Lukeville border closure having an impact on businesses
Business owners in Rocky Point are feeling direct impacts as Arizona heads into the fourth week of the Lukeville shutdown as Customs officers focus…
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US delegation is meeting with Mexico’s government for talks on the surge of migrants at the border
A top U.S. delegation is meeting with Mexico’s president Wednesday in what many see as an attempt to have Mexico do more to limit a surge of…
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Arizona National Guard and DPS to provide enhanced security in Southern ArizonaÂ
The Arizona Departments of Emergency and Military Affairs and Public Safety will be enhancing security and support in Southern…
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Senators Kelly and Sinema urge allocation of additional border funds to Arizona
Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema sent a letter to the government and urged them to allocate additional funds to border communities as…
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Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales on national security package and Trump’s comments
Texas Representative Tony Gonzales spoke with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan Sunday morning to talk about the real world impact on his…
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Governor Hobbs signs Executive Order to send AZ National Guard to border communities
Governor Hobbs signed an Executive Order to send the Arizona National Guard to the southern…
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U.S. Senate passes bill raising Border Patrol overtime pay
The annual bipartisan defense bill which included Senators Kelly and Sinema’s measure to raise overtime pay for Border Patrol agents was passed by…
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Captain and co-captain of a boat sentenced for smuggling incident that left three dead
The captain and co-captain of a boat that capsized off Imperial Beach during a smuggling incident last year where three people died were sentenced…
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Jacumba Hot Springs continues to see an influx of migrants
Many migrants continue arriving at the mountains in Jacumba Hot Springs just 30 minutes from Imperial…
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U.S. Department of Transportation announces federal grant for San Luis, ArizonaÂ
San Luis, Arizona will receive $25 million from the United States Department of Transportation to enhance Cesar Chavez…
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrest convicted sex offender from Guatemala
In a press release, the arrest occurred on December 4 at around 11:20pm when a red SUV, containing a driver and a passenger, approached the…
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Lukeville Port of Entry closure impact in Yuma County
December 11 marks a week since the temporary closure of the Lukeville Port of…
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Oklahoma senator on national security package, aid to Ukraine and southern border
Oklahoma Senator James Lankford spoke with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan on a national security package, a proposal to contain the…
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Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agents
A shift in smuggling routes has brought an influx of migrants here from countries as diverse as Senegal, Bangladesh and China, prompting the Border…
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AZ Governor to visit Lukeville after port of entry closure
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced Friday she will be traveling to Lukeville, Arizona on Saturday to survey the border situation there following…
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AZ House Republicans send letter to Biden after Lukeville Port of Entry closure
Arizona House Republicans said they sent a letter to President Biden about the closure of the Lukeville Port of Entry and how it is affecting the…
Continue Reading Federal judge poised to prohibit separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
A federal judge was poised Friday to prohibit separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years,…
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Regional Center for Border Health prepares for possible Lukeville migrants
The Lukeville Port of Entry was temporarily closed down on Monday, December 4, to process the influx of migrants that have been coming into the…
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Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva on Lukeville Port of Entry closure
Arizona Representative Raul Grijalva sent a letter to the Biden Administration, asking them to reopen the Lukeville Port of Entry and address lack of…
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Possible local effects from Lukeville Port of Entry closure
With the Lukeville Port of Entry suspension starting Monday it affects both pedestrian and vehicle crossings, impacting the daily lives of some of…
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