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Mike Wilson leans on the U.S. fence. The new gate is behind him.

Tohono O'odham's San Miguel Border Gate May Be Closing

Mar 30, 2016 Access to ancestral lands on both sides of line may be at an end.

Union: Border Fence Breach Raises Terrorist Worries

Mar 29, 2016 National Border Patrol Council head testifies before Congress.

Binational Effort to Protect Environment Along the Border

Mar 28, 2016 Border 2020 members will meet Thursday, March 31 in Nogales, Sonora
The Border Strike Force is a specialized unit of the Arizona Department of Public Safety that targets drug and human smuggling.

Report: Border Strike Force Statistics Not Adding Up

Mar 25, 2016 Public records released to UA Journalism School news service don't back Gov. Ducey's claims.

Panel Finds Border Patrol Corruption Is Security Risk

Mar 22, 2016 New report by 'Independent Use of Force Committee'
Campaigning in Arizona, clockwise from upper left: Democrat Bernie Sanders, Republican Ted Cruz, former Democratic President Bill Clinton campaigning for his wife Hillary, Republican Donald Trump.

Presidential Candidates Rally Across State, Talk Immigration

Mar 21, 2016 Four of the five candidates draw big crowds in Phoenix, Tucson, elsewhere; primary Tuesday.
Wayne using his "Us and Them" camera to take a portrait of a refugee in Lesvos Greece

Tucson Photographer, Daughter Tell Stories of Syrian Refugees

Mar 17, 2016 Wayne Martin Belger, daughter Tara photographed front lines of crisis.
Migrant deaths in the desert continue at a steady pace and its the Tucson sector that has the highest numbers.

Tucson Border Patrol Sets Up Missing Migrant Team

Mar 14, 2016 Families may be reluctant to reach out to agency if their loves ones are here illegally.

15th Anniversary of Water Tanks in Desert for Migrants

Mar 11, 2016 Founder of effort to save lives by preventing dehydration says immigration fixes still needed
The international border fence in the Arizona desert.

'Common Ground on the Border' Celebrates Region's Culture

Mar 7, 2016 Community group wants to defuse tension about U.S.-Mexico border
Teens walk into Nogales shelter escorted by Border Patrol officers for processing

New Surge of Central American Youth Expected at US Border

Mar 2, 2016 Border Protection official tells congressional committee numbers rising, could hit 75,000.

Cumbia Corridos Make Heroes Out of Everyday Tucsonans

Feb 29, 2016 Vox Urbana writes music and lyrics to evoke experiences of immigration to the U.S.
Crawford Street in Nogales.

Nogales Crime Falls with Fewer Undocumented Immigrants

Feb 25, 2016 Police report aggravated assaults decline 44%, burglaries off 33% from previous year.

Tohono O'odham Find Common Ground with Border Patrol

Feb 17, 2016 Partnership has brought increased security and new technology to the nation.
The Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is located in the historic center of downtown Ciudad Juárez.

Ciudad Juárez Residents Seek Consolation from Pope's Visit

Feb 15, 2016 City has deep wounds from Mexican Revolution, modern brutal drug war.

Lawmakers, Sheriffs Weigh $30M Border Security Plan

Feb 12, 2016 Arizona Week takes a deeper look at Gov. Ducey's Border Strike Force.

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