Analysis counts toll of Arizona fentanyl crisis at $58 billion
A new report calculates the direct and indirect costs of the fentanyl crisis to Arizona’s economy at $58 billion last year.
Change in asylum rules creates influx of migrants in Sonora shelter
A migrant shelter in Nogales, Sonora, is having a large increase in migrants being returned to Mexico after crossing the border into Arizona, including many families and children.
Arizona troopers warn Congress that lifting weight limit on trucks will make highways more dangerous
Backers say the idea would improve the supply chain.
At the border, Biden's plans for fast deportations collide with international politics
Most migrants being apprehended now are barred from applying for asylum, despite U.S. laws and international agreements that require it.
Pima County and Arizona are requesting FEMA money for asylum seeker aid programs
Pima County has been running an aid program for asylum seekers and migrants released by the Border Patrol across southern Arizona to pursue immigration cases in the U.S. since 2019.
ACLU sues Biden administration over new executive action on the southern border
The ACLU filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday challenging the Biden administration’s new executive actions that block migrants from seeking asylum at the southern U.S. border when crossings surge.
Blocked from asylum, migrants juggle their choices
Under Biden's asylum ban, migrants can either go home or try to cross into the U.S. again
LUCHA looks to block controversial border ballot proposition
HCR 2060, also known as the Secure the Border Act, passed the state's House of Representatives yesterday. Now the civil rights group says it is unconstitutional.
House passes controversial border initiative, heads to ballot for voter approval
The ballot measure would make it a state crime to enter the country somewhere other than a port of entry.
Biden says he's restricting asylum to help 'gain control' of the border
The President signed the proclamation Tuesday as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability before November's elections.
A judge will mull whether an Arizona border rancher can face a new murder trial after dismissal
It was unclear when the judge will decide.
Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown
It would shut off asylum requests and automatically deny entrance to migrants once the number of people encountered by American border officials exceeded a new daily threshold.
Participants walk "migrant trail" in solidarity
The 21st Migrant Trail Walk begins Monday, a yearly event held in remembrance and solidarity with people who cross the border and have died in the Arizona borderlands.
Arizona Republicans move forward controversial immigration bill
Senate Republicans passed a ballot measure that could empower local law enforcement to arrest people who they believe entered the country illegally.
Family of Tohono O'odham man killed by Border Patrol last year files wrongful death suit
Raymond Mattia was killed in the Tohono O’odham community of Menagers Dam the night of May 18, 2023.
