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Migrants march toward the Deconcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Sonora in a demonstration asking President Joe Biden to restore the U.S. asylum process.

COVID-19 asylum limits at US-Mexico border to end May 23

Apr 1, 2022 The Centers for Disease Control says it's ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Environmental groups reach settlement in border wall funding suit

Mar 30, 2022 The new settlement agreement mandates no more military funds be used for border wall construction and requires a study to assess environmental damage.
Migrants march toward the Deconcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Sonora in a demonstration asking President Joe Biden to restore the U.S. asylum process.

CDC will review the use of Title 42 on Wednesday

Mar 29, 2022 The pandemic-era policy enacted in March of 2020 that allows border officers to swiftly turn away migrants on public health grounds.
A volunteer speaks to migrants keeping warm under an emergency blanket after an early-morning expulsion at the Migrant Resource Center in Agua Prieta.

Pressure is building on Biden administration to repeal Title 42

Mar 20, 2022 The policy came into sharp focus last week when a Ukrainian family was turned away because of it at the border in San Diego.
A Border Patrol vehicle.

DPS investigating fatal crash after Border Patrol pursuit

Mar 10, 2022 The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating a Border Patrol vehicle chase that ended in a fatal crash outside Tucson.
File photo of a pedestrian crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales.

Car crossings up to pre-pandemic levels, pedestrians lag at Arizona ports

Mar 8, 2022 Pedestrian crossings in Nogales this January were still down 36% from January 2020.
Vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Tucson. January 2021.

ACLU says immigrants in ICE detention being denied boosters

Mar 3, 2022 A lawsuit filed by the ACLU alleges medically vulnerable people who are detained do not have access to COVID-19 boosters.
A Border Patrol vehicle.

Sheriff: Migrant shot by Border agent was brandishing a rock

Mar 1, 2022 A Border Patrol agent said the migrant he fatally shot this month near Douglas was brandishing a rock.
Afternoon traffic heading into the U.S. builds up at the San Luis Port of Entry in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, 2011.

3 Arizona land ports among 26 port projects at U.S. borders

Feb 28, 2022 Three ports along Arizona’s border with Mexico will be getting upgrades funded by the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed last year.
U.S. Supreme Court

Brnovich takes his case to the highest court

Feb 23, 2022 Arizona's attorney general wants to defend an immigration rule the Biden administration is trying to get rid of.
A Border Patrol vehicle at the fence on the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales.

Autopsy confirms gunshots killed migrant who died in Border Patrol incident

Feb 23, 2022 The Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the cause of death for an unidentified male migrant shot by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday night.
A Border Patrol vehicle.

US border agent kills man on rugged trail in Arizona

Feb 21, 2022 The sheriff's office says the shooting was reported about 10 p.m. Saturday about 30 miles northeast of Douglas.
Demonstrators protest in favor of protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients.

Undocumented advocates brace for DACA rule change

Feb 16, 2022 DACA was nearly canceled under the Trump administration. Then a federal court ruling in Texas last year barred first-time applicants.
Nogales, Arizona, strung up a welcome banner for people crossing into the town after the restrictions were lifted.

In months since border reopening, sales tax revenues up in Nogales

Feb 8, 2022 State treasurer’s data shows that roughly $1.2 million in sales taxes were generated in the city in November, and $1.3 million in December.
Amber Ortega celebrates her acquittal at a press conference in downtown Tucson on Jan. 21, 2022.

For legal experts and activists, an unexpected win for Indigenous religious freedoms

Jan 31, 2022 Amber Ortega was facing charges for refusing to leave an area where workers were building the border wall. Her acquittal was hailed as an unexpected win for Native American religious freedoms.

Arizona Spotlight for January 27th, 2022

Jan 27, 2022 With less water on the surface, how long can Arizona rely on what's underground? And, the Pima County Public Library's "Welcome to America Team" is helping Afghan immigrants to find their new home.

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