Migrant surge at border
Senior Department of Homeland Security officials are concerned they will not have enough funding and resources to cover the recording-breaking number of migrants at the southern border.
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Border Patrol holds annual safety event to show dangers migrants face in desert
US Customs and Border Patrol announced their annual Border Safety Event was a success, as it highlighted how dangerous crossing the desert is.
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Migrants from multiple countries overwhelm US-Mexico border, adding to Biden administration’s challenges
In the early morning hours, under beaming lights, groups of migrants turn the corner of the border wall, anxiously trying to reach US Border Patrol agents.
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Agents find four migrants with help of rescue beacon in Jacumba Wilderness
US Customs and Border Protection says four people were found with the help of a rescue beacon.
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Political rhetoric around border issues heats up
Are migrants, who are voluntarily giving themselves up to border patrol, then seeking asylum, a right under U.S. Law, invading the United States?
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Border Patrol agents rescue woman in desert near Foothills
US Customs and Border Protection says a woman was rescued in the desert south of the Foothills.
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Migrant crossings continue nightly in Yuma
Groups of well over 200 gather where the border wall ends as it meets the Cocopah Reservation just after 1 a.m. on July 11th.
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Yuma Border Patrol rescue migrants, man sentenced to prison for human smuggling
A man was sentenced to 63 months in prison, along with five years of supervised release for illegally smuggling three immigrants into the U.S., resulting in one death.
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Nine people arrested after illegally crossing the border
US Customs and Border Protection made a post about nine people who were arrested during a smuggling attempt.
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Seven people arrested after attempting to evade Border Patrol
US Border Patrol Yuma Sector says seven people were arrested after meth was found in a vehicle.
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Homeland Security secretary warns migrants against dangerous border journey after smuggling incident leaves 53 dead
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday warned migrants “not to take the dangerous journey” and attempt to cross the US-Mexico border
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Three undocumented immigrants rescued in Jacumba wilderness, one in need of medical help
US Customs and Border Protection says agents rescued three undocumented immigrants in the Jacumba Wilderness.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Crossing After Dark
June 30th marks the end of another month in what is projected to be the biggest year for migrant apprehensions at the southern border in history.
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Two migrants with previous convictions arrested during two different incidents
US Customs and Border Protection says El Centro Sector agents arrested two people who were found to be previously convicted for sexual offenses.
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Arizona budget includes over $500M for the border
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Arizona Legislature recently passed an $18-billion dollar state budget for fiscal year 2023, with over 500 million going into the Border Security Fund. The new budget is putting 335 million dollars toward border wall construction and maintenance, border security and technology, and associated administrative costs. Yuma County Supervisor Jonathan Lines
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Arizona Voters’ Agenda: Building a wall is not a priority
With topics such as border security and immigration being focused on for General Elections, the Arizona Voters’ Agenda revealed that state voters did not prioritize building a wall on the border of Mexico.
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Debris continues piling up at Yuma border wall
From June 12th to June 18th Yuma agents arrested more than 5,000 migrants from over 40 different countries.
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Two migrants captured on camera running past border
US Border Patrol Yuma Sector posted a video of smugglers picking up migrants near the U.S./ Mexico border.
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Five-year-old found abandoned near border wall
US Border Patrol Yuma Sector says a five-year-old was found abandoned near the border wall.
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Two arrested for attempting to smuggle nearly $190K of illegal drugs through checkpoint
El Centro Border Patrol says two people were arrested for attempting to smuggle illegal drugs through the Highway 86 checkpoint.
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