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.
As fentanyl seizures increase, Arizona among the worst
A new government-funded study shows that seizures of illicit fentanyl nationwide increased dramatically from 2017 to last year, with Arizona among the top states leading the increase.
US border arrests fall in April, bucking usual spring increase as Mexico steps up enforcement
U.S. officials have largely attributed the decline to more enforcement in Mexico.
Border officials launch cross-border campaign to find wanted individuals
Border officials are teaming with the State of Sonora on a new initiative asking the public for help to catch wanted people associated with transnational criminal organizations.
Ecologists and artists in Nogales to celebrate new jaguar
To celebrate the discovery of a new jaguar roaming the Arizona borderlands, conservationists will host a public discussion in Nogales on Saturday followed by a procession to the border wall to view a wildlife-themed art installation on the wall itself.
Congressman Ciscomani on the border, 1864 abortion ban, effort to oust House speaker
Congressman Juan Ciscomani spoke with AZPM senior reporter Danyelle Khmara on some of the most salient topics of the day
Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border
The jurors in the trial of George Alan Kelly were unable to reach a unanimous decision on a verdict after more than two days of deliberation.
New report shows that migration worldwide has rebounded since the pandemic
The report says the world is entering an age of disruption for human mobility, with impacts that are hard to predict.
