PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Today, the United States Attorney's Office announced its immigration enforcement statistics for October 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. These cases are prosecuted in partnership with the Tucson and Yuma Sectors of the Customs and Border Protection's U.S. Border Patrol, along with Homeland Security Investigations, and assistance from other federal, state, and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Jan. 25, 2024, entitled "Land Acquisitions; Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Eleven Parcels, Pima County, Arizona." The notice was issued by Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. * * * SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs made a final agency determination to acquire in trust 25.56 acres, more or less, of land consisting of eleven off-reserv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, co-chairman of the Animal Protection Caucus, and Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase transparency in the pet buying process and crack down on inhumane dog breeding facilities. Specifically, the Petfax Act would require those who sell pets to provide a "Petfax" report detailing the conditions in which the animal was  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Nicole Shermaine Martinez, 40, of Sells, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson to 27 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. A jury found Martinez guilty of Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens and Transportation of Illegal Aliens on November 8, 2023. Martinez also was sentenced to six months in  more