Ninth migrant bus arrives in California amid Tropical Storm Hilary
According to the Mayor’s office, the bus left Brownsville, Texas Sunday during Tropical Storm Hilary. It arrived at Union Station at around 6:45pm…
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Illegal crossings on the US-Mexico border rose in July but were still down from last year
Arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. border from Mexico soared 33% from June to July, according to U.S. government figures released Friday,…
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More than 60 Senegalese migrants feared dead on monthlong voyage to Spain
More than 60 migrants are feared dead after a Spanish fishing vessel rescued a boat off the Atlantic archipelago of Cape Verde that originally had…
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U.S. Senate approves two of Senator Sinema’s border security bills
Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) was able to successfully include two of her bipartisan bills into the annual National Defense Authorization Act.…
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Presidential candidate Tim Scott visits Yuma and hosts roundtable
2024 Presidential Candidate Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) visits Yuma on Friday and is hosting a roundtable discussion with community leaders and…
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Appeals court allows Biden asylum restrictions to temporarily stay in place as case plays out
An appeals court Thursday allowed a rule restricting asylum at the southern border to temporarily stay in place. The decision is a major win…
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Tim Scott, 2024 Republican presidential candidate, to visit Yuma
The U.S. Senator from South Carolina says part of his agenda is to crush the cartels, secure the border, and end illegal immigration. This is Scott’s…
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Yuma could lose major funding from FEMA while still dealing with the border crisis
Yuma could lose major funding from FEMA while it’s still dealing with the border crisis. As it stands now, some of the money would go to non-border…
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Department of Justice seeks preliminary injunction against Texas over barriers in Rio Grande
The Department of Justice is seeking a preliminary injunction against Texas over floating barriers in Rio…
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Illegal border crossings down 80% since January
Around 1,600 migrants are crossing the border…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Water drop offs in the desert
It is hard to escape the rays of the sun in the desert with water nowhere to be found, sometimes the migrants who cross through from the border, die…
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Judge blocks new Biden Administration asylum rule
A federal judge blocked a new immigration policy the Biden administration claims has helped lower the number of illegal border crossings since Title…
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CBP: Mexican man dies after falling from border wall in June near San Luis
CBP said he was one of four men seen climbing the fence on border patrol…
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Judge blocks Biden administration’s policy limiting asylum for migrants but delays enforcement
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a rule that allows immigration authorities to deny asylum to migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border…
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Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants
The Justice Department on Monday sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a newly installed floating barrier on the Rio Grande that is the Republican’s…
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Texas is using disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire on the US-Mexico border
Wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande. Razor wire strung across private property without permission. Bulldozers changing the very terrain of…
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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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