Number of unauthorized crossings continue to drop
The number is the lowest in years.
The Wittner Museum
Paula Wittner’s Charming Paintings in Nogales, Arizona
Grijalva joins conservationists, tribal members and residents in opposing Air Force plan to expand low-altitude jet training
Local groups and residents are opposing Air Force plan to allow fighter jets to break the sound barrier closer to the ground in rural and tribal parts of Southern Arizona and southwest New Mexico.
Fact checking the Prop. 314 "Secure the Border Act" debate
We check the claims made in the Clean Elections Commission debate over Proposition 314.
Harris will campaign on Arizona's border with Mexico in attempted show of strength on immigration
Her campaign announced Wednesday that Harris will be in Douglas, Arizona, across the border from Agua Prieta, Mexico.
Nogales: Reviving Arroyos and Cultivating Water Resiliency
Unchecked urbanization has created water issues in Nogales, Sonora, which the city and researchers on both sides of the border are finding innovative ways to remedy.
Scholarships A-Z
Scholarships A-Z provides resources for undocumented college students.
Tucson no longer busiest region on the U.S.-Mexico border
The number of people who Border Patrol apprehended across the U.S.-Mexico border in August increased slightly, according to new federal data, though the Tucson Sector is no longer the region with the most apprehensions.
Non-profit continues to file complaints detailing mistreatment of migrant children in custody
Two nonprofits that provide free legal services to migrants released reports last week and filed complaints with the federal government that allege a broad range of abuse and mistreatment experienced by children in Border Patrol custody.
Former border agent found guilty of kidnapping and assaulting a minor
A jury found former Customs and Border Protection agent Aaron Mitchell guilty of sexually assaulting and kidnapping a 15-year old girl, who he abducted in Douglas in 2022.
Tucson migrant operation to receive new funding while spending still in question
Pima County will receive nearly $19 million in federal funding to continue services for asylum seekers who come through Tucson.
New directive says Border Patrol must return migrants’ belongings
In the past many migrants have said border officials discarded their things, including legal documents, religious items and medications.
Trump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats
The visit was the fourth in a series of events held in battleground states this week to try to draw the focus away from Democrats’ celebration of Harris’ presidential nomination in Chicago.
Cochise officials to meet with Trump during Thursday border visit
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Sierra Vista Police Department, the Department of Public Safety, Secret Service and other law enforcement partners on security for former president Donald Trump’s visit to the border on Thursday.
Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold
Asylum was halted at the border June 5 because arrests for illegal crossings topped a threshold of 2,500 a day.
