How the immigration reform bill relates to Arizona

Senators introduced Tuesday night a long-awaited immigration bill that seeks to reform what many from both sides of the debate call a broken immigration system. The legislation invests billions of dollars in border security; mandates that all employers verify the legal status of their employ…

Illegal immigrants ICE released in budget move: 342 in Arizona

Immigration and Customs Enforcement released 342 illegal immigrants being detained in Arizona last month on the basis of anticipated budget cuts, officials confirmed today.

Day labor provision in Arizona's SB 1070 unconstitutional, appeals court rules

PHOENIX — A part of Arizona's 2010 immigration law aimed at day laborers and those who hire them is unconstitutional and unenforceable, a federal appeals court ruled today.

US released more than 2,000 illegal immigrants, report says

WASHINGTON — The Associated Press has learned that the Homeland Security Department released more than 2,000 illegal immigrants facing deportation from immigration jails in recent weeks because of looming budget cuts. It also planned to release 3,000 more during March.

Judge: AZ can enforce 'papers please' provision of SB 1070

PHOENIX — A federal judge today virtually cleared the way for Arizona to require police to start questioning people they have stopped to determine if they are in the country illegally.

Judge questions whether she can block SB 1070 provision

PHOENIX — A federal judge questioned this morning whether she has the right to once again block the state from enforcing the most controversial provision of its 2010 law aimed at illegal immigrants.

Brewer defends order on illegal immigrants

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Tuesday the federal government and parents of young illegal immigrants are at fault, as she defended her order denying driver’s licenses and other public benefits to those who get work authorizations under a new Obama administration policy.

Napolitano defends Obama's immigration policy

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is defending President Barack Obama's decision to stop deporting many illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and let them apply for work permits.

Under SB 1070, Arpaio deputies call ICE in

PHOENIX — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have responded to Maricopa County Sheriff deputies' request to take custody of two suspected illegal immigrants in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Bodies of 3 illegal crossers found in S. Ariz. desert

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Border Patrol agents say the bodies of three suspected illegal immigrants have been recovered in southern Arizona.

Feds' move weakens Arizona’s ability to enforce remaining SB 1070 provision

Homeland Security will not send its officers to pick up suspected illegal immigrants snared by local police in Arizona unless the person meets the agency’s priority criteria.

Romney: I’ll tackle immigration in ‘civil’ manner

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Backing off the harsh rhetoric of the Republican primaries, Mitt Romney pledged Thursday to address illegal immigration “in a civil but resolute manner.” He outlined plans to overhaul the green-card system for immigrants with families and end immigration caps for the…

Court: No right to guns for illegal immigrants

DENVER — A federal appeals court says illegal immigrants don’t have a right to own firearms under the U.S. Constitution.

Border Patrol to focus on repeat crossers

SAN DIEGO — With border crossings at a 40-year low, the U.S. Border Patrol announced a new strategy Tuesday that targets repeat illegal crossers and tries to find out why they keeping coming.

Supreme Court indicates parts of Arizona immigration law OK

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices strongly suggested Wednesday that they are ready to allow Arizona to enforce part of a controversial state law requiring police officers to check the immigration status of people they think are in the country illegally.

Fewer Mexican illegal immigrants in US now

WASHINGTON — The number of Mexican immigrants living illegally in the U.S. has dropped significantly for the first time in decades, a dramatic shift as many illegal workers, already in the U.S. and seeing few job opportunities, return to Mexico.

Immigration crackdown nabs 6 in Tucson, 58 in Phoenix

PHOENIX — Agents in Arizona arrested 64 people over six days as part of nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration and immigration law violators, Immigration and Customs Enforcement says.

Outside group behind Phoenix immigration protest

PHOENIX — A group from outside Arizona is claiming responsibility for organizing this week’s west Phoenix protest that led to the closure of an intersection and the arrest of six illegal immigrants.

Sheriff Babeu says he’s gay, denies threat to deport ex-lover

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, a candidate for Congress in the new fourth congressional district, denied Saturday a published allegation that he threatened an ex-lover with deportation.

Arizona Dems to seek repeal of immigration law

PHOENIX — Democratic lawmakers in Arizona plan to propose a repeal of the state’s 2010 immigration enforcement law but concede that the bill won’t go far at the Legislature.