http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/border border news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-05-21T07:23:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051812_rubio_immigration_op/bill-raises-questions-rubios-immigration-positions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051812_rubio_immigration_op/bill-raises-questions-rubios-immigration-positions/ 17:59:00Z Marshall Fitz Immigration advocates were surprised this week when the Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill that was not his promised DREAM Act-like proposal, but rather a bill that attacks “blameless” low-income American children. 2012-05-18T17:59:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_hostages_sentencing/man-gets-13-years-holding-illegal-immigrants-hostage/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_hostages_sentencing/man-gets-13-years-holding-illegal-immigrants-hostage/ 22:46:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 21-year-old Mexican man was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years in prison for holding illegal immigrants hostage inside a Tucson home. 2012-05-17T22:46:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_cbp_pot/woman-arrested-douglas-port-with-425-lbs-pot/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_cbp_pot/woman-arrested-douglas-port-with-425-lbs-pot/ 21:42:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 39-year-old Agua Prieta, Son., woman was arrested for attempting to smuggle 425 pounds of marijuana through the Douglas Port of Entry on Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. 2012-05-17T21:42:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-vision-selling-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-vision-selling-tucson/ 21:17:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - State Sen. Al Melvin: Does he still believe Arizona should house nuclear waste? Also, a new vision for one of Tucson’s biggest industries with Brent DeRaad, the of the Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau. 2012-05-17T21:17:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051712_cross_border_bankrupt/mexican-firms-bankruptcy-case-has-cross-border-impact/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051712_cross_border_bankrupt/mexican-firms-bankruptcy-case-has-cross-border-impact/ 20:54:00Z Julian Aguilar Investors and financial analysts have their eyes on a bankruptcy case, pending in a Dallas courtroom, that they say could systematically shift how American firms do business with Mexican companies. 2012-05-17T20:54:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_dc_illegal_immigrants/dc-health-program-illegal-immigrants-avoids-cuts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_dc_illegal_immigrants/dc-health-program-illegal-immigrants-avoids-cuts/ 19:53:00Z Sarah Barr A public health insurance program that primarily serves illegal immigrants in the District of Columbia avoided the chopping block Tuesday under a budget compromise approved by the D.C. Council. 2012-05-16T19:53:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_texas_mex_mine/player-bows-out-texas-fight-over-mexican-mine/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_texas_mex_mine/player-bows-out-texas-fight-over-mexican-mine/ 16:58:00Z Julian Aguilar In what the leader of an environmental group said was a surprising and stunning blow to an effort to stop a Mexican company from mining coal on the Texas-Mexico border, an American Indian tribe has backed out of the fight. 2012-05-16T16:58:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_cbp_wheelchair_coke/7-lbs-cocaine-found-stuffed-wheelchair-cushion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_cbp_wheelchair_coke/7-lbs-cocaine-found-stuffed-wheelchair-cushion/ 23:06:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 43-year-old Mexican national was arrested Sunday for trying to smuggle more than 7 pounds of cocaine into the United States using a wheelchair. 2012-05-15T23:06:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_buckmaster/buckmaster-end-of-session-wrap-up-with-rep-farley/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_buckmaster/buckmaster-end-of-session-wrap-up-with-rep-farley/ 21:47:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster- Conversations with state Rep. Steve Farley, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, Green Party CD 8 candidate Charlie Manolakis and Tucson Weekly arts calendar editor Linda Ray. 2012-05-15T21:47:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_human_smuggling_sentence/man-gets-5-years-human-smuggling/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_human_smuggling_sentence/man-gets-5-years-human-smuggling/ 20:01:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 26-year-old man from Chiapas, Mexico, was sentenced Monday in a Tucson federal court to five years in prison for human smuggling. 2012-05-15T20:01:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_cbp_cocaine/man-arrested-after-attempt-smuggle-heroin-meth-coke/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_cbp_cocaine/man-arrested-after-attempt-smuggle-heroin-meth-coke/ 23:36:00Z Janet Rose Jackman An 18-year-old Mexican man was arrested after attempting to smuggle 57 pounds of cocaine, 3 pounds of methamphetamine and 2.5 pounds of heroin through the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales. 2012-05-14T23:36:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_wildfires_investigations/officials-unable-id-causes-monument-horseshoe-2-fires/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_wildfires_investigations/officials-unable-id-causes-monument-horseshoe-2-fires/ 19:52:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Fire officials have ended investigations into the sources of last summer’s Horseshoe 2 and Monument fires that burned more than 250,000 acres in Southeastern Arizona with no clear determination of how they began. 2012-05-14T19:52:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_mex_pres/mexicos-suave-presidential-front-runner-glides-ahead/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_mex_pres/mexicos-suave-presidential-front-runner-glides-ahead/ 18:40:00Z David Agren The Mexican presidential election is Enrique Peña Nieto’s to lose. The PRI candidate has projected polish, popular appeal and power in his drive to take the presidency. 2012-05-14T18:40:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051312_bodies_found_mexico/mexican-police-find-49-mutilated-bodies-near-monterrey/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051312_bodies_found_mexico/mexican-police-find-49-mutilated-bodies-near-monterrey/ 21:55:00Z Luke Browne Forty-nine decapitated and mutilated bodies were found in black plastic bags near Mexico’s northern city of Monterrey, apparently killed by the Zetas drug cartel. 2012-05-13T21:55:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051212_borderpatrol_sentence/aggravated-felon-gets-71-months-prison/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051212_borderpatrol_sentence/aggravated-felon-gets-71-months-prison/ 18:53:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 38-year-old Mexican man was sentenced to 71 months in prison for illegal re-entry of an aggravated felon. 2012-05-12T18:53:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051212_cbp_pot_meth/border-agents-seize-19m-pot-200k-meth/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051212_cbp_pot_meth/border-agents-seize-19m-pot-200k-meth/ 18:19:00Z Janet Rose Jackman U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized $1.9 million in marijuana hidden among produce Monday and arrested a 46-year-old Mexican woman Tuesday, who was accused of trying to smuggle $205,000 worth of methamphetamine through the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales. 2012-05-12T18:19:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_atty_general_arpaio/asst-attorney-general-no-choice-but-sue-arpaio/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_atty_general_arpaio/asst-attorney-general-no-choice-but-sue-arpaio/ 17:32:00Z Thomas E. Perez The police are supposed to protect and serve our communities, not divide them. At its core, this is an abuse of power case involving a sheriff and sheriff’s office that disregarded the Constitution. 2012-05-10T17:32:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051012_arpaio_suit/fed-sue-arpaio-over-racial-profiling-retaliation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051012_arpaio_suit/fed-sue-arpaio-over-racial-profiling-retaliation/ 17:05:00Z Dylan Smith The U.S. Justice Department filed a complaint Thursday against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, alleging racial profiling, discrimination in the Maricopa County Jail, and illegal retaliation against critics of the sheriff. “Arpaio ... intentionally and systematically discriminated against Latinos,” the department said. 2012-05-10T17:05:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050912_borderpatrol_terry/naco-border-patrol-station-named-slain-agent/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050912_borderpatrol_terry/naco-border-patrol-station-named-slain-agent/ 18:00:00Z Janet Rose Jackman The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that will rename the Border Patrol Station in Naco after slain Agent Brian Terry. 2012-05-09T18:00:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_tusd_school_board/tusd-school-board-meeting-live-stream/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_tusd_school_board/tusd-school-board-meeting-live-stream/#When: 19:00:000 Dylan Smith Updated: Watch a live stream of the TUSD Governing Board meeting beginning at about 7 p.m. 2012-05-08T19:00:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_heroin_sentence/san-luis-teen-pleads-guilty-heroin-smuggling/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_heroin_sentence/san-luis-teen-pleads-guilty-heroin-smuggling/ 22:56:00Z Janet Rose Jackman An 18-year-old San Luis man pleaded guilty Tuesday to smuggling heroin into the United States from Mexico. 2012-05-08T22:56:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_borderpatrol_artifacts/agents-discover-archaeological-artifacts-west-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_borderpatrol_artifacts/agents-discover-archaeological-artifacts-west-tucson/#When: 10:11:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents have discovered two sets of archaeological artifacts in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument since February. 2012-05-09T10:11:33-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050712_borderpatrol_pot/agents-seize-more-than-1200-lbs-pot-arrest-4/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050712_borderpatrol_pot/agents-seize-more-than-1200-lbs-pot-arrest-4/ 22:39:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested four people and seized more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana valued at $633,500 in separate incidents Friday. 2012-05-07T22:39:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050712_perry_obama_immigration/perry-urges-obama-address-surge-immigrant-minors/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050712_perry_obama_immigration/perry-urges-obama-address-surge-immigrant-minors/ 22:09:00Z Julian Aguilar Citing an unprecedented level of unaccompanied illegal-immigrant minors breaching the U.S.-Mexico border, Gov. Rick Perry sent a letter Friday asking the Obama administration to address the “humanitarian crisis.” 2012-05-07T22:09:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050712_borderpatrol_rescue/agents-rescue-illegal-immigrant-from-desert/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050712_borderpatrol_rescue/agents-rescue-illegal-immigrant-from-desert/ 19:07:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a Guatemalan man found face-down and unconscious in the desert north of Sasabe on Saturday. 2012-05-07T19:07:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050712_rubio_immigration/sen-rubios-immigration-plan-under-inspection/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050712_rubio_immigration/sen-rubios-immigration-plan-under-inspection/ 17:04:00Z Marshall Fitz U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s plan to introduce a bill to provide legal status—but not citizenship—for undocumented youth ran into an obstacle when Speaker Boehner announced that such a proposal would not pass his chamber. 2012-05-07T17:04:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050712_immigration_texas_sheriff/immigration-forefront-texas-sheriff-race/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050712_immigration_texas_sheriff/immigration-forefront-texas-sheriff-race/ 16:36:00Z Julian Aguilar A controversial immigration-enforcement policy is at the forefront of the sheriff’s race in Travis County, Texas. 2012-05-07T16:36:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050512_immigrant_stash_house/115-illegal-immigrants-found-locked-texas-house/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050512_immigrant_stash_house/115-illegal-immigrants-found-locked-texas-house/ 19:40:00Z Amy Silverstein Police in Edinburg, Texas, received a phone call Wednesday morning from an immigrant trapped inside a so-called “stash house.” The caller said more than 100 people were locked inside and they had gone days without food or water. 2012-05-05T19:40:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050412_mex_dead/14-decapitated-9-hanged-bodies-found-nuevo-laredo/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050412_mex_dead/14-decapitated-9-hanged-bodies-found-nuevo-laredo/ 01:09:00Z Dylan Smith The bodies of 9 people were found Friday morning hanged from a Nuevo Laredo bridge. The mutilated bodies of 14 others were found later in the day, reports said. 2012-05-05T01:09:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050312_jjt_ready/the-ignoble-death-arizona-racist-jt-ready/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050312_jjt_ready/the-ignoble-death-arizona-racist-jt-ready/ 21:45:00Z Jimmy Zuma Last week I offered Russell Pearce’s anti-Mexican jihad as an example of the kind of overt racism that is no longer tolerated in politics. Now just a few days later we learn that J.T. Ready, Arizona’s leading white supremacist, appears to have committed a murder-suicide. 2012-05-03T21:45:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_cbp_heroin_coke/cbp-officers-arrest-2-seize-cocaine-and-heroin/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_cbp_heroin_coke/cbp-officers-arrest-2-seize-cocaine-and-heroin/ 01:05:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Two Mexican nationals were arrested in separate incidents for attempting to smuggle 26 pounds of cocaine and 5 pounds of heroin into the United States through the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales. 2012-05-02T01:05:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_cbp_pot/265-pounds-pot-found-hidden-van/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_cbp_pot/265-pounds-pot-found-hidden-van/ 17:32:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 40-year-old Agua Prieta, Son., man was arrested Saturday for trying to smuggle more than 265 pounds of marijuana in the United States. 2012-05-01T17:32:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_az_feds_fued/azs-feud-with-feds-real-mccoy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_az_feds_fued/azs-feud-with-feds-real-mccoy/ 13:46:00Z Dustin Volz Many states feud with the federal government. But Arizona has become something of a poster child of late. 2012-05-01T13:46:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043012_buckmaster/buckmaster-trying-close-latino-education-gap/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043012_buckmaster/buckmaster-trying-close-latino-education-gap/ 20:58:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - The Monday Political Face-Off with Vince Rabago and John Munger, Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Lea Marquez Peterson, and a preview of the upcoming Tucson Letter Carriers food drive. 2012-04-30T20:58:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043012_borderpatrol_pot/agents-seize-nearly-17m-worth-marijuana/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043012_borderpatrol_pot/agents-seize-nearly-17m-worth-marijuana/#When: 16:03:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized almost 3,400 pounds of marijuana worth nearly $1.7 million in separate incidents over the weekend in the West Desert, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday. 2012-04-30T16:03:14-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043012_mex_guns/new-study-affirms-grim-role-played-by-us-guns-mexican-violence/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043012_mex_guns/new-study-affirms-grim-role-played-by-us-guns-mexican-violence/ 18:00:00Z Aaron Mehta South of the border, war is raging with guns mostly supplied by merchants in the United States. Mexico has estimated that almost 50,000 people have been killed since 2006, a toll that has made its top officials irate about the persistent flow of weapons south. 2012-04-30T18:00:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042812_immig_traffic_violations/fewer-illegal-immigrants-face-detention-from-traffic-stops/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042812_immig_traffic_violations/fewer-illegal-immigrants-face-detention-from-traffic-stops/ 23:10:00Z Priyanka Boghani Immigration officials announced Friday that illegal immigrants who are arrested on minor traffic violations and have no criminal history will no longer automatically face detention. 2012-04-28T23:10:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042712_borderpatrol_cocaine/agents-arrest-1-seize-41-pounds-cocaine-nogales/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042712_borderpatrol_cocaine/agents-arrest-1-seize-41-pounds-cocaine-nogales/ 23:01:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 32-year-old Mexican man was arrested after trying to smuggle nearly 41 pounds of cocaine through the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales. 2012-04-27T23:01:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_sb1070_transcript/transcript-audio-supreme-court-sb-1070-hearing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_sb1070_transcript/transcript-audio-supreme-court-sb-1070-hearing/#When: 12:10:000 Dylan Smith Updated: Transcript and audio recording of oral arguments before the Supreme Court on Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration enforcement law. 2012-04-27T12:10:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042712_cbp_forbidden_fruitf/border-agents-seize-forbidden-fruit/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042712_cbp_forbidden_fruitf/border-agents-seize-forbidden-fruit/ 18:14:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 46-year-old Florida man found himself in hot water on Tuesday when he tried to bring fruit into the United States. Forbidden fruit, that is. And some pork rinds. 2012-04-27T18:14:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042712_borderpatrol_sentence/man-gets-33-months-illegal-entry-into-us/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042712_borderpatrol_sentence/man-gets-33-months-illegal-entry-into-us/ 17:27:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 30-year-old Mexico City man, who was convicted of robbery in California in 2005, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for illegal re-entry into the United States by a felon. 2012-04-27T17:27:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042612_dto_aguirre_sentencing/high-ranking-drug-smuggler-gets-20-years-prison/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042612_dto_aguirre_sentencing/high-ranking-drug-smuggler-gets-20-years-prison/ 00:22:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A high-ranking member of a Mexican drug trafficking organization was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for moving tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana and hundreds of pounds of heroin and cocaine into the U.S. 2012-04-27T00:22:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042612_atf_mexico_guns/atf-two-thirds-guns-recovered-mexico-from-us/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042612_atf_mexico_guns/atf-two-thirds-guns-recovered-mexico-from-us/ 21:16:00Z Julian Aguilar About two-thirds of the weapons recovered by Mexican authorities since 2007 and submitted to U.S. law enforcement for tracing had origins in the United States, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Justice. 2012-04-26T21:16:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042612_mexico_tourism/mexican-vacation-more-than-beaches-and-violence/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042612_mexico_tourism/mexican-vacation-more-than-beaches-and-violence/ 15:29:00Z Matt Levin Mexico’s drug war has damaged its reputation with its most frequent visitors, U.S. travelers. As a result, Mexico is trying to change perception by any means necessary. 2012-04-26T15:29:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042612_supreme_protests_sb1070/sb-1070-protests-supreme-court-colorful-but-civil/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042612_supreme_protests_sb1070/sb-1070-protests-supreme-court-colorful-but-civil/ 13:56:00Z Victoria Pelham Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday to make their voices heard as the justices weighed arguments on SB 1070. 2012-04-26T13:56:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042612_sb1070_dc/justices-appear-skeptical-sb-1070-challenge/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042612_sb1070_dc/justices-appear-skeptical-sb-1070-challenge/ 13:46:00Z Dustin Volz Supporters of Arizona’s SB 1070 were buoyed Wednesday after a U.S. Supreme Court hearing in which most justices appeared skeptical of the federal challenge to central parts of the immigration law. 2012-04-26T13:46:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_borderpatrol_pot/border-agents-seize-pot-stolen-truck/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_borderpatrol_pot/border-agents-seize-pot-stolen-truck/ 23:56:00Z Janet Rose Jackman More than 1,500 pounds of marijuana and a stolen pickup were seized Tuesday night in the West Desert. 2012-04-25T23:56:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_mariposa_lanes/new-lanes-open-nogales-port-entry/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_mariposa_lanes/new-lanes-open-nogales-port-entry/ 19:58:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Travelers driving into Mexico next week through the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales will find a shift in traffic flow. 2012-04-25T19:58:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042512_grijalva_sb1070/grijalva-statement-sb-1070-supreme-court-case/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042512_grijalva_sb1070/grijalva-statement-sb-1070-supreme-court-case/ 19:40:00Z Dylan Smith U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva released this statement Wednesday afternoon, following the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on the constitutionality of Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration crackdown law. 2012-04-25T19:40:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_1070_supremes/justices-signal-parts-sb-1070-may-pass-scrutiny/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_1070_supremes/justices-signal-parts-sb-1070-may-pass-scrutiny/ 17:14:00Z Dylan Smith The Supreme Court showed skepticism over challenges to Arizona’s SB 1070 as justices questioned attorneys on both sides for over an hour Wednesday. A decision in the case is expected by June. 2012-04-25T17:14:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_texas_sb10710/other-states-eye-sb-1070-proceedings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_texas_sb10710/other-states-eye-sb-1070-proceedings/ 16:51:00Z Julian Aguilar As the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday for and against SB 1070, several other states, including Texas, that have passed — or have attempted to pass — similar legislation are certain to keep a close eye on the proceedings. 2012-04-25T16:51:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042512_brewer_1070/brewer-statement-sb-1070-supreme-court-case/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042512_brewer_1070/brewer-statement-sb-1070-supreme-court-case/ 16:35:00Z Dylan Smith Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer released this statement on Wednesday morning, the day the state’s controversial immigration law, SB 1070, was being argued in the U.S. Supreme Court. 2012-04-25T16:35:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042512_mexico_immg_op/mexican-migration-down-now-what/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042512_mexico_immg_op/mexican-migration-down-now-what/ 16:12:00Z Dan Wagener Let’s get serious about resolving the status of our undocumented population. 2012-04-25T16:12:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042412_az_scotus_sb1070/lawmakers-spar-eve-sb-1070-hearing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042412_az_scotus_sb1070/lawmakers-spar-eve-sb-1070-hearing/ 00:34:00Z Dustin Volz Former state Sen. Russell Pearce defended his SB 1070 immigration law before a highly partisan Senate subcommittee Tuesday on the eve of a U.S. Supreme Court hearing on the law. 2012-04-25T00:34:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042412_buckmaster/buckmaster-2012-looking-up-tucson-international-airport/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042412_buckmaster/buckmaster-2012-looking-up-tucson-international-airport/ 21:14:00Z Buckmaster Show Tuesday on Buckmaster - We get a summer air travel preview with Dick Gruntzel, CFO for Tucson International Airport. Also, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman with the Tuesday Money Maker Report and Reid Park Zoo Curator Jim Schnormeier. 2012-04-24T21:14:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042412_borderpatrol_pot/7-arrested-meth-cocaine-and-pot-seized/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042412_borderpatrol_pot/7-arrested-meth-cocaine-and-pot-seized/ 17:10:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Seven suspected drug smugglers were arrested and 40 pounds of meth, 3 pounds of cocaine and more than 1,700 pounds of marijuana were seized by border agents in three incidents over the weekend. 2012-04-24T17:10:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042412_scotus_sb1070_experts/experts-weigh-sb-1070-case/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042412_scotus_sb1070_experts/experts-weigh-sb-1070-case/ 16:44:00Z Center for American Progress The words of experts — from legal scholars to advocates to elected officials — illustrate the devastating effects that SB 1070 and laws similar to it have had on the United States. 2012-04-24T16:44:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042312_new_world_order/immigration-new-world-order/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042312_new_world_order/immigration-new-world-order/ 05:14:00Z Roberto De Vido Was it something we said? For the first time since The Great Depression, more Mexicans are leaving the United States than entering. 2012-04-24T05:14:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042312_sb1070_scotus_negatives/what-expect-if-supreme-court-upholds-sb-1070/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042312_sb1070_scotus_negatives/what-expect-if-supreme-court-upholds-sb-1070/ 19:50:00Z Center for American Progress What would actually happen if the Supreme Court upholds the SB7070? Here’s a list of unpalatable consequences. 2012-04-23T19:50:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042312_mexico_immigrants/study-mexico-us-immigration-standstill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042312_mexico_immigrants/study-mexico-us-immigration-standstill/ 19:33:00Z Dylan Smith The net number of illegal immigrants from Mexico migrating to the U.S. has dropped to zero, and perhaps even lower, a study by the Pew Hispanic Center said. Nearly a million fewer undocumented immigrants lived here in 2011 than in 2007. 2012-04-23T19:33:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042312_sb1070_scotus/primer-sb-1070-heads-supreme-court-this-week/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042312_sb1070_scotus/primer-sb-1070-heads-supreme-court-this-week/ 19:17:00Z Marshall Fitz The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in State of Arizona v. United States, which challenges the authority of a state to enact its own immigration enforcement laws. 2012-04-23T19:17:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042312_brewer_1070_poll/brewer-touts-pro-sb-1070-poll-ignores-faulty-wording/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042312_brewer_1070_poll/brewer-touts-pro-sb-1070-poll-ignores-faulty-wording/ 18:25:00Z Dylan Smith Gov. Jan Brewer touted Monday a Fox News survey that showed national support for SB 1070, but overlooked a poll question that misstated the law’s effect. 2012-04-23T18:25:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042312_immigration_environment_ad/calif-group-inflates-numbers-immigration-ad/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042312_immigration_environment_ad/calif-group-inflates-numbers-immigration-ad/ 18:03:00Z Brooks Jackson An ad from a group called Californians for Population Stabilization claims controlling immigration is “part of the solution” to global warming. 2012-04-23T18:03:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042012_borderpatrol_sentence/man-gets-57-months-being-us-illegally/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042012_borderpatrol_sentence/man-gets-57-months-being-us-illegally/ 22:52:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 33-year-old Mexican man with a prior human-smuggling conviction was sentenced to 57 months in prison for illegal re-entry into the United States, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced. 2012-04-20T22:52:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042012_az_border_security/report-border-security-point-diminishing-returns/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042012_az_border_security/report-border-security-point-diminishing-returns/ 15:18:00Z Dustin Volz A dramatic buildup of security personnel on the Southwest border has contributed to a decline in illegal immigration, but more efforts will yield “diminishing returns,” according to a report released Thursday. 2012-04-20T15:18:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041912_barber_campaign/barber-talks-social-security-seniors/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041912_barber_campaign/barber-talks-social-security-seniors/ 20:49:00Z Will Seberger Ron Barber, the Democratic candidate in the CD8 special election, spooled up his campaign on Thursday in his first stump appearance after Jesse Kelly won Tuesday night’s GOP primary, talking Social Security and Medicare to a group of seniors. 2012-04-19T20:49:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041812_cbp_family_pot/mont-mother-and-son-accused-trying-smuggle-pot/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041812_cbp_family_pot/mont-mother-and-son-accused-trying-smuggle-pot/ 22:58:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A Montana woman and her son were arrested Monday for allegedly trying to smuggle nearly 1,200 pounds of marijuana into the United States from Mexico. 2012-04-18T22:58:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041812_natl_guard_border/drawbacks-seen-stationing-natl-guard-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041812_natl_guard_border/drawbacks-seen-stationing-natl-guard-border/ 21:28:00Z Julian Aguilar When the Obama administration announced in December that it would draw down the number of National Guard units that patrol the southern border, critics said the decision would leave Texas vulnerable to spillover violence from Mexico. 2012-04-18T21:28:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041812_az_border_security/defense-homeland-security-grilled-border-policies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041812_az_border_security/defense-homeland-security-grilled-border-policies/ 16:44:00Z Stephanie Snyder Pentagon and Homeland Security officials assured a House subcommittee Tuesday that they can continue border security despite a reduction in the National Guard. 2012-04-18T16:44:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041712_mex_remains/bodies-found-near-juarez-revive-fears-serial-killings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041712_mex_remains/bodies-found-near-juarez-revive-fears-serial-killings/ 17:00:00Z Global Post An announcement Monday that the remains of 12 young women and girls were found near the Texas-Mexico border revives fears of renewed serial killing in Ciudad Juarez. 2012-04-17T17:00:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041612_buckmaster/buckmaster-growing-hispanic-population-may-turn-az-blue/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041612_buckmaster/buckmaster-growing-hispanic-population-may-turn-az-blue/ 20:58:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster: Political commentators John Munger and Paul Eckerstrom square-off. Also, a newsmaker interview with Tucson City Councilwoman Shirley Scott. 2012-04-16T20:58:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041612_border_patrol_random/random-border-patrol-deployment-might-aid-enforcement/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041612_border_patrol_random/random-border-patrol-deployment-might-aid-enforcement/ 20:34:00Z Tia Ghose A little randomness in deploying Border Patrol agents might work best to prevent illegal border crossings, according to a study from the RAND Corp. 2012-04-16T20:34:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041612_drug_war_legalize/in-latin-america-critical-mass-urges-end-drug-war/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041612_drug_war_legalize/in-latin-america-critical-mass-urges-end-drug-war/ 16:50:00Z Alex Leff When leaders want to revise their drug laws, they go to Ethan Nadelmann for advice. GlobalPost interviewed him about the state of the “legalize it” debate in the Americas. 2012-04-16T16:50:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041312_obama_summit/us-face-heat-from-friends-foes-americas-summit/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041312_obama_summit/us-face-heat-from-friends-foes-americas-summit/ 20:21:00Z Nick Miroff Barack Obama will likely hear pointed criticism from allies over the U.S.-backed drug war and monetary policy during the Summit of the Americas this weekend in Colombia. 2012-04-13T20:21:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041312_mex_exiles_texas/mexicans-flee-drug-violence-refuge-us/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041312_mex_exiles_texas/mexicans-flee-drug-violence-refuge-us/ 17:27:00Z Julian Aguilar Displaced Mexicans seek refuge north of the Rio Grande after fleeing a government-sanctioned drug war in Chihuahua, where thousands have been slaughtered since 2006. 2012-04-13T17:27:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041312_borderpatrol_drugs/more-than-5-lbs-meth-coke-seized-checkpoint/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041312_borderpatrol_drugs/more-than-5-lbs-meth-coke-seized-checkpoint/ 16:48:00Z Janet Rose Jackman More than 5 pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine and cocaine was seized by Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 19 checkpoint Wednesday. 2012-04-13T16:48:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041212_cd8_final_gop_debate/candidates-face-off-last-gop-debate-before-cd8-primary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041212_cd8_final_gop_debate/candidates-face-off-last-gop-debate-before-cd8-primary/ 16:28:00Z Mariana Dale Jesse Kelly, Martha McSally, Frank Antenori and Dave Sitton faced off in the final CD8 Republican debate before Tuesday’s special primary. 2012-04-13T16:28:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041212_us_legalize/can-us-snuff-out-latin-americas-legalize-it-push/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041212_us_legalize/can-us-snuff-out-latin-americas-legalize-it-push/ 18:40:00Z Nick Miroff The growing backlash against the U.S.-led drug war, including bold new talk of drug decriminalization from some Latin American countries, will likely be chatter at this weekend’s Summit of the Americas. 2012-04-12T18:40:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041212_neb_immigrants_prenatal/neb-votes-restore-prenatal-care-illegal-immigrants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041212_neb_immigrants_prenatal/neb-votes-restore-prenatal-care-illegal-immigrants/ 16:32:00Z David Trifunov Nebraska lawmakers voted to restore prenatal Medicaid for illegal immigrants, but Gov. Dave Heineman promised to veto the bill. 2012-04-12T16:32:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041112_borderpatrol_tx_crash/at-least-9-suspected-illegal-immigrants-killed-tx-crash/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041112_borderpatrol_tx_crash/at-least-9-suspected-illegal-immigrants-killed-tx-crash/ 19:57:00Z Talia Ralph At least nine suspected illegal immigrants were killed and six injured in a south Texas town when their van rolled over just after a Border Patrol traffic stop. 2012-04-11T19:57:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041112_borderpatrol_sentence/convicted-gang-member-gets-33-months-illegal-entry/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041112_borderpatrol_sentence/convicted-gang-member-gets-33-months-illegal-entry/ 17:51:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 29-year-old convicted gang member was sentenced to 33 months in prison for illegal re-entry into the United States. 2012-04-11T17:51:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041112_tex_mexico_trade/tx-lawmakers-want-include-mexico-trade-pact/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041112_tex_mexico_trade/tx-lawmakers-want-include-mexico-trade-pact/ 16:32:00Z Julian Aguilar A group of Texas lawmakers recently sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk asking him to consider including Mexico in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. 2012-04-11T16:32:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041012_az_smith_immigration/freshman-state-senator-focused-immigration/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041012_az_smith_immigration/freshman-state-senator-focused-immigration/ 18:23:00Z Karen Schmidt State Sen. Steve Smith was focused on one issue during his campaign: illegal immigration. His colleagues say he hasn’t lost sight of what got him elected. 2012-04-10T18:23:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041012_az_tucson_sanctuary/tucsonans-have-long-history-offering-sanctuary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041012_az_tucson_sanctuary/tucsonans-have-long-history-offering-sanctuary/ 17:34:00Z Diana Martinez While Tucson officials today say they do not consider the city a designated place of sanctuary, human rights work continues the path of the Sanctuary Movement through local organizations. 2012-04-10T17:34:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040912_dto_sentence/sinaloa-man-gets-nearly-22-years-drug-trafficking/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040912_dto_sentence/sinaloa-man-gets-nearly-22-years-drug-trafficking/ 22:39:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A Mexican man believed to be the leader of a drug-trafficking organization was sentenced Monday to nearly 22 years in prison for trafficking in cocaine. 2012-04-09T22:39:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040912_immigrants_shot/2-killed-when-camo-clad-group-attacks-illegal-immigrants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040912_immigrants_shot/2-killed-when-camo-clad-group-attacks-illegal-immigrants/ 19:58:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Two people were fatally shot Sunday night when suspected human smugglers traveling near Eloy were ambushed by a group wearing camouflage and armed with rifles. 2012-04-09T19:58:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040912_az_romney_pearce/az-dems-romney-like-pearce-immigration-extremist/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040912_az_romney_pearce/az-dems-romney-like-pearce-immigration-extremist/ 15:54:00Z Salvador Rodriguez Democrats seized on former state Sen. Russell Pearce’s recent claim that he and Mitt Romney have “identical” views on immigration to try to paint the GOP presidential hopeful as an “extremist” on immigration reform. 2012-04-09T15:54:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040612_scotus_sb1070/whats-stake-if-supreme-court-rules-sb-1070/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040612_scotus_sb1070/whats-stake-if-supreme-court-rules-sb-1070/ 20:35:00Z Marshall Fitz If the Supreme Court gives its blessing to SB 1070, the nation will return to a time of deep division, likely cleaved once again along regional lines. 2012-04-06T20:35:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040612_borderpatrol_sentence/man-sentenced-39-months-illegal-re-entry/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040612_borderpatrol_sentence/man-sentenced-39-months-illegal-re-entry/ 17:42:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 31-year-old Mexican man apprehended by Border Patrol agents in October was sentenced Monday to 39 months in prison for illegal re-entry into the United States. 2012-04-06T17:42:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040412_sinaloa_drug_indictments/3-charged-with-drug-trafficking-money-laundering/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040412_sinaloa_drug_indictments/3-charged-with-drug-trafficking-money-laundering/ 00:38:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Three Mexican men accused of being part of the Sinaloa drug trafficking organization operating in Arizona were indicted Tuesday on drug and money laundering charges. 2012-04-05T00:38:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040412_tx_sb1070_brief/texas-cities-join-brief-opposing-sb-1070/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040412_tx_sb1070_brief/texas-cities-join-brief-opposing-sb-1070/ 18:35:00Z Julian Aguilar Austin, the City of Laredo and Dallas County are expressing dismay over Arizona’s SB 1070 in an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, which will begin hearing the case April 25. 2012-04-04T18:35:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_borderpatrol_sentence/sonora-man-gets-41-months-illegal-re-entry-into-us/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_borderpatrol_sentence/sonora-man-gets-41-months-illegal-re-entry-into-us/ 16:06:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 42-year-old Nogales, Son., man was sentenced to 41 months in prison March 21 for illegally re-entering the United States. 2012-04-04T16:06:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_dupnik_border_gear/dupnik-bring-surplus-military-gear-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_dupnik_border_gear/dupnik-bring-surplus-military-gear-border/ 02:26:00Z Tarryn Mento Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik says military equipment left over from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could help bolster security in Arizona. 2012-04-04T02:26:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_buckmaster/buckmaster-housing-investors-eyeing-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_buckmaster/buckmaster-housing-investors-eyeing-tucson/ 00:20:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Contributor Terry Bracy, Shelly Fishman has the Tuesday Money Maker Report, housing news from John Strobeck, and Border Patrol Agent Mario Escalante. 2012-04-04T00:20:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_cbp_unreported_cash/cbp-seizes-317k-unreported-cash-headed-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_cbp_unreported_cash/cbp-seizes-317k-unreported-cash-headed-mexico/ 23:29:00Z Janet Rose Jackman U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $317,000 in unreported cash bound for Mexico in two incidents in Nogales. 2012-04-03T23:29:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040312_immigrant_rules/the-facts-new-hospitality-guidelines-detained-immigrants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040312_immigrant_rules/the-facts-new-hospitality-guidelines-detained-immigrants/ 17:57:00Z Cora Currier The government’s new standards for more humane detention of undocumented immigrants have been criticized as too cushy. So what are they? 2012-04-03T17:57:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_gun_suit/trade-group-aids-suit-over-border-state-gun-reporting-rule/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_gun_suit/trade-group-aids-suit-over-border-state-gun-reporting-rule/ 17:19:00Z Julian Aguilar A national firearms trade association that boasts more than 7,000 members is helping finance a lawsuit in which a Texas gun dealer is challenging a federal reporting requirement for the sale of long rifles. 2012-04-03T17:19:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_daily_show_tusd/daily-show-tackles-tusds-ethnic-studies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_daily_show_tusd/daily-show-tackles-tusds-ethnic-studies/ 16:31:00Z Dylan Smith Comic news program The Daily Show took on TUSD’s ongoing controversy over ethnic studies Monday night. Here’s the video. 2012-04-03T16:31:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040312_arellano_felex_sentence/mexican-drug-kingpin-gets-25-years-us-prison/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040312_arellano_felex_sentence/mexican-drug-kingpin-gets-25-years-us-prison/ 15:48:00Z Jill Langlois Former leader of Mexico’s Tijuana drug cartel Benjamin Arellano Felix, 58, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in U.S. prison and ordered to forfeit $100 million. 2012-04-03T15:48:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040212_az_criminal_sweep/34-arrested-az-ice-sweep-criminals/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040212_az_criminal_sweep/34-arrested-az-ice-sweep-criminals/ 00:39:00Z Victoria Pelham Federal immigration officials arrested 64 criminals in Arizona, including six in Tucson, as part of a nationwide, six-day sweep that netted more than 3,100 people in the country illegally. 2012-04-03T00:39:56+00:00