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drought, Colorado River, water cutbacks, Lake Mead, Arizona, Nevada, Phoenix, Hobbs
Jun 12, 2023

Vegas water agency empowered to limit home water flows in future

Nevada has taken a dramatic, but not immediate, step toward limiting the amount of Colorado River water used in the most populous part of the nation's most arid state, after lawmakers gave Las Vegas-area water managers the levers to limit flows to single-family homes.

border, Border Patrol, lawsuit, federal government, Hobbs, Ducey
May 31, 2023

US Border Patrol chief retiring after seeing through end of Title 42 restrictions

The head of the U.S. Border Patrol announced that he's retiring, after seeing through a major policy shift that seeks to clamp down on illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border following the end of Title 42 Covid pandemic restrictions.

tobacco, border, Mexico, cartels, Biden administration
May 24, 2023

Prohibitionist tobacco policies would exacerbate border crisis

While the Biden administration sends troops to the southern border to handle an expected influx of migrants resulting from the expiration of the Title 42 public, the White House’s tobacco-related policies could worsen the crisis at our borders. 

Biden, immigration, U.S.-Mexico border, migrants
May 23, 2023

Biden leaning into global diplomacy to manage migration at US-Mexico border

On President Joe Biden 's first day in office, he handed Congress a legislative plan to modernize the nation's immigration system.

Mexico, border, Mississippi, Southwest
May 18, 2023

Mississippi sends National Guard to US-Mexico border, GOP governor says

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he has mobilized a National Guard unit to help with security at the U.S. border with Mexico.

asylum, Venezuelans, Title 42, migrants
May 17, 2023

Fewer Venezuelan arrivals lead to drop in illegal entries to US after pandemic asylum limits

A 98% drop in Venezuelans arriving at the U.S. southern border has helped lead to a steep decline in migrants crossing illegally from Mexico since pandemic-related asylum limits expired last week, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

March of Dimes, pregnancy, mobile unit
May 16, 2023

The March of Dimes Mom and Baby Unit brings care to southern Tucson

The March of Dimes Mom and Baby Mobile Unit provides free maternity care for pregnant women and basic medical care for others who are undocumented, unhoused, uninsured or underinsured.

snow melt, Colorado, Colorado River, drought
May 15, 2023

Where did the snow go? Researchers probe gap between snowfall, runoff

The Colorado River watershed stretches from Wyoming to Mexico, supplying cities like Phoenix and Los Angeles and sprawling fields that contribute to a multibillion-dollar farm economy. After two decades of drought and steady demand, accurate data on the amount of water entering the region’s dwindling supply is crucial for those who manage it.

border, app, San Diego, Mexico, CBPOne, Title 42, migrants
May 15, 2023

Border crossings off from last week’s highs as US pins hopes for order on mobile app

Pandemic-era limits on asylum known as Title 42 have been rarely discussed among many of tens of thousands of migrants massed on Mexico's border with the United States. Their eyes were — and are — fixed instead on a new U.S. government mobile app that grants 1,000 people daily an appointment to cross the border and seek asylum while living in the U.S.

Pascua Yaqui, border, Mexico
May 14, 2023

Tribe’s land was cut in two by US borders, fight for access could help others

Pascua Yaqui tribal officials have drafted regulations to formalize the border-crossing process, working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's recently formed Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council, comprised of 15 Native officials across the U.S.

border, Title 42, Covid, asylum seekers, Biden administration
May 1, 2023

US readies second attempt at speedy border asylum screenings

President Joe Biden scrapped expedited asylum screenings during his first month in office as part of a gutting of Trump administration border polices that included building a wall with Mexico. Now he's preparing his own version.

Gosar, immigration, Republicans, Biden administration, migrants, Trump, indictment
Apr 19, 2023

House Republicans push asylum restrictions, border security

House Republicans for months have railed against the Biden administration's handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, holding hearings, visiting border communities and promising to advance legislation to clamp down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking.

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