Sinema meets with Mexican President, urging border security
During the meetings, Sinema urged border security cooperation, according to a press release. She underscored the current security and humanitarian…
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Yuma Sector Patrol agents shuts down human smuggling attempt
The United States Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector had shut down an attempted human smuggling…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Migrants struggle to use government asylum app
To avoid a massive surge of crossings after May 11, the government is making migrants use an app to seek protection in the…
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MS-13 gang member arrested for attempting to enter the U.S. illegally
El Centro Border Patrol agents arrested a documented “Mara Salvatrucha” gang…
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Texas, Florida push border laws as governors eye presidency
Led by tough-talking Republican governors weighing presidential runs, Texas and Florida are debating especially strict legislation on border security…
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Migrant mother and son rescued
Mexicali Police rescued a Guatemalan mother and her seven-year-old child after they say human traffickers attacked them and abandoned them at the…
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Sinema raises concern on preparation of land ports of entry when Title 42 ends
Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) expressed her concerns to the General Services Administration about the lack of proper preparation of the…
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Border numbers lowest in two years
Border apprehensions reached a two-year low locally for…
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Border chief disputes DHS has ‘operational control’ of the entire US southern border
US Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz on Wednesday said the US does not have “operational control” of the southern border, contradicting a stance…
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Yuma border wall gaps still open
Construction crews have been here locally since January but now in March still no barriers have been put…
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February border apprehensions decline
But based on reports from Yuma’s Sector Chief, local apprehensions for last month could be the lowest in two…
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Biden weighs detaining migrant families
The Biden administration is considering detaining migrant families who cross into the U.S. illegally as it prepares to end COVID-19 restrictions at…
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Plunge in border crossings could blunt GOP attack on Biden
A sharp drop in illegal border crossings since December could blunt a Republican point of attack against President Joe Biden as the Democratic…
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4 Americans missing after they were kidnapped in Mexican border city, FBI says
Four U.S. citizens have been kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros, the FBI said. U.S.…
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Two-year anniversary of migrant crash in Holtville
13 migrants were the victims of the car accident in Holtville two years ago where 28 migrants were traveling, 13 of whom lost their lives after…
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Yuma sector border activity remains low
According to the Yuma Sector Border Patrol Chief, between February 19th and 25th, more than 2,500 migrants were arrested from 41 different countries.…
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El Centro Border Patrol agents arrest U.S. citizen and seize $746,000
Per a press release, the arrest occurred on February 17 at approximately 7:38pm when an SUV approached the Highway 86…
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Arizona rancher faces lesser murder charge in migrant death
An Arizona rancher accused of killing a Mexican man on his land near the U.S.-Mexico border while allegedly firing at a group of unarmed migrants is…
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Arizona sheriffs show support for local law enforcement at border hearing
Sheriffs from across the state of Arizona made their way to Yuma city…
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Yuma set to host congressional border hearing
“It’s a fact-finding mission, to find out what the challenges are specifically and how to address them,” County Supervisor Jonathan Lines…
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