Arizona's Border & Immigration News

Human smuggling charges lead to 33-year sentence for woman...
Serena O'Sullivan

Phoenix woman sentenced to 33 months in prison for role in human smuggling operations

A judge sentenced a 37-year-old woman from Phoenix to spend 33 months in prison after being convicted of human smuggling charges.
8 days ago
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Serena O'Sullivan

Here’s how Phoenix Police will carry out President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan

Michael Sullivan, the interim police chief for the Phoenix Police Department, said immigration is a federal issue in a Tuesday interview.
14 days ago
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Serena O'Sullivan

Will Arizona see a surge of migrants crossing the border this holiday season?

With President-elect Donald Trump vowing to tackle immigration on his first day in office, border issues are concerning Arizonans ahead of 2025.
14 days ago
A Tucson woman was sentenced to spend five years in prison for her role in a human smuggling scheme...
Serena O'Sullivan

Tucson woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for smuggling undocumented migrants for profit

A 32-year-old Tucson woman named Mariana Garcia-Tapia was found guilty of smuggling undocumented migrants and putting their lives in danger.
17 days ago
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Video: U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani talks border security

Congressman Juan Ciscomani joined The Mike Broomhead Show to discuss the border issue in Arizona and how he plans to tackle it.
20 days ago
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Video: What changes will Trump’s ‘border czar’ Tom Homan make his first day on the job?

Homeland security and law enforcement reporter Luke Barr with ABC News joins Arizona’s Morning News to discuss Tom Homan’s reported plans for his first day on the job as President-elect Donald Trump’s appointed “border czar.”
20 days ago
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Serena O'Sullivan

Katie Hobbs shares plans to strengthen border security, stop drug flow, work with Donald Trump

Gov. Katie Hobbs of Arizona, a Democrat, said she's willing to work with President-elect Donald Trump, who has plans for a deportation campaign.
21 days ago
Mass deportations subject of Ruben Gallego Nov. 18 interview...
Serena O'Sullivan

Ruben Gallego speaks out against Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans

Ruben Gallego, who will join the U.S. Senate, disagrees with President-elect Donald Trump's proposal to use the military for mass deportations.
22 days ago
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Video: Breaking down what President-elect Donald Trump’s new “border czar” Tom Homan can do for Arizona

Mike Broomhead breaks down what President-elect Donald Trump’s new “border czar” Tom Homan can do for Arizona.
28 days ago
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Video: Breaking down what President-elect Donald Trump’s new “border czar” Tom Homan can do for Arizona

Mike Broomhead breaks down what President-elect Donald Trump’s new “border czar” Tom Homan can do for Arizona.
28 days ago
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Voters approve Prop 314, which criminalizes entering Arizona from Mexico outside port of entry

Voters passed Proposition 314, a border security measure that would make it a state crime to enter Arizona from Mexico outside a legal port of entry.
1 month ago
Oletski Border Operations Center in southern Arizona...
Shira Tanzer

New Arizona border operations center unites multiple law enforcement agencies at 1 facility

The Oletski Border Operations Center is now open in in Sierra Vista, Arizona, bringing together local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.
1 month ago
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Video: How Cochise County is preparing for Election Day #news

As more reports of ballot mailbox issues arise across the country, Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels shares how his county is getting prepared to handle any issues that may arise on Nov. 5.
1 month ago
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Video: How new multi-agency border operations center in Cochise County will fight border crimes

Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels joined Arizona’s Morning News to discuss the new multi-agency border operations center in Sierra Vista, named for Cochise County Sheriff Deputy Christopher Oletski and his brother Border Patrol Agent Joshua Oletski. Dannels discussed how the center will be used to fight border crimes.
1 month ago
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Trump says US ‘garbage can of the world’ due to undocumented migrants during Arizona speech

Former President Donald Trump heaped blame on the Biden administration, calling the country the "garbage can of the world" due to undocumented migrants during an immigration-heavy speech in Arizona on Thursday.
2 months ago
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Serena O'Sullivan

Arizona congressman presses for answers about broken border cameras

Rep. Greg Stanton sent a letter to authorities after a report from NBC News analyzed broken surveillance systems along the U.S.-Mexico border.
2 months ago
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Video: Why are so many border cameras broken?

According to an internal agency memo sent out this month, nearly one-third of the Border Patrol’s cameras are broken, which is unacceptable in the eyes of Mike Broomhead.
2 months ago
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Video: Why are so many border cameras broken?

According to an internal agency memo sent out this month, nearly one-third of the Border Patrol’s cameras are broken, which is unacceptable in the eyes of Mike Broomhead.
2 months ago
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Video: What we learned from Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to the border in Douglas, Arizona

What we learned from Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to the border in Douglas, Arizona.
2 months ago
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Video: What we learned from Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to the border in Douglas, Arizona

What we learned from Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to the border in Douglas, Arizona.
2 months ago
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Video: VP Kamala Harris has to say all the right things on her Arizona border visit

Vice President Kamala Harris is making a visit to the Arizona border today. Jim Sharpe would like to see what Harris says about the border situation, which would carry major weight into the presidential election.
2 months ago
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Video: VP Kamala Harris has to say all the right things on her Arizona border visit

Vice President Kamala Harris is making a visit to the Arizona border today. Jim Sharpe would like to see what Harris says about the border situation, which would carry major weight into the presidential election.
2 months ago
U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona: Kamala Harris Douglas visit...
Serena O'Sullivan

Mayor of Douglas looks forward to showing Kamala Harris around his Arizona border city

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit Douglas, a city on the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, on Friday. The city's mayor is looking forward to it.
2 months ago
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Video: Should we give Vice President Kamala Harris props for visiting Arizona’s southern border?

Should we give Vice President Kamala Harris props for visiting Arizona’s southern border? Jim Sharpe thinks so and he explains why during his Sharper Point commentary.
2 months ago