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State Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal in Minuteman case
The Arizona Supreme Court refused today to hear the state’s appeal of a lower-court decision allowing the founder of a border-watch group to personally cross examine two girls he is accused of molesting.
Lawmakers to pull plug on Arizona border fence plan
Arizona lawmakers who hoped to build miles of fencing along the border with Mexico using private money are pulling the plug on the project after nearly five years.
Push to extend border zone statewide looks to attract shoppers from Mexico
Walking through Arizona Mills in Tempe announcements of sales can be heard echoing out of the outlet stores first in English, then in Spanish.
US reports sharp drop in use of force by border agents
U.S. Border Patrol agents and border inspectors used physical force far less frequently in the last year compared with previous years, even as the number of assaults on authorities rose, according to figures released Tuesday.
ACLU, immigrants rights groups seek injunction against Border Patrol’s ‘freezing’ holding cells
The Arizona chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and immigrants’ rights groups filed a class action lawsuit seeking to end U.S. Border Patrol’s use of what the ACLU describes as freezing holding cells and inhumane conditions for migrants apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Number of child immigrants at border declining
The number of immigrant children caught alone illegally crossing the Mexican border into the United States continued to decline in August, according to figures disclosed Wednesday by the Homeland Security Department.
Ousted official accuses Border Patrol of cover-up
A Border Patrol official who was removed from his position in June is accusing the agency of covering up "highly suspect" deaths in clashes along the southern border.
Border security dominates governor’s race, but many doubt validity of proposals
Border security and illegal immigration have become dominant issues in the Republican primary for governor as some accuse their opponents of making unrealistic promises that they can’t keep.
House, Senate advance competing border proposals
At an impasse on immigration, House Republicans and Senate Democrats advanced competing proposals Wednesday for dealing with tens of thousands of young migrants showing up at the southern border. Each side quickly ruled the other's approach unacceptable, leaving any solution unclear with Congress' annual August recess looming.
House GOP: Send National Guard, speed migrant removals
House Republicans want to slash President Barack Obama's emergency spending request for the border, speed young migrants back home to Central America, and send in the National Guard.
In new TV ad, Thomas vows to protect Arizona ‘before it’s too late’
Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, now a GOP candidate for governor, used his first television ad of the election cycle to take on immigration, the “gay lobby” and liberal judges.
Barber: Arizona border sites getting more agents
TUCSON ai??i?? A member of Arizona's congressional delegation says 170 additional Customs and Border Protection officers are being assigned to border ports in southern Arizona.
