CBP: Border wall will mix walls, tech, patrols and ‘natural barriers’
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's promised wall along the Mexican border will be more like a "border wall system" of walls, fencing, technology, law enforcement, patrol roads - and 130 miles with nothing but "natural barriers," a border official said Tuesday.
Court gives Mexican family new chance to sue Border Patrol agent
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a lower court to reconsider its decision to throw out a lawsuit that a Mexican family filed against the Border Patrol agent who fatally shot their son across the border.
Trump gets partial win from Supreme Court on stalled travel ban
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Monday that the Trump administration can proceed, for now, with a limited version of its restrictions on refugees and travelers from six majority-Muslim countries, a ban that critics called at thinly veiled Muslim ban.
Run-in between Border Patrol, No More Deaths volunteers was not first
WASHINGTON - When Jim Marx got the call that Border Patrol agents were monitoring a No More Deaths camp that was helping immigrants endangered while crossing the desert border last week, his first thought was, "Here we go again."
Posters, shoe deals, international success find Millage after ASU basketball career
PHOENIX — After hitting the shot of his life, Curtis Millage raced down the court of Riga Arena in Latvia with pure joy, flexing his muscles to the crowd.
Advocates, DHS officials caution that DACA future still up in the air
WASHINGTON - Buried in a Homeland Security memo last week that canceled a program to protect undocumented immigrant parents from deportation was a single line saying the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will remain in effect."
Australians discover physical basketball, large food portions when transitioning to WNBA
PHOENIX — What was the first thing Phoenix Mercury forward Cayla George noticed when she arrived in the United States?
Ducey touts value of Mexico trade, hopes to be in any negotiations
WASHINGTON - Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey told a U.S.-Mexico diplomacy conference Wednesday that maintaining good trade between the countries is important, and he expects the state to have a "seat at the table" in any upcoming trade negotiations.
Latino community members ask Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to restore trust
PHOENIX – Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone shut down Tent City but still allows immigration officials to deport undocumented detainees at county jails, according to members of the Latino community who say they are still recovering from the previous administration’s anti-immigration policies.
ICE director says ‘no population is off the table’ for immigration arrests
WASHINGTON - The acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement told a House committee Tuesday that while the agency is targeting criminal immigrants as it ramps up enforcement efforts, "no population is off the table" for immigration arrests.
Six years later, slain Border Patrol agent’s family still seeks answers
WASHINGTON - Six years later, Josephine Terry still has trouble talking about the murder of her son, Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, who was killed in a Rio Rico shootout where guns were later traced to a botched government investigation.
House OKs plan to waive lie-detectors for some Border Patrol applicants
WASHINGTON - The House overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to waive polygraph tests for military, law enforcement and veterans applying for Border Patrol jobs, despite concerns that it could open the door to problem hires.
