Border and immigration news

US Consul in Nogales, Sonora Begins Three-Year Tenure

Aug 25, 2014 Security, cultural exchange among priorities along border.

AZ School Superintendent Asks Feds to Fund Immigrant Children

Aug 20, 2014 A week before primary election, Huppenthal says local schools will feel the impact of migrant influx.

Flake on Immigrant Children: 'Smugglers Able to Report It Worked'

Aug 15, 2014 Arizona senator argues placing unaccompanied migrant kids with sponsors before hearing risks them not showing up on court date.

METRO WEEK: CD2 Candidates Push Toward Barber Challenge

Aug 8, 2014 Kais, McSally, Wooten discuss immigration, federal budget issues, Social Security and Medicare in Green Valley forum.

Second Sanctuary Case at Tucson’s Church, Woman Moves in Today

Aug 7, 2014 A Mexican immigrant living in the U.S. illegally hopes for deportation relief.

Apprehension of Lone Minors Down 4% in Tucson, Up in Texas

Aug 7, 2014 More than 57,000 in all along border; data show increase in 'family units' caught crossing illegally in Southern Arizona.

Unaccompanied Children at Tucson Shelter to Start Classes

Aug 5, 2014 Shelter officials bring teachers to facility housing Central American migrants.

Republicans in CD2 Race Would Rewrite Immigration, Border Bill

Aug 1, 2014 Kais, McSally, Wooten would have voted against Senate version of reform, call security top issue.

Mother of Mexican Teen Killed by Border Patrol Sues Agency

Jul 29, 2014 Civil lawsuit seeks a trial, punitive damages, names of agents involved.

Feds Target Human Smuggling Successfully in AZ

Jul 29, 2014 Officials say unlike Texas, Grand Canyon state experiences decline in "stash house" discoveries.

Pols Want 'Border Security,' But Benefit from Immigration: Expert

Jul 28, 2014 Influx of Central American women, children isn't threat in and of itself but can beget other issues, she says.

Nearly 5,500 Unaccompanied Child Migrants Processed at Nogales Facility

Jul 25, 2014 Shelter opened May 31 when federal officers in Texas were overwhelmed with numbers crossing from Central America.

AZ Week: Journalists Who Journeyed with Immigrants Tell Their Story

Jul 25, 2014 'The complexities of immigration' reflected in cross-country trip, story of Guatemalan woman and her daughter.

Tucsonans Step Up to Help Central American Women, Children

Jul 24, 2014 One volunteer calls it 'a moral imperative to help suffering humanity;' he, his partner, take in two for one night.

10 Years Since Team of Young Immigrants Beat MIT in Competition

Jul 23, 2014 Doc depicts story of Phoenix high school students who won in an underwater robotic contest; 3 still undocumented.

Mexican Program to Address Central American Migrants

Jul 22, 2014 Mexico launching Southern Border Program, say would 'protect human rights, boost security' as thousands traverse Mexico to reach US.

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