http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/border border news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-02-04T07:23:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020312_naco_drug_arrests/12-arrested-alleged-drug-smuggling-ring/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020312_naco_drug_arrests/12-arrested-alleged-drug-smuggling-ring/ 00:19:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Twelve people were arrested after being charged with participating in a drug-trafficking organization that allegedly smuggled as much as $15 million in marijuana and cocaine into the country over the past year. 2012-02-04T00:19:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020312_supreme_court_1070/supreme-court-hear-sb-1070-case-april/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020312_supreme_court_1070/supreme-court-hear-sb-1070-case-april/ 21:15:00Z Dylan Smith The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Arizona’s immigration enforcement law, SB 1070, on April 25. The justices will hear an appeal by the state of an appeal’s court ruling that upheld an injunction blocking much of the law. 2012-02-03T21:15:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020312_mex_juarez_police/juarez-police-officers-hiding-after-cartel-threat/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020312_mex_juarez_police/juarez-police-officers-hiding-after-cartel-threat/ 19:33:00Z Simeon Tegel Even by Ciudad Juarez’s grim standards, a threat from a Mexican drug cartel to kill an officer a day until the city’s police chief steps down is being seen as an unusually terrifying escalation in the violence. 2012-02-03T19:33:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020312_borderpatrol_sentence/man-gets-3-years-being-us-illegally/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020312_borderpatrol_sentence/man-gets-3-years-being-us-illegally/ 18:46:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 27-year-old Guatemalan man was sentenced to more than three years in jail for illegal re-entry of felon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Friday. 2012-02-03T18:46:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020212_holder_fast_furious/holder-accused-obstructing-fast-furious-probe/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020212_holder_fast_furious/holder-accused-obstructing-fast-furious-probe/ 02:22:00Z Victoria Pelham House members accused Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday of stonewalling their probe of Operation Fast and Furious, and threatened him with contempt unless the Justice Department hands over thousands more documents. 2012-02-03T02:22:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020212_coyote_guilty/coyote-found-guilty-human-smuggling/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020212_coyote_guilty/coyote-found-guilty-human-smuggling/ 23:25:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 26-year-old Mexican man was found guilty of human smuggling Wednesday for bringing a group of illegal immigrants across the border in November. 2012-02-02T23:25:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020212_borderpatrol_drugs/bp-agents-seize-680000-pot-heroin/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020212_borderpatrol_drugs/bp-agents-seize-680000-pot-heroin/ 22:03:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized nearly $680,000 worth of heroin and marijuana in separate incidents Wednesday, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said. 2012-02-02T22:03:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020212_brewer_books/brewer-pacs-biggest-expense-buying-her-book/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020212_brewer_books/brewer-pacs-biggest-expense-buying-her-book/ 17:06:00Z Dylan Smith The biggest expense reported by Jan PAC, Gov. Brewer’s political action committee, is the purchase of copies of the governor’s book, financial reports show. 2012-02-02T17:06:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020112_xrays/drive-by-x-rays-security-screeners-expanding-radiation-use/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020112_xrays/drive-by-x-rays-security-screeners-expanding-radiation-use/ 20:49:00Z Michael Grabell U.S. law enforcement agencies are exposing people to radiation in more settings and in increasing doses to screen for explosives, weapons and drugs. In addition to the controversial airport body scanners,  X-ray devices have proliferated in prisons, on the streets of New York and at our borders. 2012-02-01T20:49:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020112_gun_walkers/report-officials-allowed-gun-walking-years-az/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020112_gun_walkers/report-officials-allowed-gun-walking-years-az/ 08:26:00Z Dustin Volz Operation Fast and Furious was the fourth “gun–walking” investigation run by the ATF in the Phoenix area, according to a congressional report released Tuesday. The four operations began in 2006 and let roughly 2,800 firearms walk into the hands of drug cartels and other criminals. 2012-02-01T08:26:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013112_chase_sentence/woman-gets-15-months-prison-high-speed-chase/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013112_chase_sentence/woman-gets-15-months-prison-high-speed-chase/ 23:39:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 30-year-old Green Valley woman was sentenced Monday to 15 months in prison for an August high-speed chase involving the Border Patrol. 2012-01-31T23:39:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013112_sb1070_repeal/az-senate-judiciary-chairman-wont-take-up-bill-repeal-sb-1070/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013112_sb1070_repeal/az-senate-judiciary-chairman-wont-take-up-bill-repeal-sb-1070/ 19:06:00Z Ivy Morris Calling the measure a “political ploy” and contrary to the wishes of most Arizonans, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Monday he won’t hear a Democratic senator’s bill to repeal SB 1070. 2012-01-31T19:06:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013112_napolitano_border/napolitano-touts-border-crackdown-urges-dream-act-support/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013112_napolitano_border/napolitano-touts-border-crackdown-urges-dream-act-support/ 18:49:00Z Dustin Volz Calling the nation’s immigration laws “sorely outdated and in need of revision,” Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano pressed Monday for passage of the DREAM Act, saying it is the most-urgently needed change to immigration policy. 2012-01-31T18:49:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013112_borderpatrol_pot/more-than-ton-pot-found-with-stolen-suv/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013112_borderpatrol_pot/more-than-ton-pot-found-with-stolen-suv/ 18:40:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents found more than a ton of pot and a stolen SUV on Saturday after receiving a tip from an off-duty agent. 2012-01-31T18:40:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013012_immigrants_houston/a-divide-payoff-legalizing-immigrants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013012_immigrants_houston/a-divide-payoff-legalizing-immigrants/ 21:26:00Z Julian Aguilar Granting legal status to the illegal immigrants living in one of Texas’ largest metropolitan areas would generate at least $1.4 billion a year in revenue for state and federal agencies, with Social Security and Medicare being the largest potential beneficiaries. 2012-01-30T21:26:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012712_drug_war_numbers/mexicos-drug-war-by-numbers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012712_drug_war_numbers/mexicos-drug-war-by-numbers/ 17:37:00Z Sarah Childress A graphic breaks down Mexico’s drug war by the numbers — the victims, the weapons, the drugs and who controls them — and offers new insight into the dangerous, multi-billion-dollar industry of the drug cartels. 2012-01-27T17:37:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012712_borderpatrol_sentence/man-gets-more-than-6-years-being-us-illegally/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012712_borderpatrol_sentence/man-gets-more-than-6-years-being-us-illegally/ 16:31:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 44-year-old man from Michoacan, Mexico, was sentenced to more than six years in prison for being in the country illegally. 2012-01-27T16:31:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012712_scorpions/scorpions-breakfast/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012712_scorpions/scorpions-breakfast/ 07:36:00Z Roberto De Vido Jan Brewer may think she knows scorpions, but who could know more about scorpions than a guy who grew up in Indonesia? 2012-01-27T07:36:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012612_borderpatrol_pot/bp-agents-find-nearly-ton-pot-abandoned-suv/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012612_borderpatrol_pot/bp-agents-find-nearly-ton-pot-abandoned-suv/ 23:21:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized nearly a ton of marijuana from an abandoned vehicle in the West Desert early Thursday 2012-01-26T23:21:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_az_sb1070_gallardo/democratic-lawmaker-unveils-bill-repeal-sb-1070/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_az_sb1070_gallardo/democratic-lawmaker-unveils-bill-repeal-sb-1070/ 03:50:00Z Ivy Morris Nearly two years after SB 1070 became law, and just a few months after the recall of the measure’s author, a Democratic state lawmaker introduced legislation Monday to repeal it. 2012-01-26T03:50:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_borderpatrol_blotter/agents-arrest-man-wanted-manslaughter-ore/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_borderpatrol_blotter/agents-arrest-man-wanted-manslaughter-ore/ 22:35:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man wanted in Oregon on a charge of vehicular manslaughter and seized 3,300 pounds of marijuana in separate incidents Tuesday. 2012-01-25T22:35:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012512_obama_sotu_facts/the-state-obamas-facts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012512_obama_sotu_facts/the-state-obamas-facts/ 17:15:00Z Factcheck.org The president’s State of the Union address got the facts right — mostly. Often the president’s facts and figures were accurate — but not the whole story. (with video) 2012-01-25T17:15:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_giffords_retires/giffords-casts-final-vote-resigns-from-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_giffords_retires/giffords-casts-final-vote-resigns-from-congress/ 16:00:00Z Dylan Smith As her colleagues teared and cheered, Gabrielle Giffords resigned from Congress as the House passed her bill on ultralight smuggling on a 408-0 vote. Surrounded by Congressional leadership, Giffords stood in the well of the House as Rep. Wasserman Shultz read Giffords’ letter of resignation. Nancy Pelosi called her “the brightest star Congress has ever seen.” (with video) 2012-01-25T16:00:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012412_stateoftheunion_text/full-text-obamas-state-union/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012412_stateoftheunion_text/full-text-obamas-state-union/ 02:31:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The full text of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union, as provided by the White House. 2012-01-25T02:31:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012412_giffords_resign/giffords-resign-wed-after-final-vote/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012412_giffords_resign/giffords-resign-wed-after-final-vote/#When: 15:10:000 Dylan Smith Updated: Gabrielle Giffords will resign from Congress on Wednesday, but not before the House takes up her bill to apply anti-smuggling laws to ultralight aircraft, said U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake. “While it will officially be the Giffords-Flake bill, it is really Gabby’s legislation,” he wrote on Facebook. %2012-%01-%24GMT%22:%10:%00%Q http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012412_borderpatrol_pot/border-patrol-agents-seize-38m-worth-pot/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012412_borderpatrol_pot/border-patrol-agents-seize-38m-worth-pot/#When: 15:19:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized $3,857,500 worth of marijuana and arrested four suspected drug smugglers in separate incidents since Saturday %2012-%01-%24GMT%22:%19:%00%Q http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012412_heroin_sentencing/man-gets-20-years-smuggling-heroin/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012412_heroin_sentencing/man-gets-20-years-smuggling-heroin/ 18:54:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 23-year-old Phoenix man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday for smuggling heroin hidden in a car’s drive shaft into the United States. 2012-01-24T18:54:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012312_sb1070_repeal/legislation-repeal-sb-1070-triggers-capitol-protests/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012312_sb1070_repeal/legislation-repeal-sb-1070-triggers-capitol-protests/ 01:33:00Z Devin McIntyre It was like old times Monday when about 100 protesters descended on state Sen. Steve Gallardo’s news conference announcing legislation to repeal SB 1070. The crowd appeared to be almost evenly split, with SB 1070 supporters and opponents arguing and hoisting signs with messages such as “Stop the raids! No more deportations!” and “Secure our borders now.” 2012-01-24T01:33:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012312_borderpatrol_blotter/border-patrol-arrests-6-with-criminal-pasts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012312_borderpatrol_blotter/border-patrol-arrests-6-with-criminal-pasts/ 00:18:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested six men with criminal pasts and rescued a man suffering from severe dehydration in separate incidents since Saturday. 2012-01-24T00:18:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012012_bp_pot/7-suspected-smugglers-arrested-18m-worth-pot-seized/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012012_bp_pot/7-suspected-smugglers-arrested-18m-worth-pot-seized/#When: 17:25:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: Border Patrol agents arrested seven suspected drug smugglers and seized more than $1.8 million worth of marijuana in separate incidents Thursday. %2012-%01-%21GMT%00:%25:%00%Q