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Fight against fentanyl continues as drug seizures rise
The Arizona border has become the nexus point for the trafficking of fentanyl into the country. Approximately 22 million fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills were seized in Arizona in 2022, according to Jodie Underwood, spokesperson for the Drug Enforcement Administration Phoenix Field Division. This accounts for more than 43% of the 50.6 million pills seized nationwide.
US border authorities roll out updated pursuit policy
U.S. border authorities announced changes to their policy for pursuing smugglers and other crime suspects on Wednesday, following an extensive review and criticism by immigrant advocates who pointed to cases in which passengers died when drivers fled law enforcement.
Border communities, Border Patrol brace for migrant surge as Title 42 ends
Border communities and Border Patrol are preparing for a surge of migrants when Title 42 – which has been used throughout the pandemic to turn people away at the border – is scheduled to expire on Dec. 21.
Magnus out as Customs and Border Protection head after less than year
Former Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus resigned as head of Customs and Border Protection over the weekend, reportedly forced out after a tumultuous year that saw record-shattering numbers of migrants stopped at the southern border.
Tent complex closing as influx of people bused from Arizona, other border states slows
New York City is closing a tent complex for migrants that it had just opened three weeks ago as the influx of people being bused from Arizona and other southern border states has slowed, officials said Thursday.
Southern border apprehensions hit record 2.4 million in fiscal 2022
Border officials encountered a record of almost 2.4 million migrants at the southern border in fiscal 2022, shattering the old record of 1.7 million set just a year earlier, according to numbers released late Friday by Customs and Border Protection.
Illegal border crossings fall in July but remain high
Migrants were stopped fewer times at the U.S. border with Mexico in July than in June, authorities said Monday, a second straight monthly decline. Flows were still unusually high, particularly... […]
Bill for execution drug: $1.5M
Arizona spent $1.5 million this past fall to buy 1,000 vials of an execution drug.
Ducey hints slow-down at ports of entry temporary
Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday brushed aside concerns that a slowdown at border crossings into Arizona engineered by federal officials will affect visitors to Arizona – and supplies for a new auto manufacturing plant here.
Ducey: Federal laws to blame for crisis at border
The governor said today that people who try to get across the border often are "coached by individuals to say things that allow them to come in the country.'' Those laws, Ducey said, need to be changed.
Freshman year in Congress a whirlwind
Serving the people of CD8 is an honor and a privilege, and I am blessed to have the opportunity. I’m looking forward to two more years of working hard for our district, state, and nation. Thank you for your support, and may God continue to bless you and your family.
Ducey: Trump tweet on border surge raises questions
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.
