Sinema tours IRC, discusses work reducing migrant numbers
Through a press release, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema spoke with regional stakeholders at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in…
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Illegal border crossings to US from Mexico hit annual high
A surge in migration from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua in September brought the number of illegal crossings to the highest level ever recorded in a…
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State of Arizona sues federal government over request to remove shipping containers
Because of the federal inaction, the state argues the container project has legal…
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Cocopah Indian Tribe joins federal government, wants removal of shipping containers on tribal land
A representative from the Cocopah Indian Tribe gave a statement on the federal government asking Arizona to take down the shipping containers on…
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Rep. Dunn wants Ducey to ‘hold fast’ on shipping containers, keep them in place at Yuma border gaps
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…
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‘The containers will remain in place’ state of Arizona responds to federal government
The governor’s office maintains they are happy to remove the temporary containers when the federal government offers a permanent…
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Federal Government asks Arizona to remove shipping containers in Yuma border wall gaps
A letter states CBP has awarded contracts to complete two of Yuma’s wall gaps with traditional steel…
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U.S. Department of Interior says Arizona broke federal law with shipping container placement
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…
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U.S. to deport Venezuelans who illegally cross the southern border
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…
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Yuma Sector Border Patrol Chief discusses record-breaking 2022
Chief Clem says the nightly routine of apprehensions and processing makes their border security mission more…
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Friday brings end to historic year at Yuma’s border
September 30th is the last day of what has been a very busy year at the border in the Yuma…
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Yuma CBP hits 300,000 apprehensions in last year
In September Yuma’s sector chief has reported at least 18,000 migrant arrests by local…
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Federal judge asked to mandate psychological tests for migrants separated from families
The Justice Department is calling on a federal judge to make psychological tests mandatory for some migrant families separated at the southern…
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Over $2 million of narcotics seized over the weekend
Over the weekend, the El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a U.S. citizen and three Mexican natives accused of smuggling…
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Border Patrol agents seize cloned Border Patrol vehicle
On Sunday, September 25, El Centro Border Patrol (BP) agents arrested a U.S. citizen and seized a cloned BP…
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Legal action pending for Republican officials who have shipped migrants to other cities
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…
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Yuma apprehensions could top 300,000 this year
The August statistics are the first numbers reported by Customs and Border Protectioin with shipping containers in Yuma’s wall…
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New York City Mayor migrant crisis comments
New York City mayor Eric Adams was asked this morning about the influx of migrants into the…
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Large migrant groups continue crossing into Yuma
Late night and early morning crossings into the Yuma Sector continue…
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Man charged for assaulting a Border Patrol agent
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…
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