Border Security Archives

Rep. Dunn wants Ducey to ‘hold fast’ on shipping containers, keep them in place at Yuma border gaps

October 20, 2022 11:00 AM Faith Rodriquez

In a press release sent Thursday, October 20, Arizona State Rep. Tim Dunn (R-Arizona) said he has strong support for Gov. Doug Ducey’s decision to…

‘The containers will remain in place’ state of Arizona responds to federal government

October 19, 2022 2:08 PM Adam Klepp

The governor’s office maintains they are happy to remove the temporary containers when the federal government offers a permanent…

Federal Government asks Arizona to remove shipping containers in Yuma border wall gaps

October 17, 2022 2:22 PM Adam Klepp

A letter states CBP has awarded contracts to complete two of Yuma’s wall gaps with traditional steel…

U.S. Department of Interior says Arizona broke federal law with shipping container placement

October 14, 2022 7:10 PM Adam Klepp

The containers themselves, and the placement of the containers, were both bought and paid for by the state using money from its over $534 billion…

U.S. to deport Venezuelans who illegally cross the southern border

October 12, 2022 9:36 PM Adam Klepp

A new sponsorship program will allow up to 24,000 Venezuelans to fly to a U.S. airport and live in the country for two…

Yuma Sector Border Patrol Chief discusses record-breaking 2022

October 6, 2022 3:05 PM Adam Klepp

Chief Clem says the nightly routine of apprehensions and processing makes their border security mission more…

Friday brings end to historic year at Yuma’s border

September 30, 2022 2:06 PM Adam Klepp

September 30th is the last day of what has been a very busy year at the border in the Yuma…

Yuma CBP hits 300,000 apprehensions in last year

September 29, 2022 1:48 PM Adam Klepp

In September Yuma’s sector chief has reported at least 18,000 migrant arrests by local…

Federal judge asked to mandate psychological tests for migrants separated from families

September 28, 2022 7:27 AM CNN Newsource, Cole Johnson

The Justice Department is calling on a federal judge to make psychological tests mandatory for some migrant families separated at the southern…

Over $2 million of narcotics seized over the weekend

September 27, 2022 9:01 AM Dillon Fuhrman, Arlette Yousif

Over the weekend, the El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a U.S. citizen and three Mexican natives accused of smuggling…

Border Patrol agents seize cloned Border Patrol vehicle

September 27, 2022 11:05 AM Dillon Fuhrman, Arlette Yousif

On Sunday, September 25, El Centro Border Patrol (BP) agents arrested a U.S. citizen and seized a cloned BP…

Legal action pending for Republican officials who have shipped migrants to other cities

September 21, 2022 7:42 AM CNN Newsource, Cole Johnson

Courts might end up deciding the latest dispute over migrants in the United States in the midst of some Republican governors sending them to more…

Yuma apprehensions could top 300,000 this year

September 20, 2022 3:14 PM Adam Klepp

The August statistics are the first numbers reported by Customs and Border Protectioin with shipping containers in Yuma’s wall…

New York City Mayor migrant crisis comments

September 20, 2022 9:06 AM NBC News

New York City mayor Eric Adams was asked this morning about the influx of migrants into the…

Large migrant groups continue crossing into Yuma

September 16, 2022 3:38 PM Adam Klepp

Late night and early morning crossings into the Yuma Sector continue…

Man charged for assaulting a Border Patrol agent

September 16, 2022 1:31 PM Faith Rodriquez, Arlette Yousif

A 20-year-old man was arrested for assaulting a Border Patrol agent with a weapon on September 11 and was charged by criminal complaint on September…

Florida flies migrants to ‘sanctuary’ of Martha’s Vineyard

September 15, 2022 11:00 AM The Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday flew two planes of immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, escalating a tactic by Republican governors to draw…

Local non-profit works to ease local border crisis

September 14, 2022 3:12 PM Adam Klepp

In Somerton, Arizona, hundreds of migrants come to the Regional Center for Border Health (RCBH) every…

Rep. Grijalva co-leads letter urging CBP to publish timeline for vehicle pursuit reforms

September 14, 2022 1:51 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Arlette Yousif

On Tuesday, September 13, Arizona Representative Raúl Grijalva co-led a letter with Texas Representative Veronica Escobar to the U.S. Customs and…

Blake Masters visits Yuma with less than two months until midterms

September 14, 2022 9:26 AM Samantha Byrd

Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters visited Yuma Wednesday, September 14.…