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Desperate Migrant Families Overwhelm US Border Agencies

The Border Patrol says it made an all time monthly high of about 66,000 apprehensions of people crossing the border in February.

Crowd Protests as Family is Arrested by Border Patrol

Protesters say agents separated a 12-year-old girl from her mother and father, who were arrested for not having the proper visa to be in the U.S. legally.

2,200 Quarantined Over Mumps Outbreak at Immigration Centers

The outbreak has renewed long-held concerns over access to medical care at immigration facilities.

Tribal Leaders: Law Enforcement Understaffed, Underfunded

Navajo, Hopi and San Carlos Apache leaders have asked a House subcommittee for more funding.

Guidelines Ask Agents to Target Spanish Speakers at Border

The guidance applies to a program requiring asylum seekers wait in Mexico.

Cochise County Creates New Legal Department

The county made the office to reduce conflicts of interest in cases.

CBP Disagrees With Trump Claims About Drug Trafficking

Arizona port directors say most hard drugs are seized at the ports. Trump says that's a lie and con job.

Deadly Blue 'Mexican Oxy' Pills Take Toll on US Southwest

The pills are part of a flood of illicit fentanyl smuggled into the U.S. by the Sinaloa cartel.

Shooting Closes Lanes at Downtown Nogales Border Crossing

Officials are still piecing together what happened in the shooting involving a car heading southbound into Mexico.

Nogales Officials Want Border Wall's Razor Wire Removed

The City Council passed a resolution condemning installation of new razor wire covering the wall passing through downtown.

US Border Agency Announces Biggest-Ever Fentanyl Bust, Worth $3.5M

Customs and Border Protection said agents captured more than 250 pounds of the deadly opioid.

Pentagon Sending 'Several Thousand' More Troops To US-Mexico Border

It comes weeks from a deadline from the White House over funding for a border wall.

Asylum Seekers; Government Shutdown Impact; Cartel Crime Near the Border

Arizona 360 encounters a group of asylum seekers crossing illegally as well as those waiting to make their case at a port of entry.

Pima County Sheriff's Deputies to Carry Anti-Overdose Drug

The agency originally claimed the nasal spray Narcan was "impractical" to carry.

New ICE Data Show an Increase in Arrests and Deportations

DUIs, drugs and traffic offenses topped the list of crimes for which ICE arrested people.

Meth Seizures at the Border Continue to Rise

The DEA says Arizona is one of the primary places meth enters the country.

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