Immigration lawyers: New personal protective equipment rules endangering detainees
Lawyers and advocacy groups say the U.S. government is defying public health rules intended to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Environmental advocates say planned border construction threatens jaguar corridors
CBP announced plans to build more than 90 miles of border wall in an area advocates say is predominantly remote wilderness.
Coronavirus forces ICE to shift enforcement priorities
ICE says it is temporarily focusing on arresting unauthorized immigrants with criminal backgrounds and those considered dangerous.
More demands to close immigration courts as judge tests positive for COVID-19
Immigration lawyers, judges and prosecutors sent a joint message to the Department of Justice to close the courts.
Judges ask DOJ to reconsider hearings in high-traffic immigration courts amid coronavirus outbreak
Judges and attorneys working in immigration courts say they need federal support to protect their clients and the public.
Final charge dismissed against humanitarian aid worker Scott Warren
Prosecutors declined to say why they dropped the case against Warren.
Crackdown on immigrants who use public benefits takes effect
Advocates say as a result many immigrants are dropping government social services, including citizens and legal residents.
Arizona sanctuary city ban dies in the Legislature
The proposed constitutional amendment was pulled from further consideration.
Judge caps time CBP can hold migrants in ‘degrading’ Tucson centers
The ruling noted overcrowding, a lack of sleeping areas or blankets, a lack of showers and other problems.
Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall
The move is expected to speed construction and bring the president closer to his pledge of 450 miles by year's end.
Mexico says fewer migrants are reaching the US border
The country's administration says its efforts to the reduce the flow of migrants are proving effective.
‘Remain in Mexico’ policy’s impact in Nogales, Sonora
The migrant protection protocols expanded to Nogales in January 2020.
Touring a new center for migrants and deportees in at the border
The facility allows Kino Border Services to drastically expand its services in Nogales, Sonora.
DOJ sanctuary city crackdown won't impact Arizona cities, US attorney's office says
The state doesn't have sanctuary cities or policies that fit that definition, an assistant U.S. attorney in Arizona said.
Federal judge throws out No More Deaths convictions
The volunteers had been convicted of misdemeanors after leaving food and water in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
