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The Bracker's department store in Nogales, Arizona, is set to close October 15, 2017.

Arizona Town Losing Landmark Business As Border Shopping Habits Change

Sep 21, 2017 The announcement that one Nogales department store is closing reverberated across two countries.
Fresh peppers.

Census Bureau: Arizona's Imports, Exports Drop in 2016

Sep 21, 2017 Dollar value of goods moving in and out of the state decreased slightly year-over-year.
Mary Jo O'Neil is a federal attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Some Employers Refusing to Pay Undocumented Workers

Sep 20, 2017 Federal officials say they will sue employers that don't pay workers, regardless of immigration status.

California Sues to Stop Border Wall Build

Sep 20, 2017 The lawsuit claims the Trump administration is in noncompliance with environmental laws.
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva is arrested outside of Trump Tower in New York City Sept. 19, 2017. Several members of congress were protesting the president's immigration policy.

Rep. Raúl Grijalva Arrested in New York

Sep 19, 2017 Congressman joined pro-immigrant protest outside Trump Tower.
U.S. Rep. Martha McSally speaks with Arizona Public Media Feb. 24, 2017.

McSally, Other US Representatives Meet With Trump on DACA

Sep 15, 2017 House group pushing bipartisan solution to immigration deadlock.

Feds Waive Environmental Laws Again for Section of Border Wall

Sep 13, 2017 The agency lifted 28 laws for border-wall construction near Calexico, Calif.
A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle in the desert.

Cross-Border Energy Project Worries Border Patrol

Sep 12, 2017 The project would build a grid across the border to Nogales, Sonora.
The White House's south lawn.

Arizona Businesses Want DACA, Immigration Reform

Sep 12, 2017 Business leaders want Congressional action soon.

Houston Wildlife After the Flood

Sep 8, 2017 Also on Arizona Spotlight: DACA Phase Out Could Affect 28,000 Arizonans; "The Rainbow 17" Seek Asylum in the US; and Arizona veteran Keith Connolly shares his Vietnam experience...
Joseling, left, and Estefany stand in front of the border fence, before walking to the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, on August 10, 2017.

Displaced LGBT People from Central America, Mexico Head North for Survival

Sep 8, 2017 17 migrants seek asylum in U.S.
Students on the University of Arizona campus protest President Trump's announcement in September 2017 that the DACA program would be phased out.

DACA Phase Out, Now What?

Sep 7, 2017 People with deferred deportation status are wondering what to do.
Perla Rojas (left) and Ana Mendoza (center) were among the DACA recipients who gathered on the University of Arizona mall Tuesday afternoon.

UA's DACA Students Rally After Trump Ends Program

Sep 6, 2017 Students and supporters gathered in a show of solidarity for those whose legal status is now in limbo.
From left, Julian Escutia, chief adviser to the Mexican foreign relations undersecretary for North America; Carlos Sada, undersecretary for North America; Abraham Sonora, chief of staff for the secretary; and Claudia Algorri, spokeswoman.

Mexico Responds To Trump's DACA Decision With 'Deep Regret'

Sep 6, 2017 The government offered a welcome to immigrants returning to Mexico and help to those staying in the U.S.
A rally at Tucson City Hall in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Sept. 5, 2017.

End to DACA Announced, Raising Questions for Immigrants

Sep 5, 2017 Southern Arizona's congressional delegation says Congress must pass immigration reform.
The value of remittances to Mexico has been on the rise in recent years.

Tucson Aims For More Business in Mexico

Sep 5, 2017 Local business leaders formally working with Mexican companies.

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