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Navy Seabees, construction battalions building a bridge over the Santa Cruz River to make access for U.S. Border Patrol easier during flood season. (March 27, 2019)

Construction Along the Santa Cruz Near Nogales Raises Environmental Concerns

Apr 5, 2019 Friends of the Santa Cruz says any construction could damage the fragile river.
Trucks wait in line to cross into the United States via Nogales, while a sign reading "Bienvenidos a México" welcomes those crossing into Mexico.

Trump Backs Off Border Shutdown But Threatens Auto Tariffs

Apr 4, 2019 Trump last week tweeted that he would close the border or large swaths of it if Mexico didn't stop illegal immigration to the U.S.
Motorists wait to cross at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Sonora, in February 2019.

Trump's Threat to Close Border Stirs Fears of Economic Harm

Apr 2, 2019 Politicians, business leaders and and economists warned of blocking cross-border trade and the movement of people.
U.S. Sen. Martha McSally answers questions from reporters outside the Phoenix office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on April 1, 2019.

Sen McSally Says Cross-Border Trade, Travel Should Continue

Apr 2, 2019 President Donald Trump threatened to close the border this week over immigration.
A semi truck undergoes a safety inspection at the Arizona-Mexico border.

More US Officers May be Reassigned to Deal With Border Crush

Apr 1, 2019 The temporary reassignments, up from the current 750 inspectors, threaten to slow the movement of commercial trucks.
Morley Avenue is the main shopping street in Nogales, Arizona (2019)

Nogales Manager: Drop in Holiday Shoppers From Mexico Not as Severe as Predicted

Mar 29, 2019 City Manager Frank Felix said concertina wire and soldiers didn't deter Christmas shoppers coming from Mexico.
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.

Border Officials Releasing Detained Migrants in Yuma

Mar 29, 2019 Some politicians pushed back against the practice, while officials have used the term "breaking point" to describe the situation at the border.
A market in Bulej, in the western highlands of Guatemala. Bulej is among communities that have seen a new pattern of migration: parents traveling with younger children.

U.S. Immigration: The View From Mexico and Guatemala

Mar 29, 2019 In search of perspectives from outside the U.S. on the current state of immigration at our southern border.
Two children playing baseball on the street in Yalambojoch.

Surge in Family Migration Leaving Void in Rural Guatemalan Schools, Communities

Mar 29, 2019 Chairs pile up in the classrooms of villages where debt cycles and tougher immigration enforcement mean a new migration trend: parents traveling with younger children.
Large groups of Central American migrants have been apprehended near the border town of Sonoyta, Sonora, in recent days.

US Hopes to Work With Central America to Slow Migration

Mar 27, 2019 High levels of violence in those so-called Northern Triangle countries has been a key driver of migration.
The entrance to the La Palma Correction Center in Eloy, Arizona, 2019.

Lawyer Worries Video Conference Hearings Could Cost Asylum-Seeking Client

Mar 25, 2019 The practice is intended to make a swamped system more efficient, but some question the impact on due process.
This cropped photo scanned from the collection of the Pimeria Alta Museum shows International Street separating Nogales, Sonora, and Nogales, Arizona, circa 1900.

Fence First Built Along Arizona Border 100 Years Ago

Mar 22, 2019 In 1919, after a deadly clash between military forces, a two-mile fence was built between Ambos Nogales.
The drug fentanyl is 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Tohono O'odham Police Seize 43K Fentanyl Doses

Mar 22, 2019 Tribal police led a task force that resulted in three arrests and the seizure of pills valued at over $700,000.
In this Customs and Border Protection photo, 127 migrants are intercepted by border agents in the El Paso Sector March 7, according to the agency.

Desperate Migrant Families Overwhelm US Border Agencies

Mar 21, 2019 The Border Patrol says it made an all time monthly high of about 66,000 apprehensions of people crossing the border in February.
Still image of video posted to social media of a Border Patrol arrest on Tucson's south side, March 19, 2019.

Crowd Protests as Family is Arrested by Border Patrol

Mar 20, 2019 Protesters say agents separated a 12-year-old girl from her mother and father, who were arrested for not having the proper visa to be in the U.S. legally.
The international line between Mexico and the U.S. ends at the Pacific Ocean, with Tijuana on the left.

Asylum Seekers Waiting in Mexico Seek to Stay in US

Mar 20, 2019 Several asylum seekers have said they are afraid to return to Mexico while they wait for their next hearing.

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