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Tucson Sector Border Patrol Chief Roy Villareal sits for an interview with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera at Arizona Public Media on September 11, 2019.

Tucson Sector Border Patrol chief on trends along southern border

Sep 13, 2019 Topics include a drop in apprehensions, new wall construction and Tucson's sanctuary city initiative.
Several families of asylum seekers from Guerrero are splitting a few apartments on the border.

On the border in San Luis, asylum seekers from around the world wait months

Sep 13, 2019 Asylum seekers face a long wait at the border, punctuated by anxieties over sudden policy shifts that can shut the door on them.
A Border Patrol agent begins processing a group of immigrants apprehended in Yuma in December 2018.

Tracing the Migrant Journey

Sep 13, 2019 A team of reporters follows the path migrants take to reach the southern border of the U.S.
Train tracks run through Guadalajara. Many migrants use the train, called La Bestia, to travel through Mexico to the U.S. border.

Changing policies, plans: Toughened enforcement pushes asylum seekers to stay in Mexico

Sep 12, 2019 More and more, efforts are focused on helping migrants settle into life in Mexico, as they opt not to continue north.
Verónica Reyes-Escudero examines photos from the de la Torre family collection at UA Special Collections.

UA Special Collections: Preserving the Stories

Sep 11, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The TUSD's ongoing debate about expanding sex education; Is there any hope left for the 2019 monsoon?; and has Arizona's "stupid motorist law" increased flash flood safety?
The U.S.-Mexican border fence near Nogales.

Tucson Sector border apprehensions are up, national numbers down

Sep 11, 2019 Migrant apprehensions across much of Arizona are higher than they were a year ago, even while the national numbers have dropped considerably.
Rafts made out of old tires and wood boards are used to cross the Suchiate River between Tecún Umán, Guatemala, and Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico.

Recent migration policies deepen the divide at the Mexico-Guatemala border

Sep 11, 2019 Towns along the Suchiate River are divided by a border but strongly linked by their roots and trade.
San Pedro Sula has a population of 700,000, the second-most populous city in Honduras.

Why people are migrating from Honduras — and why many want them to stay

Sep 11, 2019 Honduras has become the top country of origin for migrants on the U.S.' southwest border.

Lawsuit against more fast-track deportations scheduled for hearing on Friday

Sep 5, 2019 A regulation announced in July would allow ICE to deport undocumented people without seeing a judge under certain circumstances.
Existing bollard-style fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Fort Huachuca loses funding due to border wall redirect

Sep 4, 2019 The loss of money comes despite earlier assurances it was safe.
Quitobaquito pond is fed from the nearby Quitobaquito Springs.

New border wall could further deplete groundwater supplies

Sep 4, 2019 Some scientists and conservationists worry the water needs of the new border wall could put a valuable desert oasis at risk.
Graph of 898 mumps cases among U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees from September 2018–August 2019, listed by custody status at time of exposure and by week of onset.

CDC reports mumps outbreak in migrant detention facilities

Sep 3, 2019 They found 900 confirmed and probable mumps cases among migrants in 57 detention facilities over the past year.
A Border Patrol vehicle at the fence on the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales.

2nd Border Patrol agent convicted of abusing immigrant

Aug 29, 2019 The agent was convicted of punching an immigrant who was in custody.
Motorists wait to cross at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Sonora, in February 2019.

Border crossings at Arizona ports of entry down from last year

Aug 29, 2019 Pedestrian and vehicle numbers are bad news to border businesses that depend on shoppers from Mexico.
Immigrant children sit in a detention facility in Nogales, Arizona in 2014.

US moves FEMA, Coast Guard money to fund border programs

Aug 28, 2019 $217 million would be moved to fund things like increasing the number of beds for detained immigrants.
A Border Patrol agent begins processing a group of immigrants apprehended in Yuma in December 2018.

How 1970s neoliberalism factors into today's mass migration from Central America

Aug 23, 2019 A discussion with UA cultural anthropologist Megan Carney.

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