Was Kelly willing to confront smugglers on his land?

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Ariz. (KGUN) — Testimony at the murder trial of Santa Cruz County rancher George Alan Kelly suggested he was ready to confront smugglers crossing his land. Kelly is charged with second-degree murder for shooting and killing a Mexican national who was passing through his property. On January 30 last year, Kelly reported […]

Cochise County Sheriff’s Office uses special task force to catch smugglers

DOUGLAS, Arizona (KGUN) — A day goes by without a Cochise County Sheriff’s Deputy encountering a car carrying immigrants. Deputy Brian Romeri has lived in Douglas all his life. He remembers encountering immigrants as a child – seeing them running down alleys, hearing them on rooftops, shaking door handles. “In the early 2000s, hearing them […]

Smugglers on the Border

Immigrants arriving in Yuma. Photo by John Wahara. Weird and devastating things are happening at our borders. The federal government is secretly aiding human trafficking, causing an unprecedented wave of immigration. In just two years, the Biden administration has released more than two million illegal immigrants to the United States. In addition, he has 1.3 […]

Arizona law makes it easier to charge human smugglers

A driver in a red Toyota Corolla with a California license plate speeds up to 100 mph after spotting a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle along the westbound lane of Interstate 10 approaching Benson. raised. Border Patrol, Arizona Department of Public Safety, and Cochise County Sheriff’s Deputy continued surveillance after a red vehicle fled from immigration […]