California may be first to ban solo confinement for immigrants
Under a bill that advanced Tuesday, California would be the first U.S. state to ban solitary confinement in private civil detention centers used for…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s ‘Se Busca Informacion’ campaign targets five human smugglers
The U.S. and Mexico announced five criminal targets for their “Se Busca Informacion” initiative that is a joint effort by the U.S. Border Patrol and…
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Migrants continue to walk into Yuma
In a press briefing Monday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said “it’s not like migrants are just walking” across the…
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Border Patrol agents seize narcotics, firearms, paraphernalia and a stolen vehicle from Yuma in an arrest
El Centro Border Patrol agents arrested a 24-year-old U.S. citizen early morning of August 30 for possession of a stolen vehicle, narcotics, brass…
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Border Patrol arrests 17-year-old migrant attempting to smuggle 14 people in Yuma
According to the U.S. Border Patrol Yuma Sector, agents arrested a 17-year-old migrant who attempted to smuggle 14 undocumented citizens in the cab…
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Border Patrol rescues baby, toddler left in Arizona desert
The Border Patrol says one of its agents rescued an infant and a toddler who were left alone by migrant smugglers in western Arizona’s Organ Pipe…
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All five border gaps filled with containers
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The state funded shipping container wall project is now complete. The director of the Arizona Department of Homeland…
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VIDEO: More asylum seeker buses arrive in NYC
Hundreds more asylum seekers arrive in New York City this morning, bussed in by the state of Texas in an ongoing political fight over…
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Border Patrol agents were captured on video in an altercation with migrants in California
An altercation involving United States Border Patrol agents and two migrants on a Southern California beach was captured on video Sunday, prompting…
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Shipping container wall nears completion
While not many migrants have crossed by the dam since construction began, the work is not stopping illegal crossings…
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Bordercast: A roundup of what happens at the border
NBC and FOX9 showcased a special airing regarding what exactly happens behind the scenes of the southern border separating Yuma and…
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Growing along the Southern Border
The Agriculture industry brings in billions of dollars to the Yuma and Imperial Valley economies, but it’s hard…
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Man from Mexico treks to border wall for upkeep and maintenance
One man from Mexico pledged to keep the border clean where one wall ends as it meets the Cocopah…
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Agents arrest man with previous conviction, may face additional jail time
The US Border Patrol Yuma Sector says one person was arrested after illegally entering the U.S. and had previous…
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How federal border policies impact reported apprehension numbers
Because of Title 42, one migrant can be apprehended multiple times, driving up the total number of apprehensions along the…
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Agents, troopers arrest man attempting to smuggle four migrants near Yuma
U.S. Border Patrol agents worked together with the Arizona Department of Public Safety to arrest a smuggler on Interstate…
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Migrant smuggler pleads guilty for bribing former Border Patrol agent
A man from Mexico pleaded guilty for Conspiracy to Commit Bribery and Smuggling; he’ll be sentenced on October 25,…
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Violence erupting in Baja California
While public transit is in operation, residents in Mexicali are being told to stay sheltered in place until Monday…
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Humanitarian volunteer speaks as US Senator Mark Kelly tours Yuma border
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly visited Yuma Wednesday to meet with border patrol and talk about their operational challenges with the barrier gaps along the…
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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly visits the Yuma border
This visit comes following the Senator’s announcement that the Department of Homeland Security will move forward on multiple wall construction…
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