President Donald Trump has thrust the military into a central role in deterring illegal crossings into the U.S. at its southern border.
The strategy is playing out in Arizona’s border community of Nogales, where an Army scout used an optical scope this week to find a man atop the border wall and sounded the alarm.
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Leadership clarified that non-members — including employees or residents, guests of tribal members, travelers on public roadways and vendors tied to the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise — may still travel freely “without any restrictions.” -
Since last year, the Trump administration has awarded billions of dollars in construction contracts for its so-called Smart Wall, and work has been ongoing for months in various parts of Arizona. -
The U.S. Agriculture Department plans to reopen part of the U.S.-Mexico border to cattle later this month. On Aug. 24, the Douglas, Arizona, port will become the first to allow cattle from Mexico to travel into the United States. -
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is again asking the federal government to reimburse Arizona for border security spending. -
The multi-billion dollar project will build two steel bollard walls across large swaths of borderland — including in Lochiel, a tiny town about 25 miles east of Nogales.
