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President calls for immigration reform in State of the Union (again)

January 25, 2012 by

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By Curt Prendergast – Nogales, AZ — It looks like President Obama didn’t have to pull an all-nighter to get his message on immigration ready for the State of the Union address. Here are his comments on immigration in Tuesday’s State of the Union address: “Let’s also remember that hundreds of thousands of talented, hard-working students… [Read more…]

New border documentary: ML-1215: Identify the Unidentified

November 3, 2011 by

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Check out the trailer to the upcoming documentary by Austin Counts and Devlin Houser. The documentary tells the tragic story of a man who passed away trying to get into the United States. Along the way, you visit the Medical Examiner’s Office in Tucson, the twin border cities of Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, the… [Read more…]

Border Patrol in Arizona rescue lost migrants

October 5, 2011 by

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The Tucson Sector of U.S. Border Patrol issued the following press release on October 3, 2011: *** TUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Tucson Sector, a component of the Joint Field Command-Arizona, recovered the remains of one individual and rescued 27 illegal immigrants, all of whom had been abandoned by their smugglers… [Read more…]

Border Patrol in Arizona detain seven people with criminal records

October 5, 2011 by

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The Tucson Sector of U.S. Border Patrol issued the following press release on October 3, 2011: *** TUCSON, Ariz. – Seven individuals with extensive criminal histories involving gang affiliations and federal convictions were apprehended over the weekend by the Tucson Sector Border Patrol, a component of the Customs and Border Protection’s Joint Field Command-Arizona. Yesterday,… [Read more…]

Guadalajara man sentenced to 51 months for illegal re-entry

October 5, 2011 by

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued the following press release on September 30, 2011: *** Tucson, AZ – A 28 year-old male from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico who was apprehended by Nogales Border Patrol agents in early April was sentenced to 51 months in prison on Sept. 21. The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted Jacob Avila-Perez after… [Read more…]

Customs in Nogales bust drugs going north; money going south

September 28, 2011 by

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued the following press release on September 26, 2011: *** Nogales, Ariz. —CBP Officers at the Nogales ports of entry arrested four people over the weekend on drug smuggling, as well as two others who were attempting to smuggle undeclared U.S. Currency into Mexico. Between the drugs and the currency,… [Read more…]