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Rachel Mitchell endorses Trump

Rachel Mitchell endorses Trump

‘Show me your papers’ returns in Arizona

‘Show me your papers’ returns in Arizona

Lukeville border reopens after ‘month of strain’ in southern Arizona

By O'Hara Shipe
Jan 6, 2024

“This changes the lives of people living in small and vulnerable communities of color.”
Closing Lukeville crossing brings bedlam to Arizona border

By TJ L'Heureux
Dec 11, 2023

“This is an unacceptable outcome that further destabilizes our border."
Fact-checking claims of MAGA mouthpieces at a Phoenix barbecue joint

By Elias Weiss
Jun 26, 2023

They slathered good barbecue with misinformation, racist tropes and fake news.
Amid Sex Trafficking Probe, Matt Gaetz Shows Up in Arizona For a Border Diatribe

By Elias Weiss
Mar 25, 2022

"Most women who cross over the border are raped," warned Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, who is under investigation for statutory rape.
Arizona’s Border Vigilante Groups Call On Truckers To Join Them

By Katya Schwenk
Mar 5, 2022

As trucker convoys make their way through Arizona, some are joining vigilante groups at the border.
Arizona's Attorney General Stokes Fear Over 'Invasion' Along U.S.-Mexico Border

By Katya Schwenk
Feb 10, 2022

"This is really, at its core, dangerous political posturing that does not have [a] foundation in the law," said one ACLU attorney.
AZ Patriots Are Back To Harassing Migrants At The Border. No One Is Stopping Them.

By Katya Schwenk
Nov 12, 2021

A far-right extremist group is harassing migrants along the Arizona border but no agencies are stepping in to stop them.
The FBI Investigated a Douglas Cop for Allegedly Aiding Drug Traffickers

By Josh Kelety
Sep 10, 2021

The FBI had corroborated reports that the former Douglas cop was colluding with drug traffickers.
Southern Arizona Officials Tell Ducey National Guard is 'Not Needed' at Border

By Josh Kelety
Apr 23, 2021

The Arizona Border Counties Coalition claimed that Ducey never consulted them about his decision to deploy the National Guard.
Arizona's Migrant Graveyard: Searching for Bodies and Bones in the Borderlands

By Josh Kelety
Apr 8, 2021

The number of suspected migrant remains recovered in southern Arizona surged in 2020.
Men Charged for Locking 16 Undocumented Immigrants in Nogales House

By Josh Kelety
Apr 6, 2021

The padlocked room in a house in Nogales where 16 undocumented immigrants were stuck in stank of "human waste."
A Tucson Man Shot by a Border Officer While Entering Mexico Has Filed a Lawsuit Against DHS

By Ray Stern
Feb 8, 2021

Nogales officers are "just pricks," the man's lawyer says. "They're insolent. Just fucking pricks."
Border Officials Are Seeing a 'Huge Spike' in People Smuggling Drugs With Their Bodies

By Ray Stern
Nov 18, 2020

The x-ray showed a foreign object in the woman's vagina. Not long after, a 54-gram package of methamphetamine hit the floor.
'We Build the Wall' Was Never a Credible Project, New Times' 2019 Probe Showed

By Ray Stern
Aug 20, 2020

Today's arrests related to an alleged border wall fraud scheme caught many off guard. Not New Times.
Ahead of Trump Visit, Deer Found Dead Along Border Wall Sparks Outrage

By Josh Kelety
Aug 18, 2020

"You have wildlife that is accustomed to seasonal change, and then they find this massive hulking wall in their path."
Feds Ignored Warnings of Border Wall Construction Impacts, Emails Show

By Josh Kelety
Aug 13, 2020

"This correlates with why some ponds at the Refuge are void of water."
The Arizona Trail Would End at Trump's Border Wall Under a New CBP Plan

By Ray Stern
May 12, 2020

"This is not about politics," an advocacy group says. "This is about losing a piece of a nationally significant trail."
A Phoenix Veteran and Her Family Were Among the Americans Stranded in Honduras

By Hannah Critchfield
Mar 26, 2020

Brittaney Jo Lehman and her husband, of Rochester, Minnesota, ended up booking a $17,000 charter for a seven-person flight.
Tohono O’odham Chairman to Congress: Trump's Wall Is Destroying Tribal Sites

By Steven Hsieh
Feb 27, 2020

"For us, this is no different from DHS building a 30-foot wall along Arlington Cemetery."
In Civil Case, Supreme Court Sides With Border Agent Who Killed Mexican Teen

By Hannah Critchfield
Feb 26, 2020

Families of people killed in cross-border shootings will not be able to sue for damages – impacting at least one Arizona case.