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Migrants wait to be processed after crossing into the United States near the end of a border wall Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, near Yuma, Ariz.

Border surge brings shift in migrant countries, challenges to U.S. policy

Dec 11, 2022 While Mexicans still account for the largest group of migrants, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data, their share of the total has been slipping compared to Cubans and refugees from Central and South America.

Ex-Border agent indicted in sex assault of an Arizona teen

Dec 2, 2022 He’s also been charged with kidnapping a minor victim and misleading state investigators.

Shipping containers are put in place along the U.S.-Mexico border in Cochise County.

Forest Service warns about dangers of shipping container wall

Dec 1, 2022 The state is placing the barriers in the Coronado National Forest.

Supreme Court wrestles over state challenges to federal immigration policy

Nov 30, 2022 The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with how strictly the federal government must enforce immigration policy.

Since the year 2000, the Pima County Medical Examiner has received nearly 4,000 sets of human remains from people who died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into Arizona. Here, a cross marking the place where a man in his 30s died in 2009 lays a few hundred yards from one of the water stations the nonprofit Humane Borders sets out for migrants crossing the desert.

Missing Migrant Program Summit brings awareness to risk of migrant deaths

Nov 21, 2022 Officials from local, national and non-governmental agencies came together to exchange ideas.

Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, at a June 24, 2020 media briefing.

Magnus resigns amid wave of migrants

Nov 12, 2022 He submitted his resignation to President Joe Biden on Saturday, saying it had been “a privilege and honor” to be part of the administration.

AP sources: US border agency leader is being forced out

Nov 11, 2022 The former Tucson Police Chief has been on the job for less than a year.

Día de los Muertos is an ancient blend of Native American and European traditions that is becoming more familiar to a growing number of people internationally. This altar is in the University of Arizona's Special Collections Library.

Día de los Muertos: Ancient Tradition in a Modern Era

Nov 2, 2022 Historic celebration is gaining traction across borders and cultures

Border Patrol agents patrol along a line of shipping containers stacked near the border Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, near Yuma, Ariz.

Arizona governor puts more containers along Mexican border

Oct 24, 2022 The move comes days after Ducey sues to put up the containers.

Arizona sues US over containers along border with Mexico

Oct 21, 2022 The lawsuit filed in federal court in Arizona asks that the state be allowed to take unilateral action it believes necessary to protect its residents.