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A sign pointing in the direction of the U.S. at a port of entry in Nogales, Mexico.

Mothers Take First Step Toward Lawsuit Over Family Separations

Feb 12, 2019 The women, who were separated from their children at the border, are seeking millions in damages from the U.S. government.
Four-hundred people at Republican-sponsored event featuring Steve Bannon and a GoFundMe effort to raise private money for President Trump's wall, Feb. 8, 2019.

Green Valley Residents at Odds on the Wall

Feb 11, 2019 A GoFundMe event to raise private dollars to build a wall drew immediate opposition from Green Valley Samaritans.
Tomatoes on their way north across the U.S.-Mexico border.

US Investigation Into Mexican Tomatoes Could Hurt Imports, Industry Rep Says

Feb 11, 2019 A Commerce Department decision means an investigation into tomato dumping will resume in May.
The DeConcini Port of Entry

Shooting Closes Lanes at Downtown Nogales Border Crossing

Feb 8, 2019 Officials are still piecing together what happened in the shooting involving a car heading southbound into Mexico.
Nogales City Council votes unanimously to demand the federal government remove concertina wire from the border fence in Nogales. (February 6, 2019)

Nogales Officials Threaten to Sue the Government Over Border Razor Wire

Feb 7, 2019 The mayor and council passed a resolution to demand the razor wire come down.
Rows of razor wire cover the U.S. side of a section of the wall near Nogales, Arizona.

Nogales Officials Want Border Wall's Razor Wire Removed

Feb 7, 2019 The City Council passed a resolution condemning installation of new razor wire covering the wall passing through downtown.
Then-U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham in 2017.

New Mexico Governor Pulls National Guard Troops From Border

Feb 6, 2019 The move challenges President Trump's description of a border undergoing a security crisis.
A soldier installs concertina wire along the border wall near the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. The wire is meant to deter people from jumping the wall illegally, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Nogales Mayor Wants Border Razor Wire Down

Feb 5, 2019 The mayor says the wire poses a danger to Arizona residents.
No More Deaths supporters rally outside of the Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse in Tucson on January 15, 2019. The demonstration was held in support of four volunteers charged with misdemeanors related to leaving food and water inside the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in 2017.

Border Humanitarian Aid Workers See Upside to Federal Convictions

Feb 1, 2019 Nancy Montoya reports on the trial's outcome and the origins of the group No More Deaths.
A file image of a judge's gavel in a courtroom at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Shutdown Bumps 80,000 Immigration Cases, Judge Says

Feb 1, 2019 A discussion with the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges.
Customs and Border Protection displays the largest fentanyl seizure in agency history, at the Nogales Port of Entry, Jan. 31, 2019.

US Border Agency Announces Biggest-Ever Fentanyl Bust, Worth $3.5M

Feb 1, 2019 Customs and Border Protection said agents captured more than 250 pounds of the deadly opioid.
Soon-to-be U.S. citizens taking an oath at a naturalization ceremony at the Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse in Tucson, February 2018.

Report: Processing Delays Reach Crisis Levels At Immigration Agency

Jan 31, 2019 A coalition of immigration lawyers says longer waits are often due to a large wave of applications.
A soldier installs concertina wire along the border wall near the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. A new deployment is expected to stretch an additional 150 miles of razor wire along the border.

Pentagon Sending 'Several Thousand' More Troops To US-Mexico Border

Jan 30, 2019 It comes weeks from a deadline from the White House over funding for a border wall.
Walking passageway to a port of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales.

Honduras Is Top Country Of Origin For Migrants Traveling By Land To US, Mexico Says

Jan 30, 2019 The numbers come from migrants requesting a visa to transit through Mexico in January.
The Gallegos family spends the night at Tucson's Benedictine Monastery, Jan. 28, 2019. Their final destination is Tennessee.

Developer Temporarily Opens Doors of Benedictine Monastery to Migrants

Jan 29, 2019 Ross Rulney eventually plans to build apartments around the iconic building, but for now is opening the property to asylum seekers.
The barrier running along the U.S.-Mexico border cuts across the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Tribes Discuss Visa to Allow Unimpeded Border Crossing

Jan 29, 2019 The proposal also includes meetings with Homeland Security, sensitivity training and translators.

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