Intercepting drug smuggling drones at Arizona border

Attorney General Kris Mayes and other Arizona leaders held a news conference on Feb. 17 to discuss HB2733, which would provide immunity to law enforcement when intercepting drones engaged in drug smuggling and other crimes near the southern border.

Yuma mayor gives update on border encounters

The Trump administration has made several changes at the border that are impacting our state. Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls joined AZAM to discuss how things are looking at the border.

Phoenix company could provide shipping containers to ICE: report

A new report from Semafor Business says the Trump administration is in talks with a Phoenix company to temporarily house migrants slated for deportation in shipping containers. ICE would lease shipping container homes from Willscot, whose products are commonly used as storage on construction sites and office space.

More than 7,000 migrants deported: Homeland Security

President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration continues. The Department of Homeland Security says more than 7,000 undocumented migrants have been deported. ICE is posting daily updates on social media, saying on Sunday they made nearly 950 arrests and nearly 1,200 on Monday, including a man in Phoenix wanted for murder in Mexico.

Deportations in Arizona underway; focus is on criminals

A week into the second Trump administration and the crackdown on the border and illegal immigration is underway. DHS arrested and deported over 7,000 people that were in the U.S. illegally, and some of them were in Arizona. FOX 10's Kenzie Beach has this story.

Yuma mayor on impacts of Trump immigration orders

President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders to crack down on immigration. Among the orders, declaring a state of emergency and sending military troops to the southern border. Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls joined AZAM to discuss possible impacts these orders will have on his city.

Up to 1,500 troops heading to southern border

The Pentagon will start deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days, U.S. officials told said Wednesday. This move comes shortly after President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly after he took office to crack down on immigration.