Arizona House rejects bill that would criminalize illegal immigrants’ presence in state

PHOENIX — The Arizona House has defeated a bill that would have made it the only state in the nation to criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants by expanding its trespassing law.

Arizona Senate approves bill to criminalize illegal immigrants’ presence in state

PHOENIX — Arizona has moved a step closer to becoming the only state to criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants through an expansion of its trespassing law.

Arizona, one of the toughest states on illegal immigration, could harden enforcement

PHOENIX — As America’s busiest immigrant smuggling hub, Arizona has earned the distinction as a place that’s tough on people who sneak across the border.