Southwest Border
The Biden administration recently announced a plan to open centers in Central America where people hoping to come to the U.S. to seek protection can begin that process.
May. 2, 2023
With Title 42 set to end, the Biden administration hopes to relieve some pressure by opening processing centers in Latin American countries where migrants can apply for asylum or refugee status. But not all immigrant rights advocates are happy with the move.
May. 1, 2023
A group of nearly 200 aid and advocacy organizations are calling on Customs and Border Protection to issue formal regulations around how pregnant women and new mothers are detained.
Apr. 27, 2023
Health and municipal leaders in southern Arizona appeared before Congress this week to talk about how their communities are responding to the increase in migrants and asylum seekers along the U.S.-Mexico border. It comes two weeks before Title 42, which restricts asylum at the border, is set to end.
Apr. 26, 2023
As waves of humanity crest at the Southwest border, federal authorities have let certain migrants live in the U.S. while their court case goes forward. A new report from Congress’s watchdog outlines spending to bolster nonprofits that Homeland Security relies on to help migrants who get released.
Apr. 21, 2023
As Arizona lawmakers work on a new budget, the Hobbs administration wants to do away with the Department of Safety’s Border Strike Force. The force was established by former Gov. Doug Ducey in 2015 as an collaborative initiative he said would have state troopers partner with local law enforcement, and it's been expanding ever since.
Apr. 21, 2023
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was before Congress this week answering questions about border apprehensions and the upcoming end of the pandemic-era protocol Title 42, among other issues.
Apr. 18, 2023
Thirty-nine migrants died in a detention center in Ciudad Juárez last month, as the result of a fire set during a protest. New reporting from Luis Chaparro finds those migrants were only in that center to begin with because of an extortion scheme.
Apr. 18, 2023
In 2021, CBP announced it had begun outfitting some of its personnel with the body cameras as a way to increase accountability and transparency, and said the program would eventually expand the program nationwide. This is the first such footage to be publicly released since then.
Apr. 18, 2023
The border between the United States and Mexico has long been seen as a place of beauty, of mystery — and of danger.
Apr. 17, 2023
The governments of Panama, Colombia and the U.S. say they’re working together on a two-month campaign to curb migration through a deadly land crossing called the Darien Gap.
Apr. 14, 2023
On Thursday, Mexico’s security cabinet met with U.S. officials in Washington, D.C., to discuss migration and drug and firearm trafficking. Ahead of that meeting, Mexico established a new commission to address those issues.
Apr. 13, 2023
Mexico’s top immigration official is now under investigation for a deadly fire in a migrant detention center last month. He and others face charges for failing to protect the migrants in their care
Apr. 12, 2023
On the evening March 5, a suspect identified as Nathan Karim "N." reportedly hit 31-year-old Brenda Lopez, her 5-year-old daughter, Ximena, and 2-year-old nephew, Favre, with his car in Hermosillo then sped away.
Apr. 12, 2023
Public officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to inaugurate two cold storage rooms at a port of entry in Nogales, Arizona. They are the first such facilities on the Arizona-Sonora border.
Apr. 7, 2023
Mexico is facing U.S. pressure to stem the flow of illegal drugs across the border. Now Mexico has reached out to China for help stopping fentanyl from reaching that country.
Apr. 6, 2023
A Biden administration program allows migrants and asylum seekers from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba and Haiti to apply to come to the U.S. on a temporary basis with a sponsor. But a group of GOP-led states are suing to stop it.
Apr. 3, 2023
At least 39 migrants mainly from Central and South America were killed in a fire at a detention facility just across the border from El Paso, Texas, last week. The tragedy has sparked outrage from many on both sides of the border — including Elvia Díaz, editorial page editor of the Arizona Republic.
Apr. 3, 2023
A spokesperson declined to give further details, citing an ongoing investigation into the crash by CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility and the New Mexico State Police.
Mar. 29, 2023
In a comment first reported by the L.A. Times, a union representing U.S. asylum officers says enforcing a proposed asylum rule would require them to break the law.
Mar. 28, 2023
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