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Meth seized by Drug Enforcement Administration agents near Phoenix in September 2018. The drugs were taken to the agency's warehouse in Phoenix.

Meth Seizures at the Border Continue to Rise

Dec 14, 2018 The DEA says Arizona is one of the primary places meth enters the country.
Marcelo Ebrard is Mexico's secretary of foreign affairs and former mayor of Mexico City.

Mexico to Pump $30B Into Central America to Slow Migration

Dec 14, 2018 The development plan would benefit Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus, March 2017.

TPD Chief Magnus Testifies Before Senate Committee

Dec 12, 2018 Tucson's police chief talked about community policing near the border.
Ann Kirkpatrick speaks at the Democratic watch party in Pima County, Nov. 6, 2018.

Incoming Rep Kirkpatrick Promises a 'No' to Trump's Border Wall

Dec 11, 2018 The incoming Democrat says she'll oppose any immigration bill that includes a border wall.
A Border Patrol agent sits in his vehicle, June 2018.

ACLU: Cross-Certification Used to Profile Immigrants

Dec 11, 2018 The practice is legal if the border patrol agent has been cross-certified by the Pima County Sheriff's Office.
A soldier installs concertina wire along the border wall near the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. The wire is meant to deter people from jumping the wall illegally, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

US Starts to Withdraw Troops from Trump Border Mission

Dec 11, 2018 2,200 are being withdrawn, leaving about 3,000 active duty troops in Texas, Arizona and California.
An image showing countries in the so-called Northern Triangle, adapted from a Centers for Disease Control map.

Report: Impact Of Deportee Reintegration Efforts Is Unclear

Dec 10, 2018 Successful reintegration is a key part of a broader goal to cut illegal immigration by improving conditions there.
An image of a tweet send by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey from the inauguration of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as president of Mexico.

Early Outreach from Arizona to Mexico's New President

Dec 7, 2018 Gov. Doug Ducey and a delegation attended the new leader's inauguration.
Nicol rests at a women shelter in Nogales, Sonora, after making a six-week trip to get to the U.S.-Mexico border. She plans to seek asylum.

Granted Asylum But Still Confined in a Detention Center

Dec 7, 2018 A transgender woman from Honduras continues to fight for U.S. asylum. She says death awaits her in Central America.
Demonstrators march in downtown Tucson after the November 21, 2018 acquittal of Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz on involuntary manslaughter charges in the cross-border shooting death of a 16 year old Mexican boy, Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez.

Feds Won't Pursue Third Trial Against Border Patrol Agent Who Shot Teen

Dec 6, 2018 Agent Lonnie Swartz has been twice acquitted in trials over the killing of 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez.
A group of migrants traveling in a caravan in Tijuana near the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Federal agents in San Diego deployed tear gas to stop the group's attempt to rush the border on November 25, 2018.

CBP Ups Precautions at Border After Clash with Caravan

Dec 3, 2018 A discussion with Arizona Republic reporter Rafael Carranza from Tijuana.
The port of entry in Douglas, Arizona in April 2016.

Study: Southeastern Arizona Needs Two Ports Of Entry

Nov 30, 2018 The intended expansion will split commercial traffic away from the aging downtown port that leads to the city of Douglas.
Angie Dickinson at Old Tucson Studios during the filming of "Rio Bravo" in 1959.

Return to Rio Bravo

Nov 28, 2018 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How the Kino Border Initiative is aiding migrant families; Tucson mystery writer bases novel around opioid addiction; and remembering filmmaker Nicolas Roeg.
A flag flies by the dome of the U.S. Capitol.

House Passes Bill to Boost Cross-Border Academic Collaboration

Nov 28, 2018 The legislation encourages U.S.-Mexico academics and business.
The international line between Mexico and the U.S. ends at the Pacific Ocean, with Tijuana on the left.

Mexico Requests US Investigation Into Use of Tear Gas at Border

Nov 27, 2018 The diplomatic note expressed concerns after U.S. agents launched tear gas at the border in the San Diego-Tijuana region.
A Border Patrol agent sits in his vehicle, June 2018.

Recent Events Empower US Border Patrol, Immigration Advocates Warn

Nov 27, 2018 The acquittal of CBP Agent Lonnie Swartz sends the wrong message to Border Patrol agents, the ACLU says.

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