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U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva sits for an interview at Arizona Public Media in November 2019.

In letter to Biden, Rep. Grijalva calls on end to border wall construction, revamp to asylum processes

Apr 29, 2021 The southern Arizona representative said federal, state border plans should include local groups
Border Patrol agents process migrants who crossed the border illegally in a facility in McAllen, Texas, in this photo from June 2018. A federal judge recently found overcrowded CBP facilities in the Tucson area have not met “basic human needs.”

Yuma group to receive outside funding for migrant aid, but little help from Arizona

Apr 26, 2021 Gov. Doug Ducey visited Yuma last week, but aid group says they're not being addressed.
Border wall fencing with concertina wire attached in Douglas, Ariz. January 2021.

Understanding walls: "The barrier that we create in our hearts must be broken to heal and grow".

Apr 24, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Remembering the first space shuttle launch, 40 years ago; the uncertain state of the film industry reflected at the 93rd annual Academy Awards; and the tale of a very silly man.
An aerial view of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection tent facility in Yuma, Ariz.

New temporary migrant facility operational in Yuma

Apr 24, 2021 90,000-square-foot structure was built in 20 days.
Unaccompanied minors apprehended by Customs and Border Protection line up inside a temporary processing facility in Donna, Texas on March 17, 2021.

New border bill aims at easing surge of asylum seekers

Apr 22, 2021 The bipartisan bill is sponsored by Senator Sinema and Sen. Cornyn.
People walk along the Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Kelly and Sinema want feds to pay for National Guard

Apr 21, 2021 Arizona’s two U.S. Senators sent a letter to the White House.
Rows of cots are set up inside the Benedictine Monastery in February 2019. The monastery served as a temporary shelter for migrant families seeking asylum.

Pima County wants state money for migrant transportation

Apr 21, 2021 The county wants the state to pay for transporting asylum seekers.
Arizona Gov. Ducey speaks to reporters at a news conference held along the border in Douglas on March 19, 2021.

Ducey calls for emergency declaration at border

Apr 21, 2021 Calls migrant surge a "crisis" though numbers have not reached Trump-era levels.
A U.S. flag on the uniform of a member of the National Guard.

Ducey sends National Guard to the border

Apr 20, 2021 The Governor issued an emergency declaration for Arizona’s border counties.
Immigrant children rest at a detention facility in Nogales, Arizona in 2014.

New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again

Apr 18, 2021 U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone
A Syrian man carries his baby at a makeshift camp for families displaced from Idlib countryside as a result of the bombing and military operations on Feb. 18, 2020.

Biden administration walks back plan to keep Trump's refugee admissions cap amid backlash

Apr 17, 2021 The administration received major blowback after failing to raise a historically=low refugee admissions cap put in place by Trump.
Unaccompanied minors apprehended by Customs and Border Protection line up inside a temporary processing facility in Donna, Texas on March 17, 2021.

U.S. Border Patrol's new migrant facility in Tucson takes form

Apr 14, 2021 The agency told city officials a tent-like facility to house asylum seekers is slated for a plot just outside Tucson.
Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, at a June 24, 2020 media briefing.

Magnus's history with transparency under scrutiny amid CBP nomination

Apr 13, 2021 Advocates say the TPD head's views on Trump-era policies are encouraging, but questions remain.
Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, at a June 24, 2020 media briefing.

TPD Chief Chris Magnus to be nominated to lead Customs and Border Protection

Apr 12, 2021 Magnus is a known critic of former President Trump's border policies
A view of Tucson from a hiking trail on the city's west side.

Tucson officials learn more about planned migrant facility near airport

Apr 10, 2021 The planned facility likely will hold 150-200 unaccompanied minors
U.S. Border Patrol agents near Sasabe, Arizona, March 22.

New border apprehension numbers need context, advocates say

Apr 9, 2021 CBP data shows more than 170,000 total apprehensions at the border in March, including record number of children.

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