http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/tag/border+patrol border+patrol news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_drug_wars/long-borders-long-odds-winning-drug-wars/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_drug_wars/long-borders-long-odds-winning-drug-wars/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com In 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 1.1 million pounds of narcotics in the state of Arizona. According to a CBP Fact Sheet, Arizona seizures account for half of all drugs seized in the United States. The same goes for apprehensions of people attempting to illegally immigrate. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050913_border_access/analysts-weigh-impact-mexicos-open-access-decision/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050913_border_access/analysts-weigh-impact-mexicos-open-access-decision/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Mexican government’s decision to limit the access that U.S. law enforcement agents had under the previous administration should be seen more as an effort to streamline enforcement and not as an affront to its northern neighbor, analysts and lawmakers say. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_drones_az/drone-business-lifting-off-az-heightening-concerns/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_drones_az/drone-business-lifting-off-az-heightening-concerns/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com After the high-profile shooting of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in 2010, Scott Rollefstad felt he had to do something to help keep other agents safe. So the Tucson resident headed to his garage and, after several months of tinkering, emerged with a backpack-sized surveillance drone. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_border_deaths/pima-county-humane-borders-mapping-migrant-deaths/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_border_deaths/pima-county-humane-borders-mapping-migrant-deaths/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Each year, hundreds of people go missing in the Sonoran Desert and many are never identified. Since 2001, of the nearly 2,100 remains found in the desert, about 700 remain unidentified. A new search tool available to the public will combine data sets to help name the dead. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050313_johncscottshow/jc-scott-rep-ron-barber-with-update-from-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050313_johncscottshow/jc-scott-rep-ron-barber-with-update-from-congress/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Interviews with Patrick McNamara of Inside Tucson Business, Penelope Jacks of the Children’s Action Alliance, state Sen. David Bradley (D-LD10), along with U.S. Rep. Ron Barber (D-CD2), Councilman Paul Cunningham, and ‘Ace’ Thakore of Pointguardu.com. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_two_borders/immigration-reform-poses-challenges-along-two-borders/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_two_borders/immigration-reform-poses-challenges-along-two-borders/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Whether on a Bisbee ranch or 2,200 miles away in an apple orchard near the Canadian border, many U.S. farmers are on the front lines if a new immigration reform act authorizes more access to private property for patrols, more boots on the ground, more surveillance drones in the air and more regulation of agricultural workers in the fields. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042613_border_billions/billions-proposed-border-security-where-would-money-go/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042613_border_billions/billions-proposed-border-security-where-would-money-go/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Federal spending on border security is at an all-time high—and it would get even higher under the Gang of Eight’s new plan. The Senate immigration proposal, released last week, would allocate $4.5 billion in the next five years to tighten control of U.S. borders. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_suv_crash/crash-kills-5-injures-15-after-border-patrol-chases-suv/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_suv_crash/crash-kills-5-injures-15-after-border-patrol-chases-suv/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Officials are working to determine the identities of those killed and injured when a SUV pursued by Border Patrol rolled over near Vail late Saturday night. Five passengers died at the scene of the accident and 15, including the driver, were being treated for minor to life-threatening injuries. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042113_border_prosecutions/immigration-bill-would-triple-border-crossing-prosecutions-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042113_border_prosecutions/immigration-bill-would-triple-border-crossing-prosecutions-tucson/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The comprehensive immigration reform bill unveiled in the Senate this week includes language calling for a tripling of the number of border-crossing prosecutions in the U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson sector. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_border_roundup/immigration-bill-released-amid-security-economic-concerns/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_border_roundup/immigration-bill-released-amid-security-economic-concerns/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Gang of Eight debuted their immigration reform bill; New York dairy farmers, religious leaders and tech industry leaders including Mark Zuckerberg weighed in on the debate; Mexico faces law enforcement challenges and business opportunities. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041913_immig_reform_bill/gang-88242-touts-immigration-reform-bill-as-best-chance-change/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041913_immig_reform_bill/gang-88242-touts-immigration-reform-bill-as-best-chance-change/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A bipartisan group of eight senators unveiled an 800-page immigration reform bill Thursday, calling it a “fair, comprehensive and practical solution” to a difficult problem. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill_released/bipartisan-immigration-bill-introduced-senate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill_released/bipartisan-immigration-bill-introduced-senate/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A new bipartisan immigration bill has been unveiled by the U.S. Senate, which if passed into law would provide a legal path to immigration for millions of illegal immigrants formerly denied such an opportunity. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill/bill-outline-shows-sweeping-immigration-overhaul/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill/bill-outline-shows-sweeping-immigration-overhaul/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Immigrants living in the U.S. illegally can start on a path toward citizenship, but only after significant border-security measures are met and they pay a hefty fine, according to an outline of the comprehensive immigration reform bill senators introduced this week. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immig_bill/full-text-immigration-reform-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immig_bill/full-text-immigration-reform-bill/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The full text of the immigration reform bill released by the Gang of 8: “Our immigration system is broken and it is time for a national conversation about how to fix it. We believe common-sense immigration reform is vital in order to secure America’s borders, advance our economic growth, and provide fuller access to the American dream.” 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_border_roundup/us-seeks-answers-border-security-reporting-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_border_roundup/us-seeks-answers-border-security-reporting-mexico/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Border Patrol agents look for ways to stay on the job despite budget cuts that threaten security, nine states show how shifting demographics may shift immigration policy and cartel crime affects reporting coming out of Mexico. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_bp_pay/border-patrol-union-offers-cut-overtime-pay-avoid-furloughs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_bp_pay/border-patrol-union-offers-cut-overtime-pay-avoid-furloughs/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Border Patrol agents would be willing to give up time-and-a-half overtime pay if it meant they would not have to be furloughed as part of mandated federal spending cuts, their union president testified Friday. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041213_bp_budget/border-patrol-agents-tell-lawmakers-budget-cuts-will-hurt-security/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041213_bp_budget/border-patrol-agents-tell-lawmakers-budget-cuts-will-hurt-security/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Border Patrol agents told House members and congressional staffers Thursday that this is the worst possible time to cut the agency’s budget as the country clamors for immigration reform that includes a secure border. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_mccain_border/mccain-senators-grill-homeland-security-enforcement-claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_mccain_border/mccain-senators-grill-homeland-security-enforcement-claims/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Senators questioned assurances Wednesday that the border is getting more secure, telling Homeland Security officials that the government needs a better plan and a better way of measuring progress on the border. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_rodriguez_march/marchers-call-justice-teens-cross-border-shooting-death/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_rodriguez_march/marchers-call-justice-teens-cross-border-shooting-death/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Six months after the shooting of Mexican teenager José Antonio Elena Rodriguez by U.S. border agents, his family and community activists in Arizona are frustrated and fear that the investigation into his death is at a standstill. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040913_tx_border_bill/texas-lawmakers-introduce-border-security-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040913_tx_border_bill/texas-lawmakers-introduce-border-security-bill/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Doubling down on their vows to focus on border security before considering immigration reform, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, will file legislation on Tuesday that will further scrutinize how well the federal government protects the U.S.-Mexico border. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_bp_drones/new-drone-radar-reveals-border-patrol-gotaways-high-numbers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_bp_drones/new-drone-radar-reveals-border-patrol-gotaways-high-numbers/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Border Patrol has caught a fraction of the border crossers spotted by a sophisticated sensor mounted on unmanned spy aircraft and flown over remote stretches of desert, casting doubts on claims that the area is more secure than ever. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_feds_polygraph/doubts-polygraphs-dont-stop-federal-agencies-from-using-them/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_feds_polygraph/doubts-polygraphs-dont-stop-federal-agencies-from-using-them/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Customs and Border Protection is one of 17 federal agencies that use polygraphs to screen prospective employees. Polygraph opponents say the exam is as reliable as flipping a coin to determine whether someone is lying. Examiners, in turn, say the polygraph is a tool used to extract all-important “admissions.” 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040813_bp_applicant_crimes/during-polygraphs-border-agency-applicants-admit-rape-kidnapping/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040813_bp_applicant_crimes/during-polygraphs-border-agency-applicants-admit-rape-kidnapping/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com One admitted to kidnapping and ransoming hostages in the Ivory Coast. Others said they had molested children or committed rape. And one, as he prepared for survival in a post-apocalyptic world, contemplated assassinating President Obama. These are among the thousands of applicants who have sought jobs in recent years with the Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040413_border_roundup/study-sheds-light-gun-running-ap-drops-illegal-immigrant/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040413_border_roundup/study-sheds-light-gun-running-ap-drops-illegal-immigrant/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Border news roundup: Arizona politicians and religious leaders discuss comprehensive immigration reform by the “Gang of Eight,” journalists reconsider how to address illegal immigration in their stylebooks, and safety concerns on both sides of the border. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040613_napolitano/napolitano-signs-point-healthy-healthy-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040613_napolitano/napolitano-signs-point-healthy-healthy-border/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Pointing to signs of a “healthy border,” Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano barnstormed through the Southwest this week, stopping in Tucson on Friday to promote the agency’s security efforts while allowing trade and travel along the U.S.-Mexico border. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040413_drug_mayors/white-house-drug-policy-chief-calls-immigration-reform-priority/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040413_drug_mayors/white-house-drug-policy-chief-calls-immigration-reform-priority/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Gil Kerlikowske, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, also said border security has received a boost from more personnel, better technology and increased communication among local, state and federal agencies – and their counterparts in Mexico. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040213_border_sequester/sequester-cuts-border-staffing-put-hold/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040213_border_sequester/sequester-cuts-border-staffing-put-hold/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Staff reductions at the country’s ports of entry have been postponed, easing for now some sequestration-induced anxieties of stakeholders and elected officials on the border. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_border_roundup/border-roundup-politicians-tour-nogales-mayors-travel-south/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_border_roundup/border-roundup-politicians-tour-nogales-mayors-travel-south/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com McCain and other ‘Gang of Eight’ members toured the border, Rothschild took Arizona mayors to Sonora, Brewer defended policy banning driver’s licenses for young immigrants and Napolitano said officials will review solitary confinement policy for immigration detainees 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032913_immig_families/ua-report-immigration-policies-should-focus-family-unity/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032913_immig_families/ua-report-immigration-policies-should-focus-family-unity/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The nation’s current immigration policy is breaking up families and not deterring repeat border crossers, according to a University of Arizona study, which called for those factors to be addressed in any immigration reform. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032813_bp_citizens/four-five-border-patrol-drug-busts-involve-us-citizens/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032813_bp_citizens/four-five-border-patrol-drug-busts-involve-us-citizens/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The public’s view of a typical Mexican drug smuggler might not include U.S. Naval Academy grad Todd Britton-Harr, who was caught at a Border Patrol checkpoint in south Texas in December 2010 hauling a trailer with 1,100 pounds of marijuana. It turns out that the Border Patrol catches more American citizens with drugs than it does Mexican couriers. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_border_mccain/gang-8-senators-immigration-deal-requires-secured-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_border_mccain/gang-8-senators-immigration-deal-requires-secured-border/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com “We need to control the flow of people before we can bring people out of the shadows,” N.Y. Sen. Chuck Schumer said after a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border Wednesday. A bipartisan group of senators called for more high-tech enforcement, but wouldn’t offer specifics on how to measure border security. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032113_border_roundup/border-roundup-feds-debate-border-security-voter-rights-while-border-deaths-rise/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032113_border_roundup/border-roundup-feds-debate-border-security-voter-rights-while-border-deaths-rise/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Supreme Court heard arguments on one Arizona voter law while more are proposed at the Capitol, protestors weigh in on state laws, Homeland Security tries to define border security and updates on border crossers during a busy week for law enforcement. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032513_border_environment/enviros-decry-damage-from-border-patrol-off-roading/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032513_border_environment/enviros-decry-damage-from-border-patrol-off-roading/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Environmental groups contend that Border Patrol off-road vehicles used to catch illegal immigrants and drug smugglers are damaging the landscapes of two ecologically sensitive areas of southern Arizona. They are calling on the agency to update its environmental training. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032013_yuma_bp/yuma-border-agents-fight-fires-smugglers-busy-week/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032013_yuma_bp/yuma-border-agents-fight-fires-smugglers-busy-week/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Border Patrol agents spotted and helped fight a house fire near Yuma early Sunday morning, part of a busy week that included apprehending multiple groups of drug smuggling suspects and large seizures of marijuana and methamphetamine. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031913_1070_march/marchers-tpd-should-not-call-border-patrol/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031913_1070_march/marchers-tpd-should-not-call-border-patrol/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Demanding a change in Tucson Police Department policy, more than 200 people marched from Southside Presbyterian Church to TPD’s headquarters on Sunday afternoon.  Råul Alcarez Ochoa, an organizer of the march, believes that Tucson police are failing the community when they follow SB 1070’s requirement to determine the immigration status of those they arrest. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031813_border_sequester/texas-dem-sequester-hurts-border-security-economy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031813_border_sequester/texas-dem-sequester-hurts-border-security-economy/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A Texas Democrat is taking his GOP colleagues to task on sequestration. In a letter, freshman congressman Pete Gallego tells border hawks they can’t be for the continued sequester and for increased border security at the same time. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031513_border_roundup/supreme-court-looks-az-as-injured-men-explosives-found-desert/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031513_border_roundup/supreme-court-looks-az-as-injured-men-explosives-found-desert/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Border roundup: Arizona proposition becomes a test case for voter registration laws, family green cards face restrictions, injured men and explosives are found in the desert and Mexican towns and newspapers respond to cartel violence. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031313_border_man/man-with-throat-slashed-found-border-2-dead-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031313_border_man/man-with-throat-slashed-found-border-2-dead-mexico/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A Mexican man whose throat had been cut was found by Border Patrol agents near the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday, a spokesman confirmed. Sources said three others with slashed throats were found by Mexican authorities just over the border, two of whom were dead. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031313_border_tech/tucson-tech-could-eye-border-from-high/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031313_border_tech/tucson-tech-could-eye-border-from-high/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Anchored within proposals for a new national immigration policy is a call for more high-tech security along the U.S.-Mexico border. Parts of that technology – including an 80-foot tower bristling with sensors and cameras – could be developed and tested at the UA Science and Technology Park. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030813_border_roundup/chavez-dies-mexican-journalist-killed-brewer-loses-court/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030813_border_roundup/chavez-dies-mexican-journalist-killed-brewer-loses-court/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Border roundup: The world reacts to the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and Mexican journalist Jaime Guadalupe Gonzalez Dominguez, Gov. Brewer loses in court, Arizona Republicans propose voting restrictions and the border economy continues to cross international lines 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022813_border_roundup/border-roundup-border-crossings-up-texas/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022813_border_roundup/border-roundup-border-crossings-up-texas/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Illegal immigrants may be crossing the border more in Texas than in Arizona; the GOP’s shifting stance on immigration; and news from south of the border. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022813_sequester_border/federal-budget-inaction-could-weaken-border-security-trade/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022813_sequester_border/federal-budget-inaction-could-weaken-border-security-trade/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The same week Texas Democrats touted the results of a government study that shows border communities are safe, a federal stalemate could shrink the law enforcement build-up that helped make those results possible. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_bp_drugs/border-agents-intercept-11-lbs-heroin-find-900k-pot/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_bp_drugs/border-agents-intercept-11-lbs-heroin-find-900k-pot/#When: 15:17:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Border Patrol agents seized over a million dollars in narcotics over the weekend, as they intercepted 11 pounds of heroin and found an abandoned load of 1,800 pounds of marijuana. 2013-02-26T15:17:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_arizona_sequester/flake-calls-sequester-scare-tactic/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_arizona_sequester/flake-calls-sequester-scare-tactic/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona would face millions in budget cuts and see the loss of services to thousands of residents if automatic budget cuts are allowed to take effect Friday, the White House warned. Critics, like Sen. Jeff Flake, accused the administration of engaging in scare tactics. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022113_border_roundup/border-roundup-immigration-bill-published-amidst-protests/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022113_border_roundup/border-roundup-immigration-bill-published-amidst-protests/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Humanitarians along the border protested Operation Streamline; law enforcement reports meth (and chicken) seizures are up; rumors swirl around President Obama’s immigration bill and the possible shooting death of Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022213_nogales_drug_tunnel/man-arrested-while-digging-nogales-drug-tunnel/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022213_nogales_drug_tunnel/man-arrested-while-digging-nogales-drug-tunnel/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com U.S. and Mexican authorities discovered an incomplete drug tunnel west of Nogales’ DeConcini Port of Entry early Friday, arresting a man who was digging the smuggling route. The tunnel extended under the border, but did not open into the United States. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022213_chicken_meth/fast-food-border-agents-find-meth-hidden-chicken-buckets/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022213_chicken_meth/fast-food-border-agents-find-meth-hidden-chicken-buckets/#When: 09:27:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Two women were arrested Thursday morning after agents at the I-19 checkpoint found nearly six pounds of meth hidden in buckets of chicken. 2013-02-23T09:27:06-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022113_op_streamline/legal-civil-rights-groups-urge-halt-operation-streamline/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022113_op_streamline/legal-civil-rights-groups-urge-halt-operation-streamline/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Programs that fast-track illegal immigrants through the federal courts are costly, constitutionally questionable and are overburdening courts and should be done away with, civil rights and legal groups said Thursday. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021913_mccain_immig/mccain-gv-immigration-reform-requires-secured-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021913_mccain_immig/mccain-gv-immigration-reform-requires-secured-border/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Promoting immigration reform that requires more border security, including the deployment of fencing and technology used in Afghanistan and Iraq, U.S. Sen. John McCain spoke to an overflow crowd at a town hall in Green Valley on Tuesday. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021813_el_paso_immig/border-town-perspective-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021813_el_paso_immig/border-town-perspective-immigration-reform/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Republicans saw how poorly they fared among Latino voters in November and know they have more than a year until the next election cycle. Many in El Paso say those conditions make the timing right for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform with bipartisan support. (with video) 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021513_border_roundup/border-roundup-bp-abuse-allegations-agency-email-denies-interviews/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021513_border_roundup/border-roundup-bp-abuse-allegations-agency-email-denies-interviews/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Lawmakers debate border security, Border Patrol faces scrutiny, reporters discuss immigration reporting and a glimpse into policies on deportation, driver’s licences and trade 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021413_napolitano_border/napolitano-border-secure-time-fix-immigration-system/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021413_napolitano_border/napolitano-border-secure-time-fix-immigration-system/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that the border is as secure as ever and it should not be an impediment to the comprehensive immigration reform. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021213_brewer_border/brewer-more-boots-ground-necessary-secure-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021213_brewer_border/brewer-more-boots-ground-necessary-secure-border/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer capped off an aerial tour of the region Tuesday by reiterating her argument that the border was not secure and that there “needs to be more boots on the ground.”  Brewer met with Customs and Border Patrol agents, as well as southern Arizona ranchers, before boarding one the state’s National Guard Blackhawk helicopters for a three-hour tour of the borderlands. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021013_border_apprehension/analyst-look-beyond-border-apprehension-data/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021013_border_apprehension/analyst-look-beyond-border-apprehension-data/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As the debate over federal immigration reform ramps up — and the border security component continues to be a major factor — statistics on border apprehensions are often used as a barometer to measure how effective security policies are. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012913_bp_meth_arrest/border-patrol-activity-woman-caught-with-19-lbs-meth-checkpoint/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012913_bp_meth_arrest/border-patrol-activity-woman-caught-with-19-lbs-meth-checkpoint/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A weekend vehicle inspection led to the arrest of a young U.S. citizen who was charged with narcotics smuggling for methamphetamine possession on Monday, while other agents seized meth, marijuana and firearms in additional operations. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012913_border_corruption/report-details-border-patrol-corruption/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012913_border_corruption/report-details-border-patrol-corruption/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Turf battles, internal dysfunction and other troubles have left U.S. Customs and Border Protection grasping to get a handle on corruption and other misconduct within its ranks, according to an internal study that has been kept secret for more than a year. Since 2004, 147 border enforcement agents have been charged with corruption, ranging from taking bribes to stealing government money. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012813_texas_immigration/texans-voice-praise-concerns-over-immigration-plan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012813_texas_immigration/texans-voice-praise-concerns-over-immigration-plan/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As eight U.S. senators unveiled a plan Monday for an overhaul of the country’s immigration system, the reaction in Texas ranged from praise to concerns over the plan’s border-security component. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012813_mccain_immig/mccain-immigration-reform-difficult-but-achievable/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012813_mccain_immig/mccain-immigration-reform-difficult-but-achievable/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com What is going on now is not acceptable. In reality, what has been created is a defacto amnesty. We, the American people, have been too content for too long to allow individuals to mow our lawn, serve us food, clean our homes and even watch our children while not affording them any of the benefits that make our country so great. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012513_border_roundup/border-roundup-border-life-examined-presidential-plan-unveiled/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012513_border_roundup/border-roundup-border-life-examined-presidential-plan-unveiled/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A close look at daily life and measuring success along the border, a presidential plan’s unveiling is announced, and regional reactions to immigration, labor and gun control issues. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011813_border_roundup/border-roundup-winter-weather-dangers-border-implications-gun-control-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011813_border_roundup/border-roundup-winter-weather-dangers-border-implications-gun-control-debate/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com New reminders of environmental danger on the border, national and state politicians address immigration issues, law enforcement on both sides of the border deals with crime and gun violence issues 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011613_bp_academy/border-patrol-offering-citizens-academy-bisbee/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011613_bp_academy/border-patrol-offering-citizens-academy-bisbee/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Want an inside look at the Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection? The agencies will hold a free seven-week Citizens Academy in Bisbee, beginning Jan. 30. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011113_border_roundup/border-roundup-cost-immigration-changes-2013/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011113_border_roundup/border-roundup-cost-immigration-changes-2013/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A look at the national, local and human costs of immigration policy as well as possible changes in store for 2013, plus a summary of recent Border Patrol activity. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010413_bp_academy/border-patrol-offering-citizens-academy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010413_bp_academy/border-patrol-offering-citizens-academy/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Want an inside look at the Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection? The agencies will hold a free seven-week Citizens Academy in Casa Grande, beginning Feb. 7. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010413_immig_infographic/setting-record-straight-immigration-and-border-enforcement/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010413_immig_infographic/setting-record-straight-immigration-and-border-enforcement/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Those opposed to comprehensive immigration reform still point to deficiencies in border security as a reason to stall new immigration policy, but they are ignoring the facts. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121812_nuns_migrants/catholic-nuns-offer-migrants-rare-sanctuary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121812_nuns_migrants/catholic-nuns-offer-migrants-rare-sanctuary/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com American nuns, working at a shelter for migrants in Nogales, Son., are under a Vatican investigation into a “prevalence of certain radical feminist themes.” 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121712_tex_immig/records-shed-light-texas-early-illegals/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121712_tex_immig/records-shed-light-texas-early-illegals/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Jerry Patterson, the Texas land commissioner, likes to remind fellow Republicans that white Americans used to be the undocumented immigrants in Texas — and that the authorities trying to keep them out were Mexican. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121212_immigrants_pinal/groups-pinal-jail-among-10-worst-immigration-detention-centers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121212_immigrants_pinal/groups-pinal-jail-among-10-worst-immigration-detention-centers/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Alleging poor sanitation, abuse and lack of due process, the Detention Watch Network recently called on ICE to terminate its contract with Pinal County Adult Detention Center, saying it ranks among the 10 worst immigration detention facilities in the country. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120612_bp_shooting/shooting-border-patrol-agent-wounds-man-south-gila-bend/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120612_bp_shooting/shooting-border-patrol-agent-wounds-man-south-gila-bend/#When: 12:48:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: In the fourth Border Patrol-related shooting this fall, a border agent shot and wounded a man south of Gila Bend on Tuesday evening, officials said. 2012-12-06T12:48:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120612_immigration_shift/the-new-border-illegal-immigrations-shifting-frontier/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120612_immigration_shift/the-new-border-illegal-immigrations-shifting-frontier/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As the net flow of immigrants from Mexico nears zero, violent and impoverished Central American countries have emerged as the fastest-rising source of illegal immigrants to the U.S. Fleeing violence as well as poverty, they journey through a gantlet of predators, crossing Mexico’s southern frontier in an area that has become a U.S. national security concern. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120412_border_patrol_shooting/few-details-sundays-fatal-shooting-by-border-patrol/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120412_border_patrol_shooting/few-details-sundays-fatal-shooting-by-border-patrol/#When: 14:08:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: A Border Patrol agent shot and killed a suspected illegal immigrant northwest of the Sasabe port of entry early Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The shooting happened after a physical altercation, BP officials said Tuesday following media inquiries, but few details were released on the incident. 2012-12-05T14:08:40-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112812_bp_search/court-reverses-drug-conviction-over-bps-faulty-frisk/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112812_bp_search/court-reverses-drug-conviction-over-bps-faulty-frisk/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A federal appeals court overturned a juvenile’s felony drug conviction Wednesday, ruling that a Border Patrol pat-down that turned up marijuana during a vehicle stop in Arizona was not justified. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112312_border_roundup/roundup-cross-border-agreements-new-immigration-bills-works/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112312_border_roundup/roundup-cross-border-agreements-new-immigration-bills-works/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Cross-border agreements between U.S. and Mexican officials, Republican politicians evaluate their stance on immigration and an update on the Department of Homeland Security’s investigation into Border Patrol’s October shooting in Nogales 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111612_border_roundup/border-roundup-immigration-reform-reconsidered-bp-investigated/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111612_border_roundup/border-roundup-immigration-reform-reconsidered-bp-investigated/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Politicians are reconsidering immigration reform, Homeland Security is investigating the Border Patrol after complaints of excessive force, plus: what happens to U.S. veterans deported to Mexico 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111512_pronghorn/pronghorn-among-species-most-threatened-by-water-woes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111512_pronghorn/pronghorn-among-species-most-threatened-by-water-woes/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A new report lists the endangered Sonoran pronghorn as one of the species most threatened by water problems across the nation. The pronghorn was one of 17 species identified Wednesday by the Endangered Species Coalition as threatened by water-quality issues or a lack of water in 10 different watersheds. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110912_border_roundup/border-roundup-autopsy-released-bp-agent-ivies-shooting-death/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110912_border_roundup/border-roundup-autopsy-released-bp-agent-ivies-shooting-death/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Reports released in Border Agent Nicholas Ivie’s shooting death, youths shot at U.S-Mexico border remembered, three Arizona sheriffs stay in office and one county gets a new one, U.S. elections reverberate across Mexico, and more. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110212_ivie_report/report-border-agents-radio-contact-before-friendly-fire-death/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110212_ivie_report/report-border-agents-radio-contact-before-friendly-fire-death/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Border Patrol agents involved in the October friendly-fire incident that killed Agent Nicholas Ivie were in radio contact with the slain agent just before his death, according to a report released Friday. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110212_border_roundup/border-roundup-suspect-pleads-guilty-murder-brian-terry-killing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110212_border_roundup/border-roundup-suspect-pleads-guilty-murder-brian-terry-killing/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com News from and about the borderlands: Voter concerns and polls, law enforcement updates, rising illegal immigration may indicate economic recovery and news from across the border. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102612_border_roundup/roundup-news-from-border-region/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102612_border_roundup/roundup-news-from-border-region/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Technology issues along the border, Latino perspectives on politics and reporting, families separated by deportation and a look at the intersection between detention demographics and public records laws, plus a recap of Border Patrol activity in Southern Arizona. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101312_goddard_border/how-fix-broken-border-follow-money/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101312_goddard_border/how-fix-broken-border-follow-money/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com For all the political rhetoric and chest pounding about border security in recent years, the United States has done very little, and politicians have said almost nothing about cutting off massive amounts of funds flowing illegally across the Southwest border and feeding the drug cartels. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101212_border_roundup/border-roundup-cross-border-shooting-economic-ties/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101212_border_roundup/border-roundup-cross-border-shooting-economic-ties/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A second shooting in as many weeks involving Border Patrol agents left a teenage boy dead in Mexico; plus, Arizonans take a look at the role of Mexico in the regional economy 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101112_bp_shooting/border-patrol-agent-shoots-kills-rock-thrower-across-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101112_bp_shooting/border-patrol-agent-shoots-kills-rock-thrower-across-border/#When: 17:14:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: A Border Patrol agent shot across the U.S.-Mexican border in Nogales late Wednesday night, killing a teenager as a group of people threw rocks at border agents who were investigating a load of narcotics dropped near the international boundary 2012-10-11T17:14:18-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100812_border_echoes/border-patrol-agents-shooting-reverberates-washington/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100812_border_echoes/border-patrol-agents-shooting-reverberates-washington/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The shooting death of Border Patrol agent Nicholas Ivie cast a somber cloud over an annual dinner in Washington that honors Border Patrol officers, families and supporters. Despite enhanced border resources, there have been 27 line-of-duty agent deaths since 2002, nine in Arizona. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100812_ivie_funeral/photos-funeral-bp-agent-nicholas-ivie/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100812_ivie_funeral/photos-funeral-bp-agent-nicholas-ivie/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Family, friends and law enforcement officers gathered Monday morning in Sierra Vista to remember Nicholas Ivie, the Border Patrol agent killed last week in a friendly fire incident while patrolling near Bisbee. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100512_ivie_memorial/funeral-services-scheduled-bp-agent-nicholas-ivie/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100512_ivie_memorial/funeral-services-scheduled-bp-agent-nicholas-ivie/#When: 22:31:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: The family of slain Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie is planning funeral services in Sierra Vista on Monday morning and in later in Utah. A candlelight vigil for Ivie was held Thursday night in Naco. 2012-10-06T22:31:06-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100512_jcscottshow/jc-scott-bp-agent-killed-by-friendly-fire/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100512_jcscottshow/jc-scott-bp-agent-killed-by-friendly-fire/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Interviews with Martha McSally, Republican congressional candidate in CD2, plus Mike Feder, general manager of the Tucson Padres; and TucsonSentinel.com’s Dylan Smith with an update on the death of Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100512_ivie_friendly_fire/fbi-bp-agent-ivie-likely-killed-by-friendly-fire/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100512_ivie_friendly_fire/fbi-bp-agent-ivie-likely-killed-by-friendly-fire/#When: 18:01:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie was likely killed by friendly fire, the FBI announced late Friday afternoon. “There are strong preliminary indications” Ivie’s death “was the result of an accidental shooting incident involving only the agents” on the scene. 2012-10-05T18:01:01-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100512_border_roundup/border-roundup-bp-agent-killed-southwest-faces-enviro-threats/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100512_border_roundup/border-roundup-bp-agent-killed-southwest-faces-enviro-threats/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The investigation continues in the shooting death of Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie, plus: Arizona law and order updates, and environmental threats faced in the Southwest. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100412_ivie_memorial/vigil-funeral-services-scheduled-bp-agent-nicholas-ivie/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100412_ivie_memorial/vigil-funeral-services-scheduled-bp-agent-nicholas-ivie/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A candlelight vigil will be held for slain Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie on Thursday night in Naco. The Ivie family is planning funeral services in Sierra Vista on Monday morning and in later in Utah. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100412_ivie_bp/family-slain-bp-agent-he-was-hero/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100412_ivie_bp/family-slain-bp-agent-he-was-hero/#When: 12:41:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: The family of slain Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie told reporters, “He was a hero.” Ivie was shot to death Tuesday morning near Bisbee. Two suspects are being held in Mexico in connection with the shooting; the FBI won’t confirm the arrests. 2012-10-04T12:41:58-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100212_bp_shooting/border-patrol-agent-nicholas-ivie-killed-another-wounded-near-naco/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100212_bp_shooting/border-patrol-agent-nicholas-ivie-killed-another-wounded-near-naco/#When: 14:11:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and another wounded in a shooting Tuesday morning near Naco, the agency said. Nicholas Ivie, 30, was killed after he and two other agents responded to a sensor hit near SR 80. 2012-10-02T14:11:20-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100112_atf_guns_mexican_violence/fast-and-furious-guns-linked-mexico-murders/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100112_atf_guns_mexican_violence/fast-and-furious-guns-linked-mexico-murders/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A new report by Spanish-language network Univision has found links between murders in Mexico and guns involved in the government’s “Fast and Furious” operation. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100112_goddard_border/how-fix-broken-border-disrupting-smuggling-its-source/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100112_goddard_border/how-fix-broken-border-disrupting-smuggling-its-source/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The challenge is by no means simple and the solution will take far more determination than has been applied so far. What will definitely not work are the simplistic one-dimensional answers that sound good on the evening news, but do little or nothing to stop the threat. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/093012_jcscottshow/jc-scott-flake-hits-carmona-tobacco-holdings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/093012_jcscottshow/jc-scott-flake-hits-carmona-tobacco-holdings/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Interviews with U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, and the GOP state Senate candidate in LD9, Tyler Mott; plus attorney Don Loose. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092012_jcscottshow/jc-scott-sheriff-clarence-dupnik-interviewed/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092012_jcscottshow/jc-scott-sheriff-clarence-dupnik-interviewed/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A lengthy interview with Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik on SB 1070, the suspension of correction officers accused of an after-hours assault, and more; plus Jim Nintzel, reporter for the Tucson Weekly 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092112_border_roundup/border-roundup-sheriff-dever-dies-bp-honors-brian-terry-naco/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092112_border_roundup/border-roundup-sheriff-dever-dies-bp-honors-brian-terry-naco/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Border & immigration news: Sheriff Dever dies, Border Patrol names Naco station after Terry, Fast and Furious report released, and more. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091912_jcscottshow/jc-scott-remembering-sheriff-larry-dever/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091912_jcscottshow/jc-scott-remembering-sheriff-larry-dever/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Sam Fox of Fox Restaurant Concepts; state Rep. Steve Farley, the Democratic candidate for state Senate in LD9, plus financial advisor Shelly Fishman, and Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada on the death of Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091912_fast_and_furious/report-fast-furious-earlier-probe-lacked-oversight-put-public-risk/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091912_fast_and_furious/report-fast-furious-earlier-probe-lacked-oversight-put-public-risk/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Government officials in Phoenix and Washington, D.C., mishandled two “gun-walking” operations in Arizona and put the public in serious risk in the process, according to an inspector general’s report released Wednesday. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091812_mexico_prison_break/132-inmates-escape-mexican-border-prison/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091812_mexico_prison_break/132-inmates-escape-mexican-border-prison/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 132 inmates escaped from a prison in Northern Mexico through an underground tunnel Monday, officials said. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091712_napolitano_border/napolitano-lauds-info-sharing-program-with-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091712_napolitano_border/napolitano-lauds-info-sharing-program-with-mexico/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Citing a new collaboration between law-enforcement agencies, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Mexican Interior Secretary Alejandro Poire say intelligence sharing between the U.S. and Mexico is enhancing security along the border and expediting crossings. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091712_jcscottshow_mon/jc-scott-goddard-how-fix-broken-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091712_jcscottshow_mon/jc-scott-goddard-how-fix-broken-border/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Terry Goddard, former Attorney General, on his prescription for securing the border, plus Fred Taylor of the Southwest Prostate Cancer Foundation, and GOP congressional candidate Martha McSally. 2013-05-23T21:14:01+00:00