Tag: San Luis

IN-DEPTH: Midnight at the Border—an Arizona Police Officer’s Encounter With Illegal Immigrants After Title 42 Ends

SAN LUIS, Ariz.—A tiny flickering glow from a small flashlight gave away the handful of illegal immigrants creeping along the border fence in Mexico in the darkness around midnight on May 11. Driving a pickup truck Lt. Marco Santana of the San Luis Police Department in Arizona hit the brakes, shone his spotlight on the…


Despite Troop Deployments, Arizona Border Officials Brace for New Surge of Illegal Immigration

SAN LUIS, Ariz.—Law enforcement along Arizona’s largely unguarded southern border with Mexico anticipate a potential surge of illegal entry when the clock strikes midnight on May 11, the official termination date of Title 42. This is despite the deployment of troops to the area. “To some extent, we knew it was going to happen,” said…


Arizona Border Officials Brace for New Surge of Illegal Immigration

SAN LUIS, Ariz.—Law enforcement along Arizona’s largely unguarded southern border with Mexico anticipate a potential surge of illegal entry when the clock strikes midnight on May 11, the official termination date of Title 42. This is despite the deployment of troops to the area. “To some extent, we knew it was going to happen,” said…