Trump to send 1,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday made an executive order signed on Wednesday on his first day of office to send 1,500 troops to the southern border, despite being the lowest in years. I called. “President Trump has sent a very strong message to people in this world. If you’re thinking about breaking the […]
Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the U.S.-Mexico border
File photo courtesy of Getty Images PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial ended last week after jurors could not reach an agreement for the shooting and killing of a Mexican man on his property. Jurors in the trial of George Alan Kelly were unable to reach […]
Crossings along U.S.-Mexico border jump as migrants defy extreme heat and asylum restrictions
Yuma, Arizona —Migration across the southern border illegally, especially through the inhospitable Arizona desert, fell for the first time in two years in June despite record heat, according to government data obtained by CBS News. After slumping to a low level of Border Patrol forces in the Tucson area, which covers most of the Arizona-Mexico […]
Openings for wildlife will be installed in areas of U.S.-Mexico border wall
Wildlife openings in part of U.S.-Mexico border wall, including parcel in Arizona, under terms of settlement of four-year lawsuit over how Trump administration paid for new construction will be An agreement filed in federal court stipulates that a 5-foot-by-7-foot walkway be created in the Perilla Mountains Corridor in Cochise County to house jaguars and black […]
Fans Soak Up U.S.-Mexico Soccer Showdown in Metro Phoenix
Patriotic tensions escalated in Glendale on Wednesday night as two nations’ flags — one studded with stars and the other with a golden eagle — clashed. In a year of unprecedented high-profile sporting events in Metro Phoenix, the US Men’s National Team It faced North American football rivals Team Mexico in the first-ever Allstate Continental […]
CBP Is Expanding Its Surveillance Tower Program at the U.S.-Mexico Border–And We’re Mapping It
To provide researchers with the tools they need to analyze the impact of U.S. border security policies, the EFF surveyed more than 290 watchtowers installed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) along the border with Mexico. We are publishing new maps and datasets. Compiled using public records, satellite imagery, road trips, and even exploration in […]
Marion County law enforcement leaders headed to U.S.-Mexico border
As part of the fight against fentanyl and other deadly drugs being pushed into communities across the country, law enforcement officers in Marion County will next week raid one of the drug-trafficking hotspots along the U.S. southern border. I will attend a seminar held in Marion County Sheriff Matt Bales, Marion Police Chief Jay McDonald, […]
Critics accuse Speaker Kevin McCarthy of photo op trip to U.S.-Mexico border : NPR
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to the media after the opening ceremony of the World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif., on Tuesday. Craig Korrath/Fresno Bee/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Craig Korrath/Fresno Bee/Tribune News Service via Getty Images House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to the media after the opening ceremony of […]
McCarthy to lead GOP delegation to U.S.-Mexico Border
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) will lead a group of Republican lawmakers to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday for the first time since Republicans took power in the House earlier this year. What you need to know House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) is scheduled to lead a delegation of Republican recruits to the US-Mexico border […]
First U.S.-Mexico border hearing to focus on security, fentanyl
Washington (new nation) — Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is scheduled to hold the panel’s first hearing on security on Wednesday. US-Mexico border. At least three witnesses are expected to participate in the commission’s hearing, which the commission said “border security, national security, and how fentanyl has impacted the […]
