Lawsuit against LDS church could become basis for court to consider statute protecting clergy
A lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could become the legal basis for the state Court of Appeals to consider -- and void -- a statute that protects members of the clergy from disclosing an adherent's confession of child molestation.
US Border Patrol says agents who killed man in Arizona were answering report of gunfire
U.S. Border Patrol agents answering reports of gunfire shot and killed a man on a tribal reservation in southern Arizona after he abruptly threw something and raised his arm, the agency said on May 22.
US, Mexico agree on tighter immigration policies at border
U.S. and Mexican officials have agreed on new immigration policies meant to deter illegal border crossings while also opening up other pathways ahead of an expected increase in migrants following the end of pandemic restrictions next week.
Man pleads guilty to assaulting 2 border agents in Arizona
A 26-year-old man from Mexico has pleaded guilty to assaulting two U.S. Border Patrol agents last year on the Tohono O'odham Nation, authorities announced Monday.
Carjacking suspect chased by cops crashes at U.S. border
Police pursuit of a person suspected in a carjacking Wednesday ended in a crash involving multiple vehicles at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint outside Huachuca City on State Route 90, according to police.
Judge OK’s Arizona rancher trial in Mexican migrant killing
An Arizona rancher accused of shooting at a group of migrants on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one man, will face trial on charges including second-degree murder and aggravated assault, a judge ruled.
Court stays out of case of deadly shooting by U.S. agent across border
A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling likely slams the door on the ability of the family of a teen killed by a Border Patrol agent in Nogales to sue him and, by extension, the federal government.
Departing corrections boss calls for pay increase to address prison crisis
In his parting words before retirement, the director of Arizona’s prisons gave a dire warning to the governor about the crisis felt at prisons across the state.
Former agent testifies at start of Fast and Furious trial
A former Border Patrol agent broke down in tears as he described desperately trying to save the life of a colleague who was shot during a firefight that exposed the bungled federal gun operation known as Fast and Furious.
Southwestern ranchers say Border Patrol not protecting them
The U.S. Border Patrol does not go far enough to protect Southwestern ranchers from smugglers and others who cross the Mexican border illegally, the business owners said Wednesday during a conference of border sheriffs in Arizona.
Lawyer asks judge not to punish Border Patrol for erased detention center videotapes
A lawyer for the government is urging a federal judge not to punish the Border Patrol for recording over videotapes of conditions at several Arizona detention centers.
Migrant rights lawyers claim Border Patrol is destroying evidence of unsanitary holding cells
Border Patrol has been destroying “critical evidence” of conditions at holding areas despite a lawsuit calling them inhumane, lawyers for migrants are charging.