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Nayla Altamirano, a lawyer, an activist, and a performance artist with Zapotec and Chilean roots, is one of dozens of artists participating in the 2018 Binational Encuentro, October 11 - 19, 2018.

Women Migrate Across More Than Borders

Oct 10, 2018 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Borderlands Theater explores"Sanctuary"; Pima County's Master Gardener program celebrates 35 years; and Tu Nidito presents an art show by youth coping with grief.
Candidates for the 2nd Congressional District, Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick, left, and Republican Lea Marquez Peterson, shake hands following a televised debate at the Tucson Jewish Community Center, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, Tucson, Arizona.

CD2 Candidates at Odds on Southern Arizona Issues

Oct 9, 2018 Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick and Republican Lea Marquez Peterson vie to represent Pima and Cochise Counties district.
Families seeking asylum await processing outside the port of entry in Nogales, Sonora, on Sept. 4, 2018.

Tucson Immigration Officials Release More Than 700 Asylum Seekers From Detention

Oct 9, 2018 Homeland Security says there just isn't enough room at ICE family detention centers to accommodate a rise in asylum-seeking families.
The border fence passes over hills on the line between Arizona and Mexico.

Attorney General Wants More Funding to Prosecute Border Cases

Oct 8, 2018 Officials say the caseload in Southern Arizona has gone up significantly.

Feds Close Southwest Key Migrant Children Shelter In Youngtown, Arizona

Oct 5, 2018 It’s at least the second Southwest Key shelter in Arizona to be shuttered.
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he'll push for anti-poverty programs in meeting with members of the U.S. Cabinet.

Trump, Mexican President-Elect Talk Immigration Over Phone

Oct 3, 2018 The conversation touched on an economic development plan for Central America, López Obrador said.
Adults and children at Border Patrol's Central Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, June 17, 2018.

Watchdog: US Unprepared for Consequences of 'Zero Tolerance' Immigration

Oct 2, 2018 Homeland Security officials say the report illustrates how difficult it is to enforce broken and poorly written immigration laws.
National Guard troops receive inspection training from a Customs and Border Patrol official at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona on August 1, 2018.

New Trade Agreement Aimed at Moving Trucks Through the Border Faster

Oct 1, 2018 More than half of the old NAFTA agreement was kept in place.
A Customs and Border Protection unmanned aircraft in Sierra Vista.

Audit: CBP Not Protecting Information Gleaned From its Drones

Sep 27, 2018 The audit found the agency's drone program is vulnerable to losing confidential information the aircraft gather.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives (ATF) vault of seized weapons in Phoenix, Arizona.

Sinaloan Grenade Smuggler Sentenced

Sep 27, 2018 It started with Homeland Security Investigations agents watching a sporting goods store in Nogales, Arizona.

Eloy Pulls Plug On Part Of ICE Contract

Sep 27, 2018 The city ended part of a contract allowing ICE to run an immigrant detention center in Texas.
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Immigration Court Backlog Growing

Sep 27, 2018 The number of unresolved cases grew by 41 percent in less than two years
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved more than 6.6 million people to be citizens in the last decade.

Groups Sue Government to Get Info on Citizenship Application Delays

Sep 26, 2018 Documents say the government didn't respond to a FOIA request for records tied to naturalization requests.
A bollard-style steel border wall, like this one in Sunland Park, New Mexico is being built west of El Paso's main border crossing.

Tucson Company Building Border Wall in Texas

Sep 25, 2018 West Point Contractors is known locally for projects in Nogales, Yuma and in Tucson’s Saguaro National Park.
Kids play on a basketball court at the Southwest Key facility in Tucson, July 7, 2018

Arizona Aims to Take Licenses From Southwest Key Programs

Sep 20, 2018 The operator of shelters for migrant children missed a deadline that was part of a deal made to increase state oversight.
Raw sewage pools up near the Naco Port of Entry in Arizona after a pump was unable to handle the flow of effluent and ruptured.

Cochise County to Hold Town Hall on Sewage Concerns

Sep 20, 2018 Vaccination clinic also set to prevent infection

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