immigration and border security

Biggs, Hamadeh Praise Newest Border Numbers

Representatives Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) celebrated recent border crossing and entry statistics in posts to X (formerly…

4 months ago

Community Organizations Respond to Expanded Immigration Enforcement

Local advocacy groups organized a community solidarity event Tuesday to oppose federal immigration enforcement policies and build support networks for…

4 months ago

Montenegro Announces Ballot Initiative on Designating Cartels as Terror Organizations

Speaker of the House Steve Montenegro (R-29) recently announced that the people of Arizona will be able to vote next…

4 months ago

Big Beautiful Bill Would End Free Asylum Applications, Boost ICE Funding

Senate Republicans are currently negotiating the Big Beautiful Bill that would significantly impact immigration enforcement and related federal programs. The…

4 months ago

National Defense Areas Expand Military Operations along the U.S.-Mexico Border

Arizona will become home to two of the four National Defense Areas established along the U.S.-Mexico border, significantly expanding military…

4 months ago

Gallego Introduces Bill Cutting Border Agent Hiring Red Tape

Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is introducing legislation to streamline the hiring process for border agents. Named the Border Patrol Recruitment…

4 months ago

Veterans and Service-members Face Deportation Crisis

Arizona Representative Yassamin Ansari and nine other Congress members have sent a formal letter to three federal agency heads expressing…

4 months ago

Hamadeh Says Threat of Iranian Sleeper Cells Validates Big Beautiful Bill

Representative Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) stated in a recent X (formerly Twitter) post that the threat of potential Iranian sleeper cells…

4 months ago

Gallego, Scott Reintroduce Bill Strengthening Border Checkpoint Operations

Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Rick Scott (R-FL) are reintroducing a bipartisan bill improving border checkpoint operations to fight the…

4 months ago

Noem Fast-Tracks Border Wall Construction by Bypassing Environmental Protections

The Trump administration has advanced border wall building by waiving several environmental laws this month, with Secretary Kristi Noem giving…

4 months ago