U.S. officials extradite alleged smuggling boss from Honduras
Officials charged Maria Mendoza-Mendoza aka “La Guera” with human smuggling and money laundering, , primarily withdrawn around Phoenix.
Border officials release footage of shooting death of Tohono O’Odham man
Customs and Border Protection released a video Thursday showing the body-worn footage from the three Border Patrol agents who shot and killed 58-year-old Raymond Mattia outside his home on May 18.
"The Neotenic Queen" explores the secrets of desert wildlife, both flora and fauna.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: How the youth group Studio Mariposa is beautifying the border wall; and an uplifting tale of love & survival from "Children of the Holocaust."
Trade between Arizona, Mexico well above pre-pandemic levels
A new University of Arizona reports shows many economic indicators between Arizona and Mexico are up, including exports, imports and and northbound border crossings.
Border officials seize 14 assault rifles headed to Mexico
Customs officers in Nogales made record-level weapons seizures during the second week in June, highlighting the fact that Arizona continues to be a hotspot for weapons smuggling.
Officials looking into turning on border lights
Customs and Border Protection says it’s looking at turning on lights on the border wall and installing more, just days after an environmental group releases a study and urges officials to remove the lights due to the effects they could have on wildlife.
DeSantis brings border plan to Sierra Vista
The Florida Governor held a rountable discussion with eight county sheriffs from across the country.
New report counts 1,800 stadium lights near threatened species' habitat
The Center for Biological Diversity counted lights across 60 miles of protected lands on the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona. While currently not operational, if turned on, they could affect more than a dozen endangered and threatened species in the region.
Participants continue to walk, 20 years later, to end migrant death in the Arizona borderlands
During the 20th annual Migrant Trail Walk, participants walked 75 miles, from Sásabe, Sonora, to Tucson to call for changes in immigration policy that would end migrant deaths on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Federal grant pushes UA to create new program to support first gen Latino students
The $3 million grant is expected to support the project for the next five years.
Family of man killed by border patrol want justice for their loved one
The family of Tohono O’odham member Raymond Mattia say they regularly called Border Patrol when they needed assistance. They say Mattia was a peaceful man and community leader and don’t understand why agents shot him dead outside his home on May 18.
Post Title 42, some migrants have hope of gaining asylum
With improvements to the federal CBP One app, some migrants who wait along the U.S.-Mexico border in Sonora have hope they’ll get an appointment to seek asylum while others still wait with little change in sight.
Cochise Supervisors Discuss impact of Title 42 removal
The numbers were not so large as predicted.
Children of the Holocaust: The story of Andrew Schot
Also on Arizona Spotlight: A look into the bird and plant species in Navopatia.
Title 42 surge in Tucson seems to be over
Despite much speculation of a huge increase of migrants at the southern border following the end of Title 42, the number of migrants coming crossing the border in Pima County is slowing to normal and below-normal levels.
