Border arrests are expected to rise slightly in August but are hovering near 4-year lows
Read full article: Border arrests are expected to rise slightly in August but are hovering near 4-year lowsU.S. authorities say arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico during August are expected to rise slightly from July.
Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold
Read full article: Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take holdU.S. authorities say arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plummeted 33% in July to the lowest level since September 2020, a result of asylum being temporarily suspended.
Biden's asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take
Read full article: Biden's asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will takeThe Biden administration's asylum halt that has led to a 40% drop in arrests for illegal border crossings this month falls hardest on nationalities most susceptible to being deported.
A judge will mull whether an Arizona border rancher can face a new murder trial after dismissal
Read full article: A judge will mull whether an Arizona border rancher can face a new murder trial after dismissalThe judge overseeing the case of an Arizona rancher who was unsuccessfully tried in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property says he will consider whether to leave open the possibility of a new trial later.
Mexican officials regret US decision not to retry American rancher in fatal shooting of Mexican man
Read full article: Mexican officials regret US decision not to retry American rancher in fatal shooting of Mexican manThe Mexican consul general in Nogales says his foreign ministry is displeased with the decision not to retry an Arizona rancher accused in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property.
Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border
Read full article: Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico borderProsecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury.
Arizona judge declares mistrial in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant
Read full article: Arizona judge declares mistrial in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrantAn Arizona judge has declared a mistrial in the case of rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Jurors don't have a verdict yet in an Arizona rancher's trial for fatally shooting a migrant
Read full article: Jurors don't have a verdict yet in an Arizona rancher's trial for fatally shooting a migrantJurors were sent home for the weekend after failing to reach a verdict Friday in the trial of a 75-year-old Arizona rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant on his property.
Trial of a southern Arizona rancher charged in fatal shooting of unarmed migrant goes to the jury
Read full article: Trial of a southern Arizona rancher charged in fatal shooting of unarmed migrant goes to the juryThe trial of a 75-year-old southern Arizona rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border last year is now in the hands of a jury.
Jury visits a ranch near US-Mexico border where an Arizona man is charged with killing a migrant
Read full article: Jury visits a ranch near US-Mexico border where an Arizona man is charged with killing a migrantJurors in the case of an Arizona rancher charged with fatally shooting a migrant on his property visited the scene of the killing as the third week of the trial wrapped up.
The trial of an Arizona border rancher charged with killing a migrant has reached the halfway point
Read full article: The trial of an Arizona border rancher charged with killing a migrant has reached the halfway pointJurors in the case of an Arizona rancher charged with fatally shooting a migrant on his border property will be allowed to visit the scene of the killing.
Judge OK's Arizona rancher trial in Mexican migrant killing
Read full article: Judge OK's Arizona rancher trial in Mexican migrant killingA judge has ruled that an Arizona rancher accused of shooting at a group of migrants on his property and killing a man will face trial on second-degree murder and aggravated assault charges.
Prosecutor: Arizona border rancher shot at unarmed migrants
Read full article: Prosecutor: Arizona border rancher shot at unarmed migrantsThe prosecutor in the first-degree murder case against an Arizona rancher accused of killing a Mexican man on his land last month has alleged that the rancher that day opened fire on a group of about eight unarmed people — migrants who had entered the U.S. illegally.
Mexican woman dies entangled crossing Arizona border wall
Read full article: Mexican woman dies entangled crossing Arizona border wallAuthorities are investigating the cause of death this week of a Mexican woman whose leg was entangled while using a climbing harness and ended up hanging upside down off the border wall in eastern Arizona.
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US businesses near border struggle with boundaries' closure
Read full article: US businesses near border struggle with boundaries' closureA woman walks past two out-of-business clothing stores located steps away from the U.S.-Mexico border on March 15, 2021 in Nogales, Ariz. The economic wear from nearly 12 months of a partially shut border is easy to spot in downtown Nogales. In border towns across the U.S., small businesses are reeling from the economic fallout of the partial closure of North America's international boundaries. However, the Department of Homeland Security announced that the U.S., Mexico and Canada agreed to extend border restrictions on nonessential travel through April 21. Bargain clothing stores, money exchanges, secondhand shops and retailers selling plastic knickknacks within walking distance of the border were closed.
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Deadline arrives for US to reunite migrant families following ‘zero-tolerance’ policy
Read full article: Deadline arrives for US to reunite migrant families following ‘zero-tolerance’ policyNOGALES, Ariz. – Day 5 (THURSDAY): (10:08 p.m.) The first drug tunnel in the nation was discovered near an old abandoned church in Nogales, Arizona, a border town of fewer than 21,000 people. Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada said in his 50-year career in law enforcement he has seen at least 110 tunnels used for drug trafficking in Nogales, Arizona. THE LINE: We’ve traveled from the Rio Grande Valley to (now) here in Nogales, Arizona. From personal experience, I have not seen the border wall THIS CLOSE to residents who live on the U.S. side. SERIES➡️https://t.co/32cfRN84Sm #KSATBorderJourney #TheLine #KSATnews pic.twitter.com/BZH3wCe65d — Adrian Garcia (@adrianrolgarcia) July 26, 2018I'll be reporting from Nogales, Arizona today.
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Sheriff: More than 110 drug cartel tunnels discovered in border town of Nogales
Read full article: Sheriff: More than 110 drug cartel tunnels discovered in border town of NogalesNOGALES, Ariz. – The first drug tunnel in the nation was discovered near an old abandoned church in Nogales, Arizona, a border town of fewer than 21,000 people. Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada said since the discovery in 1995, more than 110 drug tunnels have been found. From personal experience, I have not seen the border wall THIS CLOSE to residents who live on the U.S. side. While people continue to smuggle in drugs and even cross over illegally from Mexico, Estrada said he doesn't believe a border wall will fix the problem. That’s not the America I’m used to seeing.”Courtest: U.S. Border PatrolAccording to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s website, the Nogales Border Patrol Station consists of two Immigration Patrol Inspectors covering 27 miles of the International Boundary between both sides.