Border Patrol recovering big money on the border

There's big money belonging to drug smugglers along the border and some of it is being confiscated by the feds.

Man gets 4 years in providing guns to drug cartels

The leader of an arms smuggling conspiracy that supplied more than 100 assault rifles and other weapons to a Mexican drug cartel has been sentenced to just under four years in prison.

The Battle of Ambos Nogales

On the afternoon of Aug. 27, 1918, a Mexican civilian sparked a small gun battle after crossing from the United States back into Mexico at Nogales, without stopping at the U.S. Customs house. Customs Inspector Arthur G. Barber drew his pistol and chased the man, who was suspected of gun smuggling, followed by two enlisted men. A Mexican officer saw Barber coming across and fired at the customs ins[...]

Enforcement at heart of immigration lawsuit

On paper, Arizona's controversial new immigration law is not that different from the federal version.

Feds file lawsuit over Arizona immigration law

The Obama administration sued Arizona July 6 to throw out the state's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law and keep other states from copying it. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Phoenix, said the law usurps the federal government's "pre-eminent authority" under the Constitution to regulate immigration.

Cartels using children to bring drugs to the US

Cartels are turning to children to bring their illegal goods to the U.S., federal officials say.

21 killed in Mexican gang shootout near US border

A massive gun battle between rival drug and migrant trafficking gangs near the U.S. border Thursday left 21 people dead and at least six others wounded, prosecutors said.

AG Goddard: $50M available in border security grants

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard says law enforcement agencies in the four states bordering Mexico can start applying now for parts of $50 million in grants targeting border security.

Mexico asks court to reject Arizona immigration law

Mexico on Tuesday asked a federal court in Arizona to declare the state's new immigration law unconstitutional, arguing that the country's own interests and its citizens' rights are at stake.

US arrests 2,000 in Mexican drug trafficking probe

Law enforcement agencies have arrested more than 2,000 people in a 22-month investigation targeting Mexican drug trafficking organizations in the United States.

Fence isn’t a cure-all for America’s porous border

The fence rises from the rock and hardscrabble of the desert floor, a formidable 15-foot-high curtain of corrugated metal that stretches into the mirage of heat and distance. Newer sections feature 20-foot high steel columns, deeply planted, narrowly spaced, so no human slips between.

Brewer asks Obama for more funding, aerial support on border

Once again, Gov. Jan Brewer is requesting more assistance from the White House to deal with illegal immigration and drug trafficking on the Arizona-Mexico border.