The wait time for asylum seekers hoping to enter the U.S. through the CBP One app is now up to nine months. That’s according to a new report from the University of Texas’ Strauss Center for International Security and Law.
Migrants now vie for one of a fixed 1,450 appointments available borderwide everyday — including about 100 at the Nogales Port of Entry. Report authors say more than 765,000 people have scheduled CBP One appointments since January 2023.
Those trying to secure one in Nogales now are waiting up to eight months, according to the report. A waitlist set up by Sonoran officials earlier was dissolved in June — when the Biden administration’s new asylum restrictions took hold.
The report comes just after U.S. officials reported the lowest monthly border apprehensions in four years in July. Meanwhile, Mexican authorities encountered more migrants that month than their U.S. counterparts for the first time, according to an analysis by the Washington Office on Latin America.
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Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller overstepped his authority by entering a partnership with federal immigration authorities, a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge ruled Friday. -
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner determined that a Haitian man’s death while in ICE custody was caused by a severe infection related to dental issues. That comes after the man’s family accused immigration agents of failing to provide proper treatment for a toothache. -
The city of Phoenix has launched a multilingual platform where residents can report concerns or incidents related to federal law enforcement activity within the city. The Federal Enforcement Complaint Reporting Portal is available at the Community Transparency Initiative webpage. -
U.S. Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego called on his fellow lawmakers to reform the nation’s immigration laws to protect long-time undocumented residents who were brought to the country as children. -
Pinal County leaders say the top local prosecutor having partnered with ICE is weakening his office’s ability to try local cases.
