Inmates in a South Texas detention facility began a series of hunger strikes in January, hoping for better conditions and fewer transfers, as advocates pleaded for the government to come through on promises to reform the immigrant-detention system.... Read more»
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A group of illegal border crossers, frustrated at being robbed a second time, say they beat two men, killing one, deputies say.... Read more»0
A multibillion dollar project to create a virtual fence along the U.S.-Mexico border has suffered budget setbacks and system glitches, pushing the projected completion date back three years and sparking concern among law enforcement officials.... Read more»0
The U.S. has closed its consulate in the Mexican city of Reynosa after a series of gunfights between soldiers and drug gangs.... Read more»0
How can America best help the survivors of Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake? Give them visas to come to the United States.... Read more»0
The United Nations has reprimanded Latin American countries that have decriminalized narcotic use, delivering a blow to the growing movement looking for a change in drug policy. It says it is particularly concerned by a 2009 law in Mexico that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of cannabis, cocaine, heroin and other drugs.... Read more»0
The U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert for U.S. citizens traveling to Mexico, citing a rise in violence throughout the country. Nogales, Son. and other border cities are listed in the alert as where most of the violence has occurred.... Read more»0
Dramatic changes to Mexico’s criminal justice system will make its prosecutions more like those in the United States, opening proceedings and paving the way for more transborder collaboration, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard said Monday.... Read more»0
In a politically sensitive operation at the Arizona-Mexico border, U.S. Border Patrol agents and Mexican federal police officers are training together, sharing intelligence and coordinating patrols for the first time.... Read more»0
PUERTO PEÑASCO, Mexico - Reports of border violence and a State Department travel alert didn’t deter Jamison Haponenko from a Mexican vacation with his family. “We’ve brought our daughters down here a couple of times already, and there have never been any problems.”... Read more»0
Our $94 million settlement with Western Union ranks as one of the most important legal agreements in Arizona’s history. It will provide much needed resources for investigating and prosecuting crimes along the U.S.-Mexico border.... Read more»0
Drugs and violent crime have created an unlikely commonality between a pro-marijuana group and law enforcement officials, both of whom think that legalizing pot would eliminate the driving force behind much of the illicit drug trade along the border.... Read more»1
Western Union will pay $94 million to fight crime along the border as part of a settlement agreement with the state of Arizona.... Read more»0
The Border Patrol has stopped a controversial program that shipped busloads of illegal immigrants back to Mexico from Tucson through the tiny, remote Texas border town of Presidio — for now.... Read more»0
A backlash has put the brakes on a plan to replace old metric signs with signage in miles. “The kilometers make it a little unique to this part of the country,” says Don Herk. “It’s something that’s become part of my life.”... Read more»0
President Obama’s plans to scale back some border security plans enacted after 9/11 are drawing fire.... Read more»1
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