Biden administration considering border policy changes
The Biden administration is considering action to make it harder for migrants to obtain asylum and easier to deport them faster.
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State House Republicans support new legislation to combat Arizona’s border crisis
All Republican members of the state House of Representatives are supporting a new legislation called HB 2748 to combat the border crisis in Arizona and to protect Arizonans.
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Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats
Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal border crossings.
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Arizona leaders endorse Sinema’s border security bill
Bipartisan Arizona officials announced their support for Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-Arizona) border security bill.
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Arizona Senate Candidate weighs in Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s Bipartisan Border Security Package
Arizona Senate Candidate Kari Lake shares her concerns of U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.)’s Bipartisan Border Security Package.
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Senator Sinema defends new border package
U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema and other lawmakers are trying to strengthen the border by defending the new border bill, however, they do not have everyone’s support.
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Border security package deal reached, Arizona politicians react
Bipartisan Senate negotiators, led by Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema, announced on Sunday they have reached a deal regarding a border security package.
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Bipartisan Senate negotiators reach deal on bipartisan border security package
According to a press release, the package is said to be “the strongest border security legislation in decades that reasserts control of the border, ends catch and release, enhances security, fixes the asylum system, and supports border communities.”
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Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema on border reform and Biden administration
Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema spoke with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan on Sunday for an exclusive interview about the border deal lawmakers are working on in Washington.
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“Take Our Border Back” convoy holds rally in Yuma
Saturday’s rally is one of several stops across the United States including the border communities of San Ysidro, California and Eagle Pass, Texas.
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Mayorkas is driven by his own understanding of the immigrant experience. Many in GOP want him gone
Mayorkas, often referred to as Ali, is the first Latino and the first immigrant to lead the Department of Homeland Security, one of the government’s biggest agencies with 260,000 employees.
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Homeland Security Committee approves Sinema’s bill on strengthening border security
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee approved Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s bipartisan bill that will strengthen border security and combat illegal human and drug smuggling across the Southwest border.
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Border crossing numbers slightly increase in Yuma
According to Customs and Border Protection, in December of Fiscal Year 2024, the Yuma Sector saw a total of 7,145 migrant encounters.
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Texas Department of Public Safety rescues several migrants at the border
A child and three adults were rescued after they got swept up in the strong current. Members from the Texas Department of Public Safety were able to pull them into a boat and bring them ashore.
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Oklahoma Senator Lankford on border security bill, humanitarian parole system and Trump
Oklahoma Senator James Lankford spoke with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan on Sunday about a proposed border security bill, the humanitarian parole system, and on former President Trump.
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U.S. Supreme Court to allow Border Patrol to remove razor wire along southern border
In a five-to-four vote, the closely divided high court granted an emergency request filed by the Biden administration who argued that the wire prevents agents from reaching migrants who have already crossed over.
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U.S. representatives hold press conference at the border
A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers from Texas said the border crisis needs to be fixed, calling it a matter of national security.
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Yuma County Sheriff Wilmot speaks on border crisis
The Arizona House of Representatives hosted a special joint legislative session to receive a border crisis update at the Arizona State Capitol.
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Senators Mark Kelly and Bob Casey introduce bill to stop fentanyl flow
In a press release, the Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act will increase staffing capacity and technology “to detect illicit drugs and other contraband being smuggled through ports of entry along the border.”
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GOP Presidential Candidate Asa Hutchinson on Trump and immigration
GOP Presidential Candidate Asa Hutchinson spoke with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan on Sunday, a day before the Iowa Caucuses, to discuss Trump and immigration.
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