Migrant heat-related deaths down this year compared to 2022
Yuma County locals know that summer in the desert brings high temperatures, but what many of us forget is that our heat can be…
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A key part of Biden’s strategy to control immigration at the US-Mexico border gets a court hearing
A judge will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit opposing an asylum rule that is a key part of the Biden administration’s immigration…
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Arizona mayor on how the heat will affect the border
On Sunday’s episode of Face the Nation, Mesa Mayor John Giles spoke with moderator Margaret Brennan on how the heat will affect the state’s…
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Inspection reveals over-crowding and lost religious property at Yuma migrant processing center
An inspection of the Yuma Border Patrol Centralized Processing Center in July of 2022 revealed overcrowding, migrants being detained longer than…
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Latest number of migrants arrive to California from Texas
A group of 41 migrants, including 11 children, arrived at St. Anthony’s Croatian Church in Los Angeles Saturday afternoon following a 30-hour bus…
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The Biden administration guaranteed attorney access for all migrant screenings. Most don’t have it
As the Biden administration prepared to launch speedy asylum screenings at Border Patrol holding facilities this spring, authorities pledged a key…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Ride along the border with Yuma County Sheriff Leon Wilmot
Samantha Byrd rode along with Yuma County Sheriff Leon Wilmot, on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Yuma sector…
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Imperial County non-profit eligible for federal funds through new program
A new federal program is awarding $290 million to non-profit organizations and other groups that offer border humanitarian…
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San Luis Port of Entry expansion project breaks ground
The massive project is expected to cost around $300 million according to the General Services Administration, as they plan to double the number of…
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Biden-Harris administration to break ground in San Luis
According to a press release, the project will modernize and expand the San Luis I Land Port of Entry (LPOE) and will help boost jobs, innovation,…
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Supreme Court upholds federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a section of federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration, ruling against a California…
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Supreme Court rejects a lawsuit from states demanding that Biden administration boost deportations
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Republican-led challenge to a Biden administration policy…
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Non-border cities receive a bulk of FEMA shelter funds
“It’s definitely not fair that the border communities which are the first stop in this journey are somehow forgotten,” Arizona Congressman Ruben…
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Over 3,000 unaccompanied kids have been apprehended at Yuma’s border
Over the last three years, over 300,000 migrant children have shown up at the border by…
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Greek coast guard defends actions as more than 500 migrants heading for Europe feared dead in wreck
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press give ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek coast guard on Friday defended its response to a…
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DACA hits 11 year milestone
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) hit an 11-year milestone on…
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Rescuers in search of migrant survivors after sea disaster in Greece
Rescue workers transferred the bodies of dead migrants to refrigerated trucks as a major search continued Thursday for possible survivors of a sea…
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US administration argues against trial in case of Trump-era family separations at border with Mexico
Despite President Joe Biden’s loathing of his predecessor’s practice of separating migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border, his administration…
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Migrants shot at border wall near San Luis
The migrants had gunshot wounds in their legs, which were not life…
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Elderly migrant struggles to cross the border
A border patrol agent had to carry a migrant woman from Honduras to the border crossing…
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