Growing along the Southern Border
The Agriculture industry brings in billions of dollars to the Yuma and Imperial Valley economies, but it’s hard work.
Continue ReadingBorder Security
Man from Mexico treks to border wall for upkeep and maintenance
One man from Mexico pledged to keep the border clean where one wall ends as it meets the Cocopah reservation.
Continue Reading
Agents arrest man with previous conviction, may face additional jail time
The US Border Patrol Yuma Sector says one person was arrested after illegally entering the U.S. and had previous convictions.
Continue Reading
How federal border policies impact reported apprehension numbers
Because of Title 42, one migrant can be apprehended multiple times, driving up the total number of apprehensions along the border.
Continue Reading
Agents, troopers arrest man attempting to smuggle four migrants near Yuma
U.S. Border Patrol agents worked together with the Arizona Department of Public Safety to arrest a smuggler on Interstate 8.
Continue Reading
Migrant smuggler pleads guilty for bribing former Border Patrol agent
A man from Mexico pleaded guilty for Conspiracy to Commit Bribery and Smuggling; he’ll be sentenced on October 25, 2022.
Continue Reading
Violence erupting in Baja California
While public transit is in operation, residents in Mexicali are being told to stay sheltered in place until Monday night.
Continue Reading
Humanitarian volunteer speaks as US Senator Mark Kelly tours Yuma border
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly visited Yuma Wednesday to meet with border patrol and talk about their operational challenges with the barrier gaps along the wall, some of which he recently announced would be closed.
Continue Reading
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly visits the Yuma border
This visit comes following the Senator’s announcement that the Department of Homeland Security will move forward on multiple wall construction projects in Yuma.
Continue Reading
Agents find three migrants attempting to cross on dirt bike
A post to US Border Patrol Yuma Sector shows a video of migrants crossing the U.S./ Mexico border and leaving on a dirt bike.
Continue Reading
Agents arrest convicted murderer illegally entering the United States
US Border Patrol Yuma Sector made a post regarding the arrest of a convicted murderer.
Continue Reading
Chief Clem says CBP made over 20,000 July apprehensions in Yuma
While the migrants get bussed nightly to Yuma Sector headquarters, some will take busses all the way to Washington D.C., or New York City.
Continue Reading
Senators Sinema and Kelly look to expand Border Patrol
The bill looks to create a 2,500 agent reserve force, beefing up border patrol to over 20 thousand agents
Continue Reading
Pentagon denies D.C. request for National Guard migrant help
The Pentagon rejected a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in what the mayor has called a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants being bused to the city from two southern states.
Continue Reading
U.S. pauses plans for new border walls at Oceanfront Park
The Biden Administration has agreed to pause plans for a double border wall that critics say would effectively destroy a 51-year-old Oceanfront Park that symbolizes friendship between the United States and Mexico.
Continue Reading
Two men smuggle immigrants resulting in rollover accident and death of a passenger
Matthew Dylan Ramirez and Jesus Madrid-Varela pleaded guilty for transporting undocumented immigrants for money resulting in a rollover accident and the death of a passenger.
Continue Reading
The ACLU says Border Patrol agents are confiscating Sikh men’s turbans
Border Patrol agents in Arizona have confiscated the turbans of dozens of Sikh men seeking asylum in the United States, violating their civil rights and government policies, the ACLU says in a letter calling for an end to the practice.
Continue Reading
Border Patrol agents questioned for trashing migrants’ personal documents
Representative Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) has led 22 members of Congress to send a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner (CBP) Chris Magnus and Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Tae D. Johnson regarding the confiscation and discarding of personal documents of migrants by CBP agents.
Continue Reading
Agents rescue migrant attempting to cross through canal
A post from US Border Patrol Yuma Sector says agents rescued a migrant from drowning in a canal.
Continue Reading
Migrant deaths on the rise due to extreme heat
Resting, access to shade and fresh water are not the reality for many Mexican migrants crossing to the United States.
Continue Reading