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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…
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.
New Border Patrol station to open in Why
WHY — U.S. Border Patrol officials are opening the doors to their newest station in southeastern Arizona.
29 people approved for delayed deportation
WASHINGTON — With less than two months to go before the Nov. 6 election, the Obama administration has approved applications from 29 illegal immigrants hoping to avoid deportation and get a work permit, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday.
Customs helicopter rescues illegal immigrant off cliff in S. Arizona
An illegal immigrant was rescued by a Customs and Border Protection helicopter from the Cerro Colorado Mountains near Arivaca on Tuesday after he was stuck on a near-vertical cliff, authorities said.
Gay relationships to be weighed in deportation cases
SAN FRANCISCO — Amid pressure from Democratic lawmakers, Homeland Security officials reiterated Friday that a foreigner’s longstanding same-sex relationship with a U.S. citizen could help stave off the threat of deportation.
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.
Former federal agent in Nogales, Ariz., sentenced to prison
A federal prosecutor likened former Homeland Security Special Agent Jovana Deas to a “mini Aldrich Ames” today in Tucson’s U.S. District Court, but a federal judge still resisted his urging that Deas get 10 years in prison.
Ariz. police agencies lose federal immigration arrest authority
PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has stripped seven Arizona police agencies of their special powers to make federal immigration arrests.
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.
More than 32K rounds of ammo seized in Nogales
More than 32,000 rounds of ammunition has been seized from a stash house at the southern Arizona border, federal authorities say.
Arizona lawmaker kills bill on border-area warnings
A southern Arizona legislator says she’s scrapping her bill to have the state Department of Homeland Security to issue public safety warnings about border-area dangers related to illegal immigration.
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