border Patrol agents seize more than 50 pounds of fentanyl hidden in truck bed
Agents were working at the Interstate 19 checkpoint near Amado, Arizona when a K-9 alerted them as truck was passing through.
DHS orders ICE to immediately end mass worksite arrests
Federal immigration agents will stop making mass worksite arrest of immigrants employees suspected of living in the U.S. without legal permission.
Mexico finds hundreds of migrants in truck trailers near border
Mexican authorities have discovered more than 600 Central American migrants in trailers near the United States border.
Border agents arrest child rapist accused of illegally entering US
Chris T. Clem, the sector’s chief patrol agent, tweeted that Edgar Antonio Gutierrez-Martinez has been turned over to U.S. Marshals to face prosecution.
Tucson Border Patrol agents find large stash of fentanyl inside fish cooler
Authorities at an immigration checkpoint on Interstate 19 noticed something was “fishy” about the cooler and discovered 17 pounds of fentanyl hidden along the walls of the container.
DHS issues new rules that limit arrests, deportation of migrants
The Biden administration on Thursday announced new rules that require authorities to only pursue migrants who recently crossed into the country without permission or are deemed to pose a threat to public safety.
Fentanyl seizures escalate in Pinal County as death toll from accidental drug overdoses rise
Officials with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office say they have had more overdose deaths than COVID-19 deaths in 2020. In fact, they get a fentanyl-related call every couple days.
Florida sues Biden administration over border policies, alleging violation of federal law
The state of Florida is suing the Biden administration over its border policies, claiming officials are either in violation of federal immigration law, or simply abusing their authority.
Phoenix activists call on Biden administration to end use of rarely-used policy to expel migrants
Activists organized a rally in the Phoenix area on the night of Sept. 23 to call on President Biden to stop using a rarely-used legal policy to expel migrants.
Mayorkas: Border Patrol horseback photos 'horrified' him
DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas said images of what appeared to be Border Patrol agents on horseback rounding up migrants trying to cross the border “horrified” him.
More than 6,000 migrants removed from Texas encampment, officials say
U.S. officials say more than 6,000 Haitians and other migrants have been removed from an encampment at a Texas border town.