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Oct 16, 2023

Venezuelan migrants applying for temporary legal status in US say it offers some relief

After receiving death threats for openly opposing Venezuela's socialist government, Víctor Macedo and his wife fled, staying for a time in Spain before coming to the U.S. For nearly two years, they have lived in Florida with the support of family and friends as they tried to build a better life for their two children. They are among several hundred thousand Venezuelans living in the U.S. whose li[...]

Jan 9, 2017

Trump may match Obama on deportations, but would radically shift focus

President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration pledge to deport undocumented immigrants with criminal records, which he estimates at 2 million to 3 million immigrants – is roughly the same number deported by outgoing President Barack Obama.

Nov 13, 2014

AP Exclusive: Drones patrol half of Mexico border

The U.S. government now patrols nearly half the Mexican border by drones alone in a largely unheralded shift to control desolate stretches where there are no agents, camera towers, ground sensors or fences, and it plans to expand the strategy to the Canadian border.

Sep 29, 2014

Official: Southwest border focus is on immigrant children, not ISIS

The head of Customs and Border Protection said there is no evidence of ISIS attempts to infiltrate the Southwest border and his agency is more focused on trying to prevent more unaccompanied minor immigrants.

Sep 29, 2014

Arizona-Mexico border crosser deaths down

Pima County officials say the number of people dying while crossing the border into the Arizona desert is down from previous years.

Moises de la Cruz shows ears of corn grown on his 7-acre plot of mountainous land 120 miles north of the Mexico-Guatemala border. De la Cruz’s family has been farming the land for generations, but in recent years costly requirements related to the North American Free Trade Agreement have made farming much more difficult. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Brittany Elena Morris)
May 19, 2014

NAFTA an empty basket for farmers in southern Mexico

Moises de la Cruz grows corn on a 7-acre plot of mountainous land 120 miles north of the Mexico-Guatemala border just as his father did and his father before him. He has never heard of the North American Free Trade Agreement but is profoundly aware that his life as a farmer has drastically changed over the past 20 years.

May 6, 2014

Arizona-Mexico gas pipeline proposal stirs controversy

A proposed route for a southern Arizona pipeline to take natural gas to Mexico is being criticized as damaging to the desert environment and opening a new route for smugglers and immigrants illegally entering the country.

Mar 31, 2014

Committee OKs border cameras, but no money to pay for them

A Senate panel voted March 25 to set up a “virtual fence’’ along the U.S.-Mexico border — but provided absolutely no cash to do that.

A Border Patrol agent on patrol along the Southwest border near Nogales. (Photo courtesy Josh Denmark/CBP)
Mar 19, 2014

Senator wants Arizona to spend $30 million on virtual border fence

As a 25-foot tower set up in the state Senate parking lot scanned those walking by Tuesday, Sen. Bob Worsley said Arizona should invest in such a system to help the Border Patrol.

Barry Witt, of Heckler & Koch arms manufacturers, sets up a weapons display at the 8th annual Border Security Expo, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Phoenix. The two day event features panel discussions, sharing intelligence, and exhibitors displaying high-tech wares aimed at securing lucrative government contracts and private sales. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Mar 19, 2014

Border Security Expo showcases high-tech wares

A border security convention opened in Phoenix with speeches from top government officials and exhibits of high-tech wares including drones, bulletproof vehicles, shock-proof clothing and mobile surveillance systems.

Feb 19, 2014

Republican bill targets border security

A House committee has approved a $5 million appropriation for new communications equipment in Cochise County that Republicans hope will increase border security.

United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, speaks to the media during a news conference at the U. S. port of entry at the the Anzalduas bridge Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 in Mission, Texas. Johnson said that the surge of immigrants from countries other than Mexico crossing the border illegally presents challenges to the department. (AP Photo/The Monitor, Joel Martinez)
Jan 23, 2014

Homeland Security secretary visits Arizona border

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson took an aerial tour of the southern Arizona border on Wednesday.

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