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A point indicating the border between Mexico and the U.S. at the San Ysidro port of entry.

‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum hearings delayed a third time

May 1, 2020 Hearings are being pushed back again through June 1.
The entrance to the La Palma Correction Center in Eloy, Arizona, 2019.

Former ICE detainee says little coronavirus information given in custody

Apr 30, 2020 Alejandra Alor Reyes spent almost 10 months in detention after claiming asylum at the border last June.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it follows COVID-19 testing and quarantine protocols outlined by the Centers for Disease Control for detained environments.

ICE data: Nearly half of detainees tested are positive for COVID-19

Apr 30, 2020 The agency has tested more than 1,000 detainees so far.
Trucks carrying cargo at the Mariposa Port of Entry on the border of Arizona and Sonora.

ADOT shifts to virtual training for truck drivers in Mexico during pandemic

Apr 29, 2020 The training is part of a program that started in 2016 to help truck drivers avoid long, costly delays at the border.
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva speaks the the Pima County Democratic Party election night event, Nov. 6, 2018.

Lawmakers and advocates push back on wall construction during pandemic

Apr 25, 2020 Groups say project funding should be used on COVID-19 supplies and relief.
An image provided by the Center for Biological Diversity shows a group of construction workers at a site in the San Bernadino National Wildlife Refuge on April 8.

Continued wall construction puts border residents on edge amid COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 23, 2020 Residents of small border communities say construction workers don't practice safe social distancing on or off the job
President Donald Trump said his executive order suspending some forms of immigration for 60 days is meant to protect jobs for American workers during COVID-19. But experts say it does little more than what has already been done to tighten immigration.

Critics say Trump order on immigration does little but stir up anxiety

Apr 23, 2020 Experts said the order does little to expand restrictions in an immigration system that is already shut down in many ways.
Adiba Nelson with her daughter Emory.

“'Rona needs to stay away!”: How a single mother stays resilient.

Apr 22, 2020 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Free meals for our community; and an interview with César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, author of "Migrating to Prison: America's Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants".
Sonoran Health Department spokesman Gerardo Álvarez.

Sonoran coronavirus cases concentrated in border town San Luis Rio Colorado

Apr 22, 2020 The high number of cases is likely related to the town’s proximity to both Arizona and neighboring Baja California.
U.S. Border Patrol agents near Sasabe, Arizona, March 22.

US extends CDC health protocol to speed deportations at the border

Apr 21, 2020 The order will remain until May 20 at least.
Still image from a video provided by ACLU Arizona. The video shows a parked Customs and Border Protection vehicle at Diamond Children's Medical Center, located at Banner-University Medical Center, which the ACLU says was recorded on March 20.

ACLU calls on Border Patrol to halt enforcement at hospitals, other 'sensitive locations'

Apr 16, 2020 A video sent to the legal aid group shows an agency vehicle parked at a COVID-19 testing site.
Director of Clinic Operations Dilia Ayala (right) does a telehealth appointment with Dr. Uzma Jafri. The all-volunteer staff at the Phoenix Allies for Community Health clinic serves people with limited access to care.

Incomplete data and lack of testing means Arizona COVID-19 cases are undercounted

Apr 16, 2020 The governor has vowed to ramp up testing throughout Arizona, but the state’s information about current cases is still murky.
A line of cars drives past the La Palma Detention Center in Eloy, Arizona. Demonstrators honked horns and hung banners from their windows calling for thge release of detainees in the wake of the coronavirus.

Eloy car rally calls for ICE detainee releases during COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 12, 2020 At least five detainees in custody in Arizona have tested positive for the virus.
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva sits for an interview at Arizona Public Media in November 2019.

Grijalva: Legislation would address disparities in COVID-19 relief for immigrant families

Apr 9, 2020 A discussion with the Southern Arizona Democrat about a bill he says would expand access to testing and aid.
A Border Patrol vehicle.

Groups say Border Patrol's accelerated deportations are sending migrants to ill-equipped border towns

Apr 8, 2020 The agency is using an emergency protocol to send migrants back across the border in a matter of minutes.
A construction worker works on installing 30-foot bollard fencing along Arizona's border with Mexico in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, February 2020.

Lawsuits challenging border wall funding can move forward, judge rules

Apr 8, 2020 A U.S. District Court judge last week ruled two lawsuits brought by environmental groups will be allowed to continue.

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