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Daily news roundup: Federal unemployment set to run out, immigration issues loom over Washington

Jul 20, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 20.
A woman and child embrace along the border in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora where migrants seeking asylum formed an encampment along the sidewalk as they waited to make formal requests with U.S. Customs officers at the San Luis Port of Entry in December 2018.

COVID-19 closures hit already-backlogged immigration courts

Jul 17, 2020 More than a million people are awaiting immigration court hearings nationwide, according to estimates.
DACA supporters gathered outside ICE in Phoenix on June 18, 2020, to celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling to continue the DACA program for now.

US District Court says Trump administration must accept new DACA applications

Jul 17, 2020 Policy experts say the administration has failed to comply with the Supreme Court ruling.
A construction truck hauls dirt alongside the border wall in Sasabe on July 13, 2020.

Border wall construction raises concerns about environmental impacts

Jul 17, 2020 Tony Paniagua visited Sasabe and the Coronado National Memorial, where projects are underway.
Construction underway on a section of border wall in Organ Pipe National Monument, Sept. 18, 2019.

Border wall project based on outdated model, report finds

Jul 17, 2020 A federal report says CBP ignored its own priorities for where to build and relied on limited information about border crossings.
Blanca Sierra Reyes, 27, applied for DACA eight years ago and has renewed every two years since. She graduated with a master's degree in social work from ASU in spring 2019, an achievement she said would not have been possible without DACA.

Despite Supreme Court ruling, DACA slow to be restored

Jul 13, 2020 The Supreme Court's ruling to uphold the Obama-era program went into effect Monday
A signpost designating a segment of the Arizona Trail.

Arizona Trail southern trailhead closed during border wall construction

Jul 10, 2020 The trail's start will be closed for months so the Trump administration can install a bollard-style wall in the area.
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

Daily News Roundup: AZ COVID-19 cases top 100K, primary registration due, cross-border infections

Jul 6, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 6
A drone photo shows construction work beginning in the San Pedro riverbed on June 30, 2020.

Border wall construction begins across San Pedro River

Jul 2, 2020 The controversial project across Arizona's last free-flowing river is underway.
A court document submitted by federal attorneys May 20 eliminates funding for a stretch of border wall that would have crossed through tribal land.

Border wall workers come down with COVID-19

Jul 2, 2020 Nearly a dozen people working on President Trump’s border wall in Arizona have been infected with the coronavirus.
Ryan Parker Knox (left) and Joseph McGrath performing "The Mark on the Wall" by Virginia Woolf in the AZPM radio studio.

Rogue Radio presents Virginia Woolf's "The Mark on the Wall"

Jul 2, 2020 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Tucson Samaritans' 18 year mission continues; and how the border wall endangers the future of the Sonoyta mud turtle.
A construction worker works on installing 30-foot bollard fencing along Arizona's border with Mexico in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, February 2020.

Federal court rules president's use of military funds for border wall is illegal

Jun 26, 2020 The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued their ruling Friday.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich in Phoenix, January 2019.

Arizona attorney general praises SCOTUS asylum decision

Jun 26, 2020 Brnovich said the ruling impacting the quick deportation of asylum seekers prevents a backlog in the immigration system.
President Trump speaks at a June 23 event in Phoenix, in this still image from White House video of the event.

Immigration advocates criticize visa restrictions under Trump executive order

Jun 24, 2020 While the administration says it will free up jobs for citizens, immigration experts say it will negatively affect the economy.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speaks with President Trump on the president's visit to Arizona, June 23, 2020, in this still image from video posted on the Trump campaign social media.

President Trump visits border fence near San Luis

Jun 23, 2020 Later that day, the president addressed supporters in Phoenix.
DACA students and supporters gather in 2017 after the president announced the end of the program that allowed "Dreamers" to stay in the country.

After Supreme Court ruling, local DACA recipients eye more permanent solutions

Jun 22, 2020 Advocates and DACA recipients say lasting solutions must happen in Congress

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