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Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier in Nogales, Arizona, Feb. 9, 2017.

Sheriff Napier: Illegal Immigration and Border Security Are Separate Issues

Jul 6, 2018 The Pima County sheriff also said Operation Stonegarden and other federal grants are held up for political reasons.
Christine Vivona

A Bright Touch: Harpist Christine Vivona

Jul 5, 2018 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Voices of protesters in Nogales; and a conversation with NASA nurse Dee O'Hara on the birth of the space program.
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva speaks to Arizona Public Media, June 2018.

Grijalva Adds Voice to Call to End ICE

Jul 5, 2018 The Southern Arizona Democrat said border enforcement won't go away, but that the agency should be broken up.
More than 300 demonstrators in downtown Nogales, Arizona, protesting the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the border

Prominent Arizona Family Stands Against Trump Border Policies

Jul 4, 2018 The daughter of former Arizona Governor Raul Castro joins demonstrators at the border.
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.

Pew: Rising Support for More Legal Immigration to the US

Jul 2, 2018 The survey also found broad misunderstandings about the legal immigrant population.
The leader of Morena, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, recently gave a speech about defending immigrants in Phoenix.

Future Impact of Mexico's New President on Arizona Unclear

Jul 2, 2018 Trade, immigration and border relationships are on the line.
A Border Patrol vehicle at the fence on the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales.

Border Patrol Arrests Drop Sharply in June

Jul 2, 2018 The preliminary numbers show a decline that ends four consecutive months of increases.
The flag of Mexico.

Mexican Officials Call for Condemnation of Trump Immigration Policies

Jul 2, 2018 A document from the Mexico's diplomatic agency calls policies like the holding and separation of families cruel and inhumane.
Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan (left) meets with Customs officials at the Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales on June 27, 2018.

CBP Commissioner, First Lady Visit Arizona in Same Week

Jun 29, 2018 Nancy Montoya reports on the purpose of both trips.
Father and teenager daughter make dangerous trip from Guatemala to the Arizona border.

Separated & Reunited on the Border

Jun 29, 2018 Also on Arizona Spotlight: An update on the poaching of a male jaguar sighted in the Huachuca Mountains; meet Ciara Peterson, a Tucson girl who is a national champion at using braille.
Protestors outside a Southwest Key facility near Oracle Road and Drachman Street in Tucson hung signs in preparation for a visit by First Lady Melania Trump. Mrs. Trump did not tour any of the facilities that house migrant children in the Tucson area.

First Lady's Visit a Chance for Protestors to Voice Opposition

Jun 29, 2018 Protestors gather at immigrant children detention sites as Melania Trump tours immigration-related stops.
First Lady Melania Trump arrives at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. June 28, 2018

First Lady Visits Border Patrol, Migrant Child Center in Arizona

Jun 28, 2018 Melania Trump makes stops in Tucson and Phoenix during her visit.
A Vote Here sign outside a polling place.

Immigration Top Issue For GOP voters

Jun 28, 2018 A new poll shows a change in priorities for Arizona Republican voters
Government officials received this picture of a jaguar pelt, and biologists say its spots correspond to those on a jaguar seen in pictures taken by a trail camera in Arizona.

Jaguar Seen in Arizona Last Year has Been Killed in Mexico

Jun 28, 2018 Spots on a pelt match those of a jaguar photographed in the Huachuca Mountains.
The exterior of the Southwest Key facilities, on North Oracle Road.

Arizona Facilities Holding 328 Separated Kids

Jun 27, 2018 Governor's office confirms exact number of immigrant children in the state.
Father and teenager daughter make dangerous trip from Guatemala to the Arizona border.

Asylum Trend Shifts: More Fathers Immigrating With Teenage Children

Jun 25, 2018 Migrant shelters report the journey from Central America has grown increasingly dangerous for women and small children.

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