Trail cameras caught footage of an endangered ocelot five miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, in a region where ocelots haven’t been seen in 50 years.
The U.S. Attorney in Arizona prosecuted more than 2,600 migrants for illegal entry into the country during its second quarter. That’s a 25% uptick despite a drop in the number of migrant apprehensions.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee is calling on the U.S. and Mexico to work together to assess and mitigate impacts of the border wall on wildlife of the Sonoran desert, especially the endangered Sonoran pronghorn.
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.
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.
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.
Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema introduced new legislation that would both improve border security and the retention of Shadow Wolves agents.
A federal judge in Tucson sentenced a human smuggler to 10 years in prison for crimes that include an incident ending in the death of a young mother after he left her in the desert.
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.
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