Accused smugglers allegedly charged migrants tens of thousands of dollars to make the journey to the U.S., according to the DOJ.
Troops in Nogales, Mexico, have found 150 fentanyl pills, according to official statistics. Meanwhile, U.S. officials across the border have seized more than 400,000.
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly said he doubts the gold card program, which would fast-track rich foreigners to live in the U.S., will work like President Trump thinks it will. A group of veterans staged a protest outside an immigration hearing in Florence for a fellow veteran who is facing deportation.
Gov. Katie Hobbs' order expands border security operations in four border counties, Yuma, Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise.
The Arizona-Mexico Commission is helping preserve the two countries' relationship amid tariff threats and ensuring that there are no supply chain disruptions.
Arizona is similarly at risk for measles because the state has several pockets of extremely low vaccination rates, including in Yavapai and Mohave counties, according to school vaccination data from the Arizona Department of Health Services for the 2023-24 school year. Data for the current school year is not yet publicly available.