Arizona's Border & Immigration News

Phoenix driver sentenced for conspiring to smuggle 5 undocumented migrants...
Serena O'Sullivan

Phoenix man sentenced for conspiring to smuggle 5 undocumented migrants

Dinero Devon Washington, 46, was sentenced for conspiring to smuggle five undocumented migrants into the U.S., prosecutors said.
2 months ago
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KTAR Video

Video: Arizona congressman weighs in on debate for brand new border security bill legislation

Arizona Congressman Juan Ciscomani joined The Mike Broomhead Show to discuss the border security bill legislation and shares his thoughts on if a brand new border security bill is needed. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
2 months ago
Immigration and foreign aid bill dead: Sen. Mark Kelly voices mind...
Serena O'Sullivan

Sen. Mark Kelly denounces Republican senators for blocking border bill: ‘This is a shameful day’

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly condemned Republicans for shooting down an immigration and foreign aid bill during a Thursday Senate floor speech.
2 months ago
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KTAR Video

Video: Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council talks failed security bill

Brandon Judd, President of the National Border Patrol Council talks failed security bill on The Mike Broomhead Show. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
2 months ago
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KTAR Video

Video: Why Republicans might be hypocrites after voting down the border security bill

The day after a new border security bill was shot down Jim Sharpe talked more in-depth about what was in the bill on his Sharper Point Commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
2 months ago
This image taken from video provided by the New York City Police Department shows police officers c...
KTAR.com

4 migrants arrested in Phoenix might be linked to attack on police officers in New York

Officials with the U.S. Border Patrol and the Dept. of Homeland Security arrested four migrants in a Phoenix bus on Monday.
3 months ago
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KTAR Video

Video: Why the blocked border security bill is more about November than right now

Chris and Joe explain why the blocked border security bill is more about November than right now. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Subscribe to the KTAR Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/45MmM3G Read articles from KTAR News: https://ktar.com/ Download the KTAR app: https://ktar.com/the-ktar-newstalk-app/ Sign up for texts from KTAR: https://bit.ly/3EoCmGV Listen live to KTAR: https://ktar.com/listen-to-ktar-92-3-fm-anywhere/ KTAR […]
3 months ago
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), Lankford's wife Cindy Lankford, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) walk dow...
Associated Press

Senate Republicans scuttle border security package they had demanded from Democrats

Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats.
3 months ago
Split image of Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona on the left and the scene at the southern...
Kevin Stone

Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona accuses Republicans of ‘deciding to do nothing’ about border crisis

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona accused Republicans of playing politics by scuttling the Senate's comprehensive border security bill after lengthy bipartisan negotiations.
3 months ago
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KTAR.com

Human smuggler sentenced to 6 years after getting caught in Arizona with teen hidden in toolbox

A human smuggler caught in southern Arizona with a young woman hidden in a toolbox was sentenced to six years in prison last week.
3 months ago
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KTAR Video

Video: Reaction to President Joe Biden’s address of immigration, border bill

President Joe Biden addressed the public regarding border security amid immigration issues and talked about his border bill. KTAR News host Mike Broomhead reacts. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Photos: Alex Wong, John Moore/Getty Images Subscribe to the KTAR Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/45MmM3G Read articles from KTAR News: https://ktar.com/ Download the KTAR app: https://ktar.com/the-ktar-newstalk-app/ […]
3 months ago
Asylum-seeking migrants wrap themselves in blankets to ward off the wind and rain as they line up i...
Associated Press

Senate border bill would upend US asylum at the border with emergency limits and fast-track reviews

The bill released Sunday aims to have asylum officers screen applicants within 90 days of their arrival in the country using a tougher standard.
3 months ago
BROWNSVILLE, TX - MAY 04: Military-style humvees are parked along the border wall near Texas Southm...
Jim Sharpe

Are Republicans blowing a border opportunity?

Many Republican members of Congress are under the mistaken impression that they work for Donald Trump instead of us. It's why KTAR News host Jim Sharpe says there is so much Republican opposition to the new border bill.
3 months ago
Split image of U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on the left and House Speaker Mike Johnson on the right...
Kevin Stone

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says lies are being spread about border enforcement bill

U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona said misinformation is being spread about the comprehensive border enforcement bill she helped negotiate.
3 months ago
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) speaks alongside Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) with reporters in the U.S. Cap...
KTAR.com

Sen. Sinema talks new border bill, re-election on CBS’s ‘Face the Nation’ on Sunday

U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema was on CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday to discuss the contents of an upcoming bipartisan border security deal.
3 months ago
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KTAR Video

Video: Why President Biden is lying to you about the southern border

Why President Biden is lying to you about the southern border. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
3 months ago
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KTAR Video

Video: Sharper Point: Should migrants charged in attack on two NYPD officers in Time Square be deported?

Support for deporting migrants who attacked two New York police officers in Times Square is increasing, and Jim Sharpe explores the issue in Friday’s Sharper Point commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Photos: Michael M. Santiago, Adam Gray/Getty Images
3 months ago
Cochise county sheriff says illegal border crossings are still too high...
Serena O'Sullivan

Illegal border crossings are still unsustainably high despite January drop, Arizona sheriff says

Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels said 685 buses full of migrants have driven to his county since May 2023.
3 months ago
Arizona woman sentenced to 27 months in prison for illegally transporting migrants...
Serena O'Sullivan

Arizona woman sentenced to 27 months in prison for illegally transporting migrants

Nicole Shermaine Martinez of Sells, 40, was sentenced to 27 months for illegally transporting undocumented migrants in January 2023.
3 months ago
Mayorkas impeachment...
Associated Press

House GOP takes party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes campaign issue

House Republicans voted along party lines early Wednesday to move toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
3 months ago
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, backed by fellow Democrats, speaks at in Washington, D....
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As immigration debate heats up, December migrant encounters set record

Border officials said they encountered more than 300,000 migrants at the southern border in December, setting a one-month record.
3 months ago
Concertina wire lines the path as members of Congress tour an area near the Texas-Mexico border, Ja...
KTAR.com

Arizona’s Toma among those supporting Texas in border wire clash with Biden administration

Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma joined a coalition of 27 states supporting Texas in its clash with the Biden administration over razor wire barriers at the border intended to limit migration.
3 months ago
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Associated Press

Border Patrol says Tucson had most illegal border crossings in December

Tucson was cited as having the busiest corridor of illegal border crossings in the month of December.
3 months ago
pleaded guilty to human smuggling...
Serena O'Sullivan

Honduras woman pleads guilty to illegally smuggling migrants across US-Mexico border

A Honduras woman pleaded guilty to human smuggling charges on Wednesday, according to a Thursday announcement from officials.
3 months ago