CBP: Yuma Sector sees drop in April border encounters
The Yuma Sector saw 27,343 border encounters in April according to Customs and Border Protection.
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Agents rescue two undocumented immigrants in Jacumba Wilderness using surveillance system
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says two undocumented immigrants were rescued in the Jacumba Wilderness.
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Yuma Sector Border Patrol host Law Enforcement Memorial
The Yuma Sector Border Patrol held a Law Enforcement Memorial and Wreath Laying Ceremony.
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One week before Title 42 expires, asylum seekers in Yuma face uncertain futures
It was an active Sunday evening at the wall as a group of well over 50 immigrants arrived in Yuma.
Continue Reading Large group of migrants arrested, one part of street gang
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says agents arrested a group of migrants and one man was found to be part of the Sureños street gang.
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Governor Ducey urges social media firms to fight smuggling
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is calling on social media companies to better police their platforms for people recruiting drivers to smuggle immigrants across the border.
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Agents rescue migrants after driver abandons moving vehicle
A social media post through U.S. Border Patrol showed agents rescuing migrants from an abandoned vehicle while it was left on drive.
Continue Reading Dehydrated migrant rescued in the Jacumba mountains
A dehydrated migrant in the Jacumba Wilderness was rescued by U.S. Border Patrol agents from the El Centro Sector.
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Migrants light fire in desert to signal rescue from border patrol agents
A post from U.S. Border Patrol Yuma Sector’s social media showed agents rescuing three migrants who lit a fire in the desert.
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Concerns over chaos at ports of entry if Title 42 expires
With the policy still set to expire on May 23rd, the asylum-seeking process for migrants could look very different, very soon.
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Sinema to question Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas on Title 42 termination during Senate hearing
Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema will question U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas on the Administration’s plan to terminate Title 42.
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Mexico relocates migrant camp; Haitians appear at border
Mexican authorities have relocated a migrant camp that sprung up in a park in the border city of Reynosa.
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BP: Yuma Sector respond to heat-related emergencies
U.S. Border Patrol agents designated to the Wellton Station responded to a call of two migrants suffering heat-related injuries.
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Bill to increase border security by hiring at least 600 officers
Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) is cosponsoring a bill that will increase the amount of border security.
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Asylum seekers continue flooding Yuma border
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls just returned from Washington D.C. after discussing border issues with the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Senator Mark Kelly. This as hundreds of migrants continue crossing into the Yuma sector, ahead of the possible lifting of Title 42. Friday , a popular
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Representative knocks Biden administration plans to mitigate expected migrant surge
A US-Mexico border state Democrat joined a chorus of Republican lawmakers in knocking the Biden administration’s plan to mitigate a potential surge of migrants at the southern border when a Trump-era pandemic restriction lifts.
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New signs installed along Salinity Canal to warn of drowning hazard
A post to social media by U.S. Border Patrol showed the installation of new signs along the Salinity Canal to warn against dangerous crossings
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Yuma Sector K-9 uncovered group of migrants in desert
The U.S. Border Patrol Yuma Sector tracked a group of migrants in the desert south of Yuma.
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Body of a Texas National Guard member found, identified 3 days after he tried to pull migrants from the Rio Grande River
The body of Spc. Bishop Evans, the Texas Army National Guard member who went missing three days ago, was found and identified Monday, according to US Rep. Tony Gonzales.
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President Joe Biden said Ukrainians fleeing violence don’t need to try and enter the United States through the southern border because they now have access to a special visa system.
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