Southwest Border

A federal judge recently sentenced a 33-year-old man to prison for his part in smuggling firearms, ammunition, and high-capacity magazines from the US, back to his home country of Mexico.

President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to impose a 25% tariff on products from Mexico hits close to home here in Arizona. Now Mexico says it’s ready to hit back with retaliatory tariffs of its own.

Trump’s threat to put an across-the-board fee on goods coming in from Mexico would impact U.S. car companies that manufacture in Mexico, which could lead to price hikes for consumers.

Researchers with Wildlands Network and Sky Island Alliance found that small wildlife openings, added into the border wall, allow more connectivity for smaller animals like javelina, coyote and even mountain lion.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture shut down cattle imports from Mexico after a reported case of a New World Screwworm infection in a cow in southern Mexico.

Canadian and U.S. officials are examining the flow of Chinese goods into their countries through Mexico as the three potentially restart trade talks.

Mexico says it’s ready to receive deportees come January, in the case of possible mass deportations of undocumented immigrants under the Trump administration.

More than 200,000 migrants have been returned to Mexico or their home countries since June under the Biden administration’s border restrictions. That’s according to new data released by Customs and Border Protection.

Arizona voters passed Proposition 314 by a wide margin this month — giving local police the authority to carry out immigration-related arrests. But what happens next is more murky.

As Democrats across the country formulate plans to oppose the incoming Trump administration, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is taking a different approach.