Shadow Wolves are members of the Tohono O’odham Nation who patrol the 76-mile stretch of land the Nation shares with Mexico and track drug smugglers using both geographical and cultural knowledge.
Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego helped reintroduce a bill to give them the same career advancement and compensation opportunities as other Homeland Security agents.
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A funding bill passed by the US House this week allocates some sixty four billion dollars to the Department of Homeland Security — including some $10 billion directly to ICE. -
Weeks have passed since a national report by The Bulwark said Phoenix would soon become the focus of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Now Phoenix police say they don't use tactics the federal agency has become known for. -
Pinal County’s top prosecutor says his enforcement agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement remains in effect despite the Board of Supervisors having declared it void. -
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and the council voted unanimously this week to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance that would bar ICE from staging enforcement operations on city-owned property. It also aims to set up a policy for handling requests from the federal government to use city facilities. -
The portal’s homepage says members of the public should use the form to report potentially unlawful activity by federal personnel from agencies like ICE, Customs and Border Protection, and Homeland Security Investigations.
