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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.
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

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