A federal judge has sentenced a Tucson, Arizona, resident to six years in prison plus three years of probation for transporting for money an undocumented 18-year-old female whose life he endangered after sexually assaulting her.
Personnel from Mexico's National Institute of Migration (INM) are asking the agency to provide them with bulletproof vests for fear of being attacked by cartels and smugglers along the border.
The Mexican government says it is sending another 2,100 troops to Juarez, in addition to the 400 that arrived last week to help police patrol the streets amid a spike in homicides and other violent crimes.
It was a year ago that Juan Ciscomani first brought a congressional delegation to witness the impact of illegal immigration on border communities in southern Arizona.