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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Local migrants react to Lukeville Port of Entry closure
Asylum seekers in San Luis, Mexico are reacting to the Lukeville Port of Entry closure saying it’s not good for…
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Ohio Representative on Israel-Hamas War, southern border and Section 702
Ohio Representative and Intelligence Community Chairman Mike Turner spoke with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan on the Israel-Hamas War,…
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Lukeville Port of Entry to be suspended on Dec. 4
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said they will temporarily suspend operations in Lukeville due to the increase of migrant encounters at the…
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Republicans want to pair border security with aid for Ukraine. Here’s why that makes a deal so tough
Republicans in both chambers of Congress have made clear that they will not support additional aid for Ukraine unless it is paired with border…
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Border crossing numbers slightly decreases again in Yuma Sector
Border crossing numbers have decreased once again in the Yuma Sector for…
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Democratic-led cities pay for migrants’ tickets to other places as resources dwindle
Nearly half of the 27,000 migrants who arrived in Denver since November 2022 have chosen the bus, plane or train tickets to other cities in the U.S.,…
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