Over 5,000 Asylum Seekers Returned To Mexico Under Controversial Plan
May 14, 2019 Since late January, thousands of asylum applicants from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala have been sent to Mexico.
Tucson Community Prepares for Monastery Shelter Closure
May 9, 2019 The Benedictine Monastery has become the largest city shelter, but will close in July.
Tucson Student Facing Deportation Released by Border Patrol
May 9, 2019 Friends have been raising funds for the legal defense of an 18-year-old Desert View High School senior who was arrested during a traffic stop.
Migrants at Southern Border Top 100K for 2nd Month in a Row
May 8, 2019 The numbers of migrants encountered in April was the highest since 2007, according to Homeland Security.
Trump Administration Seeks to Build Border Wall Across Protected Lands
May 8, 2019 Environmental groups say a new wall would further endanger wildlife and habitat along the border.
Crossing Mexico: The New Barrier for US-Bound Migrants
May 8, 2019 With thousands arriving to Mexico's border with Central America on their journey to the U.S. by land, has southern Mexico become the de facto border wall?
Pima County Approves Federal Funds For Border Enforcement
May 7, 2019 Opponents say $1.5 million will be used to help immigration officials with deportations.
Nurses Network Boosting Care for Migrants at Tucson Shelter
May 6, 2019 The Registered Nurse Response Network has been helping treat migrants in Tucson on weekends for more than three months.
Pima County Seeks Funding for Migrant Shelters
May 6, 2019 One option could be to use funds from the federal grant Operation Stonegarden.
City Spends $20K to Shelter Migrants
May 3, 2019 So far neither the state nor the federal government has offered to help offset those costs.
Construction Underway on Arizona Cross-Border Pipeline Expansion
May 3, 2019 Once completed, a new facility will more than double the pipeline's capacity.
US Government to Give DNA Tests at Border to Check for Fraud
May 2, 2019 The voluntary testing comes amid an increase in families crossing the border and growing concern about child trafficking.
Arizona-Sonora Nonprofit to Receive Migrant Aid From Catholic Church
May 2, 2019 The Kino Border Initiative is set to receive about $21,000 for humanitarian aid services, the nonprofit said.
Can 1,000 Empty Backpacks Save Lives?
May 1, 2019 Also: How Pima County could pay for newly opened migrant shelters; Bridging cultural divides with the Persian language; Tucson author Janni Lee Simner reads from her new book.
ICE In Yuma to Probe Documents of Migrants Claiming to be Families
May 1, 2019 HSI agents have been sent to Yuma from ICE interior offices and human smuggling units.
Napier Testifies Before House Committee
May 1, 2019 The Pima County sheriff said the border has been in "crisis" for decades.Selected Archive Filters
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