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Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border

The jurors in the trial of George Alan Kelly were unable to reach a unanimous decision on a verdict after more than two days of deliberation.

New report shows that migration worldwide has rebounded since the pandemic

The report says the world is entering an age of disruption for human mobility, with impacts that are hard to predict.

Judge declares mistrial in case of rancher accused of killing migrant

The judge declared a mistrial yesterday in the murder trial of rancher George Alan Kelly after a jury could not agree on a verdict.

Jury starts deliberation in border rancher murder trial

George Alan Kelly has pled not guilty in the murder of a Mexican citizen.

New data shows families continue crossing the border in large numbers in the Tucson Sector

Tucson Sector continues to have the highest number of migrants crossing, and by far the highest number of families and children, even as the total number of migrant apprehensions at the southern border dropped slightly from the previous month.

Pima County receives nearly $22 million for asylum seekers

Pima County is receiving nearly $22 million in federal funding to continue services to asylum seekers, who come to Tucson and smaller border communities after being released by Border Patrol.

Jury visits a ranch near US-Mexico border where an Arizona man is charged with killing a migrant

The case in Nogales, Arizona, has attracted national attention as border security becomes an increasingly important issue in this year’s presidential contest.

Coronado National Forest launches Cochran Fellowship Program

Cross-border collaborative training in southeastern Arizona

The trial of an Arizona border rancher charged with killing a migrant has reached the halfway point

The judge denied a request by news media to accompany jurors on the visit to 75-year-old George Alan Kelly's ranch.

Pima County expects upcoming migrant funding to last through August

Pima County expects to receive at least 12 million dollars in federal funding from the recent Homeland Security appropriations bill to continue services to asylum seekers through August, after coming dangerously close to having to turn people away.

Senators told of ‘alarming’ level of drone incursions at southern border

Cartels are sending as many as 1,000 unmanned drones across the border every month.

Officials warn of dangers of crossing the border in anticipation of summer heat

Officials from both sides of the border warn migrants of the dangers of crossing the border in potentially deadly heat.

Number of families and children in Border Patrol's Tucson Sector grows

New federal data shows that the number of migrants apprehended by Border Patrol last month grew, including the number of families and children.

Pima County to continue migrant services

County will avoid street releases at the end of the week, anticipating federal funding from the $650 million, in the border security funding bill, for shelter and services to asylum seekers.

Attorneys make opening statements in case of rancher accused of killing migrant

Friday was opening arguments in the trial of George Alan Kelly, the 75-year-old rancher being charged in the shooting death of a Mexican citizen, who prosecutors say was on Kelly’s property while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border undocumented.

"Víctimas del Pecado" makes a powerful return to the silver screen.

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