Mexican national sentenced to 36 months in prison
According to U.S. Border Patrol Yuma Sector, Baltazar Doumerc Vilches, a 45-year-old Mexican national, already served a three-year prison sentence in…
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Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs visits the border to announce a new task force
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs appeared at the border on Monday to promise a crackdown on drug trafficking and a renewed effort to secure the…
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New immigration proposition passes in Arizona
A new Arizona immigration proposition allowing state and police officers to arrest noncitizens who cross the border unlawfully has…
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Trump’s proposed mass deportations spark concerns in San Luis, Mexico
Local shelters in Mexico are bracing for an influx of migrants seeking assistance as the potential deportation campaign…
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President-Elect Trump to hire former ICE director
He made the announcement on Truth Social Sunday, saying that Tom Homan’s responsibilities would include “the southern border, the northern border,…
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Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake visits Yuma Sector border
On Tuesday, Lake held a rally at the Yuma County Recorder’s Office as part of her campaign’s Early Vote…
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San Diego border sees decrease in migrant crossings
The San Diego border with Mexico has looked different these last couple months. Patrol agents are seeing less asylum seekers and treating them…
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Migrant deaths reported near the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico
Figures reported by the Associated Press say 108 presumed migrants were found near the New Mexico border in the first eight months of this year, and…
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30% of U.S. border cameras are broken, according to a memo
Nearly one-third of the cameras in the Border Patrol’s primary surveillance system along the southern U.S. border are not working, according to an…
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Two felons among 13 people apprehended last week to be prosecuted
61-year-old Jose Garcia and 55-year-old Jose Gaspar of Mexico were among the 13 men and women apprehended by Border Patrol last Wednesday…
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Border Patrol arrests over a dozen people in Yuma near Avenue 3E
Men and women were apprehended by Border Patrol in Yuma in broad daylight after agents pulled over a…
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Smuggled children get sedated while crossing border
In September, El Centro Sector Border Patrol had two cases where smugglers tried to illegally cross children into the united states by sedating…
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Vice President Kamala Harris to visit the southern border
That’s according to two people briefed on the preparations who say the visit would happen during Harris’ upcoming trip to…
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Congressman Gallego announces almost $50M to border communities
Representative Ruben Gallego has announced nearly 50 million dollars will be going to border communities to alleviate the financial strain the border…
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CBP officers at Port of San Luis foil child smuggling attempt
In a press release, on August 29, CBP officers at the port came across a 28-year-old woman, who is a U.S. citizen, driving a 2007 Nissan Sentra “who…
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Texas representative on southern border, border proposals and Trump at Arlington Cemetery
Nancy Cordes spoke with Representative Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) on Face the Nation Sunday about what he has seen at the southern border since an…
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Exclusive look into Yuma’s Central Process Center for Migrants
On Friday, we got a special look inside the Migrant Processing Center in Yuma. This is the first time a reporter has been granted access inside the…
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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly on immigration and war in Ukraine
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald…
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Border Patrol speaks on how heat affects migrant encounters
With temperatures still on the rise, U.S. Border Patrol shared how the brutal temperatures have played a role in their role and how many of those…
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Stash house in Yuma busted with over 20 migrants inside
A stash house hiding over 20 migrants was busted by Yuma Sector Border Patrol, according to a post to their social…
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