Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold
Asylum was halted at the border June 5 because arrests for illegal crossings topped a threshold of 2,500 a day.
Vendor linked to former Casa Alitas director terminated for overcharging, procurement violations, and conflict of interest
The county confirmed that a laundry vendor for the Casa Alitas migrant program is owned by the former director’s mother.
New report: Detained immigrant deaths were preventable
A new report published by the ACLU found that immigrant deaths in ICE detention centers were largely caused by lack of oversight and systemic failures, including two deaths in Arizona.
DOJ lawsuit says shelter for migrant children has a pattern of sexual abuse and harassment
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against a non-profit with a facility in Tucson, alleging its employees have subjected the unaccompanied migrant children in their care to severe, pervasive, and unwelcome sexual abuse and harassment.
Legal fight continues with appeals over proposed immigration initiative for Arizona Nov. 5 ballot
Immigrant advocates kept the issue alive this week by filing notice to the state Supreme Court that they will appeal the judge’s ruling.
Number of migrants entering Arizona lowest in 3+ years
New federal data shows that the number of migrants crossing the southern border into Arizona has fallen to fewer numbers than the state has seen since February 2021, keeping with the trend across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Scorching heat in the US Southwest kills three migrants in the desert near the Arizona-Mexico border
The U.S. Border Patrol reported Friday that the bodies of two men, ages 44 and 18, and a 17-year-old girl were found in the desert.
ASU and UCLA launch Latino Data Hub Action Lab to empower, educate policy advocates
New initiative harnesses census data to inform policies impacting Latino communities in Arizona.
Homeland Security says border arrests fall more than 40% since Biden's halt to asylum processing
Border Patrol’s average daily arrests over a seven-day period have fallen below 2,400 from before President Joe Biden’s proclamation took effect June 5.
Immigration rising issue among Latino voters in Arizona
A new poll finds that immigration and the border are rising priorities among Latino voters in Arizona and other swing states that could play an important role in the November elections.
Change in asylum rules creates influx of migrants in Sonora shelter
A migrant shelter in Nogales, Sonora, is having a large increase in migrants being returned to Mexico after crossing the border into Arizona, including many families and children.
At the border, Biden's plans for fast deportations collide with international politics
Most migrants being apprehended now are barred from applying for asylum, despite U.S. laws and international agreements that require it.
Pima County and Arizona are requesting FEMA money for asylum seeker aid programs
Pima County has been running an aid program for asylum seekers and migrants released by the Border Patrol across southern Arizona to pursue immigration cases in the U.S. since 2019.
ACLU sues Biden administration over new executive action on the southern border
The ACLU filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday challenging the Biden administration’s new executive actions that block migrants from seeking asylum at the southern U.S. border when crossings surge.
Blocked from asylum, migrants juggle their choices
Under Biden's asylum ban, migrants can either go home or try to cross into the U.S. again
