Border & Immigration https://www.azpm.org/border Border & Immigration en-US Copyright Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:04:34 GMT CBP talks fentanyl seizures, water station removals at first local press event in months https://www.azpm.org/border/2026-10-23/cbp-talks-fentanyl-seizures-water-station-removals-at-first-local-press-event-in-months Regional directors with the agencies fielded a number of questions from reporters during a rare news conference Wednesday — including inquiries about new port modernization and humanitarian aid in the Arizona desert. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:04:34 GMT https://www.azpm.org/border/2026-10-23/cbp-talks-fentanyl-seizures-water-station-removals-at-first-local-press-event-in-months Angela Gervasi ‘We will find another tree:’ Activists pack up Lochiel camp after months of fighting border wall construction https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-15/231605-we-will-find-another-tree-activists-pack-up-lochiel-camp-after-months-of-fighting-border-wall-construction A tree-sitter, who occupied the last standing cottonwood tree in Mexico, was arrested and released from custody this week. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:03:06 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-15/231605-we-will-find-another-tree-activists-pack-up-lochiel-camp-after-months-of-fighting-border-wall-construction Angela Gervasi Adelita Grijalva questions $63 million contract for proposed I-19 checkpoint expansion https://www.azpm.org/immigration/2026-10-15/231599-adelita-grijalva-questions-63-million-contract-for-proposed-i-19-checkpoint-expansion The congresswoman says the project could hurt tourism and the local economy, while federal officials have not provided enough information to justify the expansion. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:06:36 GMT https://www.azpm.org/immigration/2026-10-15/231599-adelita-grijalva-questions-63-million-contract-for-proposed-i-19-checkpoint-expansion Silvia Sanchez Santa Cruz County Sheriff Defends Response to Lochiel Border Wall Protests https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-14/231585-santa-cruz-county-sheriff-defends-response-to-lochiel-border-wall-protests The Arizona Sheriffs’ Association raised concerns about alleged violence, threats and property damage at the site, while Santa Cruz County Sheriff David Hathaway defends his office. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:42:14 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-14/231585-santa-cruz-county-sheriff-defends-response-to-lochiel-border-wall-protests Silvia Sanchez Saguaro removal, border wall construction loom for Tohono O’odham Nation https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-14/231583-saguaro-removal-border-wall-construction-loom-for-tohono-oodham-nation The tribe is continuing to fight the border wall project in a lawsuit. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:46:38 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-14/231583-saguaro-removal-border-wall-construction-loom-for-tohono-oodham-nation Angela Gervasi GALLERY: Border Fashion Week rocks both sides of the Mexican border https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-12/231547-gallery-border-fashion-week-rocks-both-sides-of-the-mexican-border The 14th annual event brings art, fashion and music from southern Arizona directly to the border wall. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:01:54 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-12/231547-gallery-border-fashion-week-rocks-both-sides-of-the-mexican-border Thatcher Warrick Hess Arrests, tear gas and sunrise prayer: Protests and border wall construction persist in Lochiel https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-09/231522-arrests-tear-gas-and-sunrise-prayer-protests-and-border-wall-construction-persist-in-lochiel Federal agents have arrested and detained a growing number of people protesting the construction in recent three days, according to activists on the ground. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:06:48 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-09/231522-arrests-tear-gas-and-sunrise-prayer-protests-and-border-wall-construction-persist-in-lochiel Angela Gervasi Prison firm signs contract with ICE for Marana detention facility https://www.azpm.org/immigration/2026-10-08/231392-prison-firm-signs-contract-with-ice-for-marana-facility The facility will reopen ‘within 60 days,’ contractor Management & Training Corporation said in a statement Wednesday. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:06:26 GMT https://www.azpm.org/immigration/2026-10-08/231392-prison-firm-signs-contract-with-ice-for-marana-facility Angela Gervasi The feds quietly opened comment periods for border wall construction. Here’s how you can weigh in. https://www.azpm.org/immigration/2026-10-08/231386-the-feds-quietly-opened-comment-periods-for-border-wall-construction-heres-how-you-can-weigh-in A secondary wall is slated for most of the state’s southern border, federal records show. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:04:44 GMT https://www.azpm.org/immigration/2026-10-08/231386-the-feds-quietly-opened-comment-periods-for-border-wall-construction-heres-how-you-can-weigh-in Angela Gervasi The Trump administration has tightened restrictions on so-called birth tourism in the US. Here’s what it could mean for Arizona. https://www.azpm.org/immigration/2026-10-08/231371-the-trump-administration-has-tightened-restrictions-on-so-called-birth-tourism-in-the-us-heres-what-it-could-mean-for-arizona Birth tourism is defined by the administration as entering the United States on a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth, or helping someone do so. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:59:45 GMT https://www.azpm.org/immigration/2026-10-08/231371-the-trump-administration-has-tightened-restrictions-on-so-called-birth-tourism-in-the-us-heres-what-it-could-mean-for-arizona Silvia Sanchez