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A woman and child embrace along the border in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora where migrants seeking asylum formed an encampment along the sidewalk as they waited to make formal requests with U.S. Customs officers at the San Luis Port of Entry in December 2018.

COVID-19 closures hit already-backlogged immigration courts

Jul 17, 2020 More than a million people are awaiting immigration court hearings nationwide, according to estimates.

DACA supporters gathered outside ICE in Phoenix on June 18, 2020, to celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling to continue the DACA program for now.

US District Court says Trump administration must accept new DACA applications

Jul 17, 2020 Policy experts say the administration has failed to comply with the Supreme Court ruling.

Patrons at the Pima County Public Library's downtown Tucson branch use social distancing while waiting in line to use the library's computers on May 29, 2020.

Daily news roundup: Hospital workers on COVID-19 surge, challenges for school districts

Jul 17, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 17.

Construction trucks drive along the border wall in Sasabe on July 13, 2020.

Back-to-school concerns, border wall, new COVID-19 test

Jul 17, 2020 Plus, what polling indicates about issues voters are prioritizing in 2020.

A health care worker handles supplies needed to collect saliva to test for COVID-19 as part of Arizona State University's testing initiative.

ASU rolls out Arizona’s first COVID-19 saliva test

Jul 17, 2020 Researchers say the method may be more effective than nasal swabs.

A construction truck hauls dirt alongside the border wall in Sasabe on July 13, 2020.

Border wall construction raises concerns about environmental impacts

Jul 17, 2020 Tony Paniagua visited Sasabe and the Coronado National Memorial, where projects are underway.

File image of a child reading a book in school.

Pandemic’s impact on back-to-school plans in Pima County

Jul 17, 2020 A discussion with Pima County School Superintendent Dustin Williams.

A man wears a face mask while standing outdoors in the town of Guadalupe on July 7, 2020.

Guadalupe: A town hit hard by COVID-19

Jul 17, 2020 Locals say families have been struggling in the small town, which recently had one of the highest COVID-19 case rates in Maricopa County.

People wait to be tested for COVID-19 at the Kino Sports Complex, in this July 13 courtesy photo from Pima County.

Pima County COVID-19 infection rate below Arizona average

Jul 17, 2020 The number of testing sites in the county is increasing.

A sign in front of the Tucson Medical Center.

Tucson hospitals balance full patient loads, COVID-19 stress

Jul 17, 2020 As hospitals inch closer to reaching full capacity, doctors and nurses continue to ask the public to reduce the risk of virus transmission.

Construction underway on a section of border wall in Organ Pipe National Monument, Sept. 18, 2019.

Border wall project based on outdated model, report finds

Jul 17, 2020 A federal report says CBP ignored its own priorities for where to build and relied on limited information about border crossings.

The entrance to the U.S. Census Bureau's office in Tucson.

Governor's office: Arizona not sharing driver's license data with census

Jul 17, 2020 A spokesman said Arizona is not among the states that made a data-sharing deal with the Census Bureau.

Choropleth map showing rate of COVID-19 cases reported/100,000 people over a one-week period ending July 16.

Daily news roundup: Eviction protection extended, record AZ unemployment, nurses' union contract

Jul 16, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 16.

Arizona. Gov. Doug Ducey at a July 16 briefing on the state's COVID-19 response.

Ducey extends eviction protection for renters until Oct. 31

Jul 16, 2020 The governor did not issue any changes on the reopening of schools apart from a promise for more guidance next week.

Nurses hold a demonstration in front of Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital on Silverbell Road, Sept. 20, 2019.

Nurses reach contract with St. Joseph's, St. Mary's

Jul 16, 2020 It's the first union nursing contract in Arizona.

University of Arizona President Robert Robbins and Richard Carmona hold an online briefing about restarting classes on campus. July 16,2020.

Mandatory COVID-19 tests await UA students in dorms

Jul 16, 2020 Before moving in all students would have be tested for the novel coronavirus.

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