A 26-year-old man from Chiapas, Mexico, was sentenced Monday in a Tucson federal court to five years in prison for human smuggling.... Read more»
A 38-year-old Mexican man was sentenced to 71 months in prison for illegal re-entry of an aggravated felon.... Read more»
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that will rename the Border Patrol Station in Naco after slain Agent Brian Terry.... Read more»
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents have discovered two sets of archaeological artifacts in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument since February.... Read more»
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.... Read more»
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a Guatemalan man found face-down and unconscious in the desert north of Sasabe on Saturday.... Read more»1
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.... Read more»
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.... Read more»
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.... Read more»
More than 1,500 pounds of marijuana and a stolen pickup were seized Tuesday night in the West Desert.... Read more»
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.... Read more»
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.... Read more»
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.... Read more»1
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.... Read more»6
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.... Read more»
Pentagon and Homeland Security officials assured a House subcommittee Tuesday that they can continue border security despite a reduction in the National Guard.... Read more»
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