Funding will go to local border communities for humanitarian support
The Emergency Food and Shelter Program’s National Board announce $332.5 million will assist communities with migrants released from custody as they…
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Migrants in Mexicali continue to have issues with the ‘CBP One’ app
The city liaison to Customs and Border Protection says over 6,000 migrants are currently in…
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Yuma’s border getting busy ahead of Title 42’s end
While the Biden Administration was expecting a rise in border crossings after Title 42 ended, there are signs the surge is already…
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US, Mexico agree on tighter immigration policies at border
U.S. and Mexican officials have agreed on new immigration policies meant to deter illegal border crossings while also opening up other pathways ahead…
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Biden sending 1,500 troops for Mexico border migrant surge
The Biden administration will send 1,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of an expected migrant surge following the end of coronavirus…
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Yuma County prepares for the end of Title 42
There’s frustration coming from local lawmakers as they say it feels like the federal government is relying on them to solve the local border…
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US readies second attempt at speedy border asylum screenings
The decision to use fast-track screenings comes as COVID-19 asylum restrictions are set to expire on May 11 and the U.S. government prepares for an…
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USD displays exhibit honoring migrants who lost their lives
A new exhibit is on display at the University of San Diego (USD) Library to shed light on the dangers migrants face. The exhibit documents every…
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Yuma CBP warns migrants of dangers in the desert
The morning of the press conference, over 100 migrants illegally crossed into…
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Yuma’s mayor testifies about border issues in D.C.
Mayor Nicholls was invited by Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema to…
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ACLU sends letter to CBP amid new evidence of mistreating pregnant people
In the letter, sent Tuesday, April 25, the ACLU readdresses their demands for CBP to strictly limit detention of pregnant, postpartum, nursing…
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Migrants from Ghana cross the Yuma border
Migrants crossing the border into Yuma are not just from Mexico, Central America, and South…
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House Republicans push asylum restrictions, border security
House Republicans for months have railed against the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, holding hearings, visiting…
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Regional Center says FEMA denied them $300k
The denial is over an issue with lease payments after RCBH moved its operation to a property it owns next door in the summer of 2021 when they began…
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Senator Sinema says Yuma NGO was denied reimbursement for migrant processing
“Denying that funding for the Regional Center for Border Health in Yuma means there will be literally zero assistance for anyone in Yuma County,”…
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Yuma’s wall gaps remain open ahead of Title 42 expiration
Some work has been done around the gaps but still no barriers are…
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Yuma agents arrest migrant transporting fentanyl pills
Two migrants were arrested in the desert south of Yuma and one of them was transporting about 80 fentanyl…
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Migrant apprehensions to top 10,000 again in March
Yuma’s CBP Sector Chief adds agents encountered around 300 unaccompanied minors at the border last month YUMA, Ariz. (KECY, KYMA) – Where the border…
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Child missing after migrant bodies found near Canada border
Authorities in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne said Friday one child is missing after the bodies of six migrants of Indian and Romanian descent…
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Word of Juarez fire spreads among migrants in Mexicali
Some shelters are full due to further asylum restrictions recently put in place by the Biden…
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