U.S. Mexico Border

Officials say an anticipated surge of border crossings before President-elect Donald Trump takes office didn't happen.

The Arizona Legislature has given final approval to a proposal that will ask voters to make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry.

The Arizona Senate approved a proposed ballot measure that would ask voters in November to make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry.

The Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has banned Gov. Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation, one of the largest in the U.S.

Arizona's Lukeville border crossing will reopen Thursday after a monthlong closure in response to a large migrant influx.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has ordered the state’s National Guard troops to the border with Mexico to help federal officials manage an influx of people migrating and seeking asylum.

State Republicans have called for Gov. Katie Hobbs to send state National Guard troops to the closed Lukeville port of entry to help address a surge in migrants. Hobbs says that’s not what local law enforcement and border community mayors say they need right now.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it will temporarily close south and northbound traffic to vehicles and pedestrians at the remote Lukeville, Arizona border crossing with Mexico.

Most Americans see southern neighbor Mexico as having at least a friendly relationship with the U.S.

Yavapai County Sheriff David Rhodes, who also serves as the association’s president, says the “failure” of the Biden administration’s border policies has contributed to an increase in crime in his jurisdiction and across the state.