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Families stand in line to receive food at the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, Sonora. The shelter receives a few hundred people each morning.

Trump cancels further humanitarian parole into US through CBP One app

Jan 20, 2025 The app, which allowed nearly a million migrants entry over two years, was seen as a safer alternative to unauthorized crossings.
Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego questions Governor of South Dakota and nominee for Security of the Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Friday, Jan. 17, 2024.

Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego presses DHS nominee Kristi Noem on border funding, tribal sovereignty, and deportations

Jan 17, 2025 Noem addresses immigration policies, tribal collaboration and deportation priorities in confirmation hearing.
Left: California Gulch on May 1, 2023. Right: Nov., 27, 2024.

Arizona’s Sonoran Chub at risk as border wall blocks critical streamflow

Jan 17, 2025 Threatened fish species faces threats from border infrastructure.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, accompanied by Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher and Pima County Supervisor Rex Scott, speaks at the grand opening of the Pima County Transition Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023.

Sheriff Nanos says he will not enforce federal Laken Riley Act

Jan 16, 2025 Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says he does not plan any changes if the bill becomes law, which would require federal officials to detain undocumented migrants arrested for minor crimes.
Residents wait for the bus in South Tucson.

South Tucson pledges to not enforce mass deportation, joining other local officials

Jan 15, 2025 The move comes as President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes hosts a town hall to hear residents' concerns about groundwater at the Sunsites Community Center. February 23, 2024.

Attorney General Kris Mayes and others ask to defend health access for 'Dreamers'

Jan 15, 2025 They want to take up the mantle since they anticipate President-elect Donald Trump's administration will not do so after he takes office on Monday.
U.S. Attorney for Arizona Gary Restaino speaks during a press conference in July 2024.

Federal prosecutions in Arizona up 71% in 2024 for unauthorized border crossings

Jan 14, 2025 New data from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Arizona shows that the number of people being prosecuted for entering the country illegally increased by 71% in 2024.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs gives her third State of the State address on Monday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz.

Governor Katie Hobbs targets school voucher reform and accountability in State of the State Address

Jan 13, 2025 Hobbs outlines 2025 plans for housing, childcare, education reform, water security, and public safety.
The Arizona Capitol Museum building at the State Capitol in Phoenix.

The Buzz: Previewing the 2025 legislative session

Jan 10, 2025 We speak with leaders from each party about their priorities for the session.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaking with attendees at the 2023 Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Buzz: Catching up with Arizona AG Kris Mayes

Jan 3, 2025 Mayes talks about what happened in 2024 and what may come in 2025.
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, in 2017.

Ruben Gallego becomes first Latino U.S. Senator from Arizona

Jan 3, 2025 Gallego will serve on the Banking, Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and the Energy and Natural Resources committees.
A scale and gavel

In Arizona, support for mass deportation varies

Jan 3, 2025 Immigration and border security were top election issues that will carry into the new year.
Families stand in line to receive food at the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, Sonora. The shelter receives a few hundred people each morning.

Migrant help center brace for deportations under President-elect Trump

Jan 2, 2025 President-elect Donald Trump has promised mass deportation when he takes office, but in the absence of a clear plan, organizations that serve migrants are doing what they can to prepare.
A border patrol vehicle drives along the border wall in Douglas, Ariz. January 2021.

Tucson Sector sees lowest migrant apprehensions in more than 4 years

Dec 23, 2024 December migrant apprehensions in Tucson Sector hit four-year low, dropping to just one-tenth of last year's record highs.
What planners want The Homing Project in Tucson to look like.

The Buzz: Catching up with some of our 2024 interviewees

Dec 20, 2024 We check back in on four stories we covered this year to see how they are doing.
Governor Katie Hobbs discusses water issues with Willcox Mayor Mike Laws. September 5, 2024.

Willcox Groundwater Basin designated as Arizona’s 7th active management area

Dec 20, 2024 Governor Hobbs uses administrative action to safeguard water in southeastern AZ.

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