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Mexcio President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele in Chiapas, Mexico.

Mexico invests in trees in El Salvador to fight migration crisis

Jun 24, 2019 The strategy involves creating new employment opportunities in Central American countries.
A Border Patrol vehicle drives along a section of fence at the Organ Pipe National Monument, west of Lukeville and south of Ajo, Arizona, Nov. 2, 2018.

Military service member found dead in Southern Arizona

Jun 24, 2019 Authorities said no foul play was suspected in this or another such death earlier this month.
KJZZ Mexico City Bureau Chief Rodrigo Cervantes participates in a Skype interview with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera.

Mexico's southern border deployment faces pushback

Jun 22, 2019 A discussion with KJZZ Mexico City Bureau Chief Rodrigo Cervantes.
Members of the Arizona Department of Public Safety's Honor Guard stand with United States and Mexican flags at the annual PISA conference held at Casino Del Sol in Tucson on June 19, 2019. The event brings together law enforcement agencies in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico.

Conference brings together authorities from Arizona and Sonora

Jun 22, 2019 The annual event aims to improve communication between agencies in both states.
Scott Brown, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Arizona, sits for an interview with Arizona 360 at Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Phoenix on June 17, 2019.

How ICE investigates border-related crimes in Arizona

Jun 22, 2019 A discussion with the head of the agency's investigative arm, Homeland Security Investigations.
This March 7, 2019 Customs and Border Protection photo shows a group of more than 100 migrants lined up at the border in the El Paso Sector.

'Remain In Mexico' program headed to Sonora

Jun 21, 2019 The program sends asylum seekers to Mexico while their immigration cases are processed.
A volunteer at Tucson's Benedictine Monastery reviews when and where an asylum seeking family must appear for an immigration hearing, May 2019.

Report: Most asylum-seeking families show up to immigration court dates

Jun 21, 2019 In Arizona, almost every family that has legal representation makes every court appearance, according to aTRAC immigration report.
The exterior of Banner University Medical Center.

Clashes between doctors and Border Patrol may be putting migrant health at risk

Jun 20, 2019 A health and human rights group says agents sometimes exceed the limits of their mandate.
Archie is a big brown bat, and has been taken care of by Bob & Debbie Beucher since being rescued more than sixteen years ago.

Bat night at the Mission Garden

Jun 19, 2019 Also: A new facility in Nogales, Sonora to help migrants following the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy; and strangers find common ground with "One Small Step".
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.

Feds aim to cut processing times for immigration applications

Jun 18, 2019 Agency data shows a backlog of more than 700,000 citizenship applications.
Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, right, is chairman of Mexico’s lower congress, la Cámara de Diputados.

Mexico deploys National Guard to stop migrants

Jun 17, 2019 Critics say the deployment is against the law and is intended to serve U.S. interests.
Tonatiuh Guillén became commissioner for Mexico’s National Institute of Migration in December 2018.

Mexican immigration commissioner quits amid immigration crisis

Jun 17, 2019 Tonatiuh Guillén gave no explanation for his unexpected resignation.
The port of entry in Douglas, Arizona in April 2016.

After burst of border violence, Arizona DPS sends help to border

Jun 13, 2019 The agency declined to provide details beyond what it wrote in three tweets Wednesday.
Immigration activist Irineo Mujica.

Migrant activists accused of human smuggling released in Mexico

Jun 13, 2019 Upon release, Irineo Mujica accused the Mexican president of being a tool of the Trump administration to stop migrants.
This March 7, 2019 Customs and Border Protection photo shows a group of more than 100 migrants lined up at the border in the El Paso Sector.

Report: Number of undocumented migrants from Mexico declines in Arizona

Jun 12, 2019 Mexican-born immigrants no longer constitute the majority of undocumented individuals nationwide.
The port of entry in Douglas, Arizona in April 2016.

2 Sonoran border shootouts claim 9 lives

Jun 11, 2019 Violence rocked the Mexican border towns of Agua Prieta and Naco on Monday.

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