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A volunteer speaks to migrants keeping warm under an emergency blanket after an early-morning expulsion at the Migrant Resource Center in Agua Prieta.

Border officials report a record number of apprehensions, but most are still being turned away

Apr 8, 2021 The Biden administration is still employing a Trump-era policy that allows agents to send almost all migrants back to Mexico.
Governor Doug Ducey addresses members of the media in front of a portion of border wall near the Douglas Municipal Airport on March 19, 2021.

Ducey willing to pay for National Guard at the border

Apr 8, 2021 The governor says the White House is “ignoring the border”.
Recently vaccinated residents of Nogales, Sonora, wait while being monitored for possible side effects on March 11, 2021.

Global vaccine disparities pose unique challenges for border communities

Apr 2, 2021 Vaccinations are humming along in Arizona. But in neighboring Sonora, the pace is much slower.
A COVID-19 vaccination site set up on the University of Arizona Mall. January 2021.

Pima County will bus migrants to Tucson

Mar 25, 2021 U. S. Border patrol says it can't afford to transport asylum-seekers.
Governor Doug Ducey addresses members of the media in front of a portion of border wall near the Douglas Municipal Airport on March 19, 2021.

In Douglas visit, Gov. Doug Ducey calls rising apprehensions a 'man-made crisis' by Biden administriaton

Mar 20, 2021 Ducey toured the U.S.-Mexico border with Florida Senator Rick Scott and local law officers, aid groups say they were left out.
A stage inside the former Ann Ott Elementary School in Phoenix now serves as the intake area for staff and volunteers with the International Rescue Committee who process asylum-seeking families staying at the former school-turned shelter.

Rural officials say towns are ill-prepared for asylum seekers

Mar 17, 2021 Mayor Chris Riggs says his town doesn't have a shelter or aid groups to care for families.
Two children color at Casa Alitas' shelter for migrants and asylum-seeking families on Sept. 30, 2019.

Aid groups in Arizona ramp up efforts to host migrants and coordinate care

Mar 10, 2021 Amid a record number of border apprehensions, Arizona lawmakers, aid workers respond to new migrant arrivals
Border wall construction near Walker Canyon, east of Nogales.

Borderlands groups submit list of wall sections prioritized for removal

Mar 5, 2021 One of the most comprehensive outlines so far lists roughly 70 miles of wall segments across the Borderlands.
Border wall fencing with concertina wire attached in Douglas, Ariz. January 2021.

An early look at the Biden administration’s approach to immigration policy

Mar 5, 2021 President Biden has already approved a slew of directives on immigration policy, but not everything has changed.
Border wall construction near Walker Canyon, east of Nogales.

Customs and Border Protection says wall workers winding down construction

Feb 25, 2021 After environmental groups released footage showing construction trucks at work, agency says contractors are only securing site.
A March 2018 photo of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.

As Biden's deportation moratorium fails in court, advocates look at other options

Feb 25, 2021 Immigration attorney in Tucson says the administration still has options for policy change.
JaVonte' Marquez dancing in a scene from "Retrograde Lemonade".

"Retrograde Lemonade": Move like no one is judging.

Feb 24, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Playwright Elaine Romero is recognized for her body of work; and how the murder mystery podcast "Tucson Heat" came to be.
The American flag and a flag bearing the seal of the Department of Homeland Security.

ACLU AZ files records request for Trump-era DHS agreement made with Arizona

Feb 19, 2021 Arizona was one of a handful of states and districts to sign on to the agreements just before Biden entered office.
Children who are waiting for asylum in the United States with their families in Nogales, Sonora, marched to the border wall Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, to ask the United States to open the border to them.

Arizona reacts as Biden's 'Remain in Mexico' rollback begins

Feb 19, 2021 Governor Doug Ducey and Representative Raúl Grijalva addressed the new plan in letters to DHS this week.
A woman and girl sit on the sidewalk with a group of migrants as they wait to enter the Kino Border Initiative's cafeteria. The nonprofit provides humanitarian aid to migrants and deportees in Nogales, Sonora. February 2020.

As Biden rolls back 'Remain in Mexico,' advocates say next steps are still murky

Feb 16, 2021 The controversial Trump-era program forced over 70,000 people to wait for U.S. asylum hearings in Mexican border cities.
Border wall construction near Walker Canyon, east of Nogales.

Conservation group: Border wall construction continues

Feb 12, 2021 The Center for Biological Diversity says construction is continuing in spite of the President's order to stop it.

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