Law Enforcement
Gallego talked about work by the police department, which is chronically short-staffed, and under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department.
Apr. 8, 2022
A new book by Chris Fabricant, director of the Innocence Project, sheds light on what he calls the broken, racist justice system in our country. It’s called, "Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System."
Apr. 7, 2022
Republicans and some Democrats in Washington are aiming to keep a Trump-era public health policy restricting asylum at the border in place by tying it to a sweeping COVID-19 spending bill.
Apr. 6, 2022
Customs and Border Protection says it will soon start work on a series of remediation projects on some parts of the border wall built by the Trump administration in Arizona.
Apr. 6, 2022
A bill to classify the Tohono O’odham Nation’s Shadow Wolves unit as special agents is on President Biden’s desk for signing.
Apr. 6, 2022
When President Biden took office in 2021, he ordered a halt to border wall construction. There’s little Arizona Republicans can do to finish what the Trump administration started. But that doesn’t necessarily matter to GOP voters.
Apr. 5, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it will terminate Title 42 in May. As the May 23 end date gets closer, community groups along the border are preparing for the change.
Apr. 5, 2022
A U.S District Court in Tucson has rejected the government's request to drop a lawsuit seeking financial compensation for migrant families separated under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance border policy.
Apr. 5, 2022
Maricopa County’s Adult Probation Department has launched an initiative aimed at supporting women who are on probation and have experienced trauma.
Apr. 4, 2022
A 22-year-old who shot three people at the Westgate entertainment district in Glendale in 2020 pleaded guilty Friday. Armando Hernandez Jr. pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted first-degree murder and two of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Apr. 3, 2022
A federal court in California has approved a settlement that bars Immigration and Customs Enforcement and immigration judges from setting bonds without considering a detainee’s ability to pay.
Mar. 31, 2022
Arizona’s GOP delegation to Congress is among dozens of lawmakers asking the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to answer questions about homemade silencers before April 2.
Mar. 24, 2022
This week, a federal judge in Ohio blocked some of the new immigration enforcement priorities outlined by the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security. The lawsuit was brought by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and his counterparts from Montana and Ohio.
Mar. 23, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security says it will allow Ukrainians to be exempt from a pandemic-era policy that allows border officers to turn migrants and asylum seekers away on public health grounds.
Mar. 22, 2022
Sunday marked the second anniversary of Title 42, the pandemic-era policy enacted by the Trump administration that allows border officers to turn almost everyone back to Mexico or to their home countries on public health grounds.
Mar. 21, 2022
The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bill that requires people filming police encounters to keep an 8-foot distance from officers.
Mar. 17, 2022
An Oregon senator says the Department of Homeland Security obtained millions of financial records of people who sent and received money transfers in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas and Mexico.
Mar. 9, 2022
The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating a Border Patrol vehicle chase that ended in a fatal crash outside Tucson.
Mar. 9, 2022
The Phoenix Police Department is adjusting the way it recruits and handles officer applicants and expects changes will boost hiring numbers this year.
Mar. 9, 2022
Arizona lawmakers are considering a proposal that would ban people from recording a law enforcement activity from within 8 feet.
Mar. 4, 2022
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