Ducey: Trump tweet on border surge raises questions

December 7, 2018 Leave a comment

In this Nov. 7, 2018, photo, U.S. Army troops with the 16th Military Police Brigade install concertina wire atop the U.S.-Mexico border near the Morley pedestrian gate just east of the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Ariz. (Mike Christy/Arizona Daily Star via AP)

Gov. Doug Ducey said Friday he has no knowledge of Arizona "bracing for a massive surge'' of migrants through a "non-walled'' part of the border despite a warning by President Trump.

Government drops homicide case against border patrol agent

December 6, 2018 2 Comments

In this March 21, 2018, file photo, Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz, left, arrives at U.S. District Court in downtown Tucson, Ariz., where opening arguments began in his murder trial in Tucson. Swartz will face a second trial Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, in the killing of a 16-year-old Mexican teen across the international border. Swartz was acquitted of second-degree murder in Tucson earlier in the year and now will be tried on voluntary and involuntary manslaughter charges. (Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star via AP, File)

The federal government has given up on its last chance of trying to convict a Border Patrol agent for the 2012 shooting and killing a teen by firing through the border fence.

U.S. Supreme Court seeks views of federal government in Arizona border shooting

October 29, 2018 Leave a comment

FILE - In this July 29, 2014, file photo, Araceli Rodriguez handles a rosary during a news conference in Nogales, Mexico, that belonged to her son Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, pictured behind her, who was shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in October 2012. Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz will face a second trial Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, in the killing of 16-year-old Elena Rodriguez across the international border. Swartz was acquitted of second-degree murder in Tucson earlier in 2018 and now will be tried on voluntary and involuntary manslaughter charges. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP, File)

The nation's high court wants the views of the Trump administration on whether a Border Patrol agent can be held liable for shooting and killing a teen through the border fence in Nogales.

Border Patrol union backs Ducey, bashes Garcia

September 10, 2018 Leave a comment

The head of the local Border Patrol union is telling Hispanics they should not support David Garcia for governor simply because he also is Latino.

Ducey touts accomplishments at border

July 11, 2018 Leave a comment

With law enforcement and seized weapons in the background, Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday details for invited media -- and campaign photographers -- the success of the Border Strike Force. (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer)

With a staged backdrop of seized guns, drugs and even DPS officers with dogs, Gov. Doug Ducey brought together federal, state and local law enforcement Wednesday who praised his leadership on border security.

Leaders: Securing border part of fix for opioid crisis

May 30, 2018 2 Comments

In this Wednesday, May 30, 2018, photo, Arizona U.S. Rep. Martha McSally and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speak to reporters in phoenix, Ariz., following testimony in a field Congressional hearing on opioid abuse and the border. McSally and Ducey say it takes a holistic approach to battle the opioid crisis that has taken millions of lives. AP Photo/Astrid Galvan)

A holistic approach is needed to battle the opioid crisis that has gripped many parts of the country, fueled in part by the high volume of drugs that come across the southern border, Arizona officials said Wednesday.

Ducey defends ‘boots on the ground’ at border

April 9, 2018 Leave a comment

Gov. Doug Ducey greets some of the Arizona National Guard soldiers who are going to be sent to the border to assist Customs and Border Patrol. The governor said the troop deployment is justified by a sharp increase in apprehension of illegal entrants in March versus a year ago and denied that the move, financed by the federal government, is political. (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer)

Gov. Doug Ducey today defended his decision to deploy 338 National Guard soldiers to the border, saying it's not about politics even as he boasted there is finally an administration in Washington that cares about the issue.

Six-year effort to build border wall ends with purchase of cameras

December 12, 2017 Leave a comment

Douglas, AZ border station on Jan. 25, 2011. (Photo by Donna Burton/U.S. Customs and Border Patrol)

A bid to build a privately financed border wall between Arizona and Mexico ended after six years with some hunting cameras, but no actual wall.

Judges mull 1st Amendment restriction at border checkpoint

December 5, 2017 1 Comment

This border checkpoint located in Arizona is patrolled by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on the lookout for illegal crossings.
(Photo by Donna Burton/U.S. Customs and Border Patrol)

SAN FRANCISCO – Federal appellate judges grilled an attorney for the Border Patrol who argued Tuesday it has the right to keep observers and protesters at least 150 feet from a controversial checkpoint in southern Arizona. Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick ...

Sierra Vista man in long fight with border crossers, U.S. government

October 27, 2017 1 Comment

Glenn Spencer stands beside one of his drones on his ranch south of Sierra Vista that butts up against the U.S./Mexican border. (PHOTO BY ERIK KOLSRUD/ARIZONA SONORA NEWS)

Spencer’s enemies are elusive, wily, and to him, alien. They are Latino border crossers, and whether children fleeing conflict, families seeking a better life, or suspected drug smugglers makes no difference. Spencer believes they constitute a threat large enough to warrant years of his life struggling to combat it.

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