Governor Hobbs announces $25 million in state grants for local law enforcement
Governor Hobbs made the announcement at Somerton City Hall, as local law enforcement thanked her for the much-needed…
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Yuma Border Patrol seizes 192 pounds of fentanyl
The single bust is more fentanyl than was seized in the sector for all of fiscal year…
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Out-of-state lawmakers take local border tour
The group includes legislators from South Carolina, Iowa, and New…
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US Border Patrol chief is retiring after seeing through end of Title 42 immigration restrictions
The head of the U.S. Border Patrol announced Tuesday that he was retiring, after seeing through a major policy shift that seeks to clamp down on…
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Asylum-seekers say joy over end of Title 42 turns to anguish induced by new US rules
Asylum-seekers say joy over the end of the public health restriction known as Title 42 this month is turning into anguish with the uncertainty…
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Lawmakers say border crisis isn’t over despite recent slowdown
Areas of the border that were constant gathering spots for migrants remained empty early Thursday…
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Four-year-old child dropped from border wall
A newly released video shows an unknown person lowering the child before dropping them from the barrier. The child then waited as two more people…
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US Border Patrol says agents who killed man in Arizona were answering report of gunfire
U.S. Border Patrol agents answering reports of gunfire shot and killed a man on a tribal reservation in southern Arizona after he abruptly threw…
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One dead in Arizona Border Patrol shooting
The family of Raymond Mattia says he was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents Thursday…
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Migrants continue crossing after the end of Title 42
Last week the Yuma Sector averaged over 800 apprehensions a…
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Yuma Regional Medical Center not ready for more patients
Dr. Robert Trenschel said even if there had been a surge of migrants since Title 42 lifted, YRMC wouldn’t be ready due to dealing with previous…
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Border crossings off from last week’s highs as US pins hopes for order on mobile app
Pandemic-era limits on asylum known as Title 42 have been rarely discussed among many of tens of thousands of migrants massed on Mexico’s border with…
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Another day of minimal migrant activity along U.S.-Mexico border
Early Sunday morning, there was no activity at the Yuma Sector border whereas earlier, Yuma saw multiple days, this week, of over 1,000…
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Border officials and local organizations manage influx of migrants
Officials are continuing to navigate an influx of migrants following the expiration of Title 42 on…
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Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley speaks out on border crisis
2024 Republican Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley spoke with Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan Sunday on what her immigration policy would be if…
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Minimal migrant activity along U.S.-Mexico border
We visited the Yuma Sector of the U.S.-Mexico border Saturday morning and Border Patrol officials tell us that they have not seen migrants crossing…
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US-Mexico border sees orderly crossings as new migration rules take effect
The U.S.-Mexico border was relatively calm as the U.S. ended its pandemic-era immigration restrictions and migrants adapted to new asylum rules and…
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Yuma’s only non-governmental organization facing the end of Title 42
President and CEO Amanda Aguirre says the center is expecting an influx of migrants coming to the Yuma Border and has prepared for the large number…
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Mayor Nicholls holds press conference ahead of Title 42 ending
According to a press release, the press conference, starting at 3:00pm, will discuss the City’s need for President Joe Biden to issue a Federal…
Continue Reading City of Yuma issues statement regarding plan post-Title 42
In the press release, the City said they are working with federal, state, and regional authorities to “plan and prepare” for a surge of…
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