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Mothers who made the journey from Guatemala with their children. They are staying at a temporary make shift shelter opened by the City of Tucson when shelter space with nonprofits had reached capacity. (April 18, 2019)

City of Tucson Steps In As Nonprofit Migrant Shelters Reach Capacity

Apr 19, 2019 The Tucson city manager's office says that for now, it will work with the nonprofit community to relieve the overflow of migrants being dropped off by Border Patrol.
The port of entry in Douglas, Arizona in April 2016.

Douglas, Cochise County Approve Location for New Port Of Entry

Apr 18, 2019 A new commercial port would be aimed at easing the flow of traffic and industry, as the current port serves both commercial and passenger vehicles.
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Finding Common Ground with "One Small Step"

Apr 17, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Free speech debate on campus; "I Dream in Widescreen Returns"; and thoughts on kindness from the Mission Garden.
Migrants who crossed the border near Yuma in tunnels under the border fence stand in line waiting for Border Patrol agents to process them on Jan. 14, 2019.

Yuma Declares Emergency Over Migrant Family Releases

Apr 17, 2019 Mayor Douglas Nicholls said he's looking for federal funding and a "FEMA-like response."
The Modern Languages building on the University of Arizona campus.

UA Police Report Details Border Patrol Protest

Apr 16, 2019 Three people "shouted obscenities" at Border Patrol agents for 40 minutes, report says.
Men stand outside the Kino Border Initiative, which bears signs in Spanish signaling services for deported immigrants in Nogales, Sonora (2017).

Study Finds More Individuals Deported From Arizona Last Year Than Any Other State

Apr 16, 2019 The study by Syracuse University used the Freedom of Information Act to track data from U.S. agencies.
A group of men, women and children prepare their documents after approaching and surrendering to Border Patrol in the Yuma Sector, 2019.

Court Won't Immediately Stop Wait-in-Mexico Asylum Policy

Apr 15, 2019 The federal appeals court temporarily blocked a ruling barring the Trump administration from making asylum seekers wait in Mexico.
Agents with the Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue team (BORSTAR) provide first aid to a man (not pictured) who flagged down a car for help off a highway in Pima County on April 9, 2019. The man told agents he was from Guatemala and had been lost the desert for several days.

New Border Patrol Sector Chief Discusses Challenges with Surge in Families

Apr 12, 2019 Plus, hearing from the deputy commander of BORSTAR about heightened risks of crossing during the summer.
Author Todd Miller joins Lorraine Rivera in the Arizona 360 studio on April 11, 2019.

How Climate Change Factors Into Migration From Central America

Apr 12, 2019 A discussion with author Todd Miller.
Two decades after Hurricane Mitch, clean and safe water supplies are still a challenge in rural Honduras.

Drought, Mudslides Drive Central American Migrants North

Apr 12, 2019 Climate change impacts are exacerbating pre-existing crises that lead to out-migration, a Tucson-based journalist says.
Concertina wire lines bollard fencing at the international border in Nogales, Arizona.

Vice President Pence, Gov Ducey Challenge Congress on Border

Apr 12, 2019 Pence said the administration isn't considering more family separations, but called for changes to the Flores Agreement.
A volunteer pediatrician examines a 7-year-old from Guatemala at the Tucson Benedictine Monastery, March 28, 2019.

Health Researcher: Asylum-Seeking Migrants Pose No Threat to Public Health

Apr 11, 2019 UA College of Public Health researcher says more migrants from Guatemala are immunized than people from Arizona.
Vice President Mike Pence in Alaska, February 2018.

Vice President Pence to Visit Nogales Thursday

Apr 10, 2019 The visit comes at a time when Homeland Security has no clear leaders at the highest positions.
Bollard-style fencing is staged near the Santa Teresa Port of Entry, in New Mexico, April 2018.

Nearly $1B in Contracts Awarded for Border Fence Sections

Apr 10, 2019 The removal and replacement projects will replace vehicle fencing with pedestrian fencing.
Kirstjen Nielsen speaking at George Washington University March 18, 2019. Nielsen announced she was stepping down as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in April.

Nielsen Out at Homeland Security as Trump Focuses on Border

Apr 8, 2019 CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, longtime border official, will take over as acting head.
A woman carries her belongings into the Benedictine Monastery shortly after arriving as part of a group of migrants transported by the Department of Homeland Security from El Paso to Tucson on Feb. 21, 2019.

UA Researcher: No Public Health Risk Presented by Immigration Surge

Apr 5, 2019 A discussion with the Arizona Prevention Research Center's Kathryn Tucker.

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