Ongoing surge of migrants renews concerns of overnight street releases
Pima County’s Casa Alitas assisted a record number of migrants in November — nearly 34,000. The surge is depleting resources faster than expected — sustaining fears of migrants being unsheltered in cities overnight.
Rocky Point residents say it’s a ghost town after port closure
The closure of the Lukeville port of entry has turned Rocky Point into a ghost town, causing businesses to shutter, locals to lose their jobs, and uncertainty to loom over the community's economic future.
Hobbs to launch office to coordinate border security, asks feds for $500 million reimbursement
Gov. Katie Hobbs urges the Biden administration to deploy National Guard to reopen Lukeville port of entry, establishes an office for coordinated border efforts and seeks reimbursement for border operation expenses.
Migrants wait days in desert as Tucson Sector numbers increase
As the Tucson Sector continues to be the busiest region on the U.S.-Mexico border, officials must prioritize processing families and children while hundreds of single men wait for days after climbing through cuts in the border wall.
Record numbers and funding change could lead to migrant street releases in Pima County
As the number of migrants continues to surge at the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, Pima County worries whether they’ll keep up, serving well over 1,000 people a day for weeks.
Officials to close Lukeville/Sonoyita border crossing due migrant surge
Lukeville port's temporary closure due to a migrant surge raises travel and economic concerns in Arizona, prompting officials to urge swift federal action.
40 years of Gould’s turkey restoration success in the Sky Islands
From local extinction to Thanksgiving triumph, the journey of North America’s largest wild turkey species in Arizona’s southeastern mountains
New report finds Pima County Sheriff’s Department has history of not responding to calls from lost migrants
Advocacy group No More Deaths found that the sheriff’s department handled distress calls based on perceived immigration status. Sheriff Nanos disputes the findings, says whether calls are transferred to Border Patrol is based purely on proximity.
Tucson Sector sets new record for fentanyl seizures
In October, Border Patrol's Tucson Sector set a new monthly record for fentanyl seizures, surpassing 220 pounds.
Tucson Sector continues to see migrant surge
While the sector continues to be the busiest in the nation, federal and local authorities are able to manage the influx.
Gowan, other officials go to Washington to plead for border action
The event comes at a time when migrant encounters at the southern border have reached historic highs.
Reviving Montezuma Pass: Sky Island Alliance's bold initiative to rewild decommissioned roads
From roads to rivers: volunteers unite to transform old paths into thriving wildlife corridors
Environmental groups raise concerns over proposed border road impact on endangered jaguars and critical habitat
Environmental groups say they want no new construction, in response to a proposed border road and its potential impact on endangered jaguars and other endangered and threatened species.
School bus driver charged for allegedly smuggling migrants
Border Patrol agents arrested a school bus driver last week accused of using a school bus to pick up unauthorized migrants.
Tucson Sector rescues increase greatly due to large groups crossing in remote areas
Fiscal year 2023 data show that Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector saw an eightfold increase in rescues from the previous year
