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The International Outfall Interceptor, or IOI, runs under this concrete-lined wash through the city of Nogales, Ariz.

A new effort to deal with a leaky cross-border sewage pipe

Jul 11, 2019 For years, Nogales residents have suffered from water contamination that stems from the wastewater line.
A yucca stalk leans toward the sun and the border fence between Arizona and Mexico.

Border numbers drop as temperatures rise and Mexico cracks down

Jul 10, 2019 The decline in border apprehension numbers comes amid renewed outcry over squalid conditions at facilities holding migrant children
Rev. Robin Hoover speaks to migrants at a soup kitchen in Hermosillo, Sonora, on July 8, 2019.

Arizona-based organization brings migrant guide project to Sonora

Jul 10, 2019 The guide is aimed at increasing the security and safety of migrants traveling through Mexico and to the U.S.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the inauguration ceremony for the National Guard.

Mexican Federal Police officers upset with new National Guard

Jul 10, 2019 Thousands of agents from are taking over their own headquarters while suing the government.
The international line between Mexico and the U.S. ends at the Pacific Ocean, with Tijuana on the left.

Some US asylum seekers find work in northern Mexico

Jul 10, 2019 A Mexican official says hundreds have found work and factories have offered thousands of jobs.
A sign at the Mariposa Port of Entry.

Nogales pedestrian tunnel at the border now open around the clock

Jul 10, 2019 The tunnel keeps pedestrians safe from oncoming commercial vehicle traffic.
The flag of Mexico.

Mexico extends $100M reforesting program to Honduras to stem migration

Jul 8, 2019 The country had already announced $30 million for a tree-planting program in El Salvador.
Twenty-dollar bills.

Remittances to Mexico break monthly record In May

Jul 8, 2019 Mexicans abroad sent $3.2 million to their home country, 1.5% more than the previous year.
A soldier installs concertina wire along the border wall near the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. The wire is meant to deter people from jumping the wall illegally, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Grijalva: Going to Mexico could give Trump an 'epiphany'

Jul 5, 2019 The congressman from Tucson wants to see the President visit Mexico's border with Arizona.
A Border Patrol vehicle at the fence on the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales.

Border Patrol agent with long list of complaints heads to trial in Arizona

Jul 5, 2019 Prosecutors said they would introduce evidence Matthew Bowen had injured immigrants in custody on at least four different occasions.
Zaira Livier, executive director of the People's Defense Initiative, speaks to a reporter after a news conference on July 3, 2019, at which the group announced it had collected more than 18,000 signatures for its "sanctuary city" initiative.

Organizers submit petitions for Tucson 'sanctuary city' initiative

Jul 3, 2019 The group says it has more than twice the number of signatures needed to get initiative on city ballot.
A point indicating the border between Mexico and the U.S. at the San Ysidro port of entry.

Some Central American asylum applicants, forced to wait In Mexico, choose to return home

Jul 3, 2019 It's the beginning of a “voluntary return” program for migrants who wish to return home, Mexican immigration officials said.
Scott Warren hugs a supporter after the government announces it will seek to try him again on two felony counts on July 2, 2019.

US to retry Arizona No More Deaths border activist Scott Warren

Jul 2, 2019 This is the government’s second attempt after the case last month ended in a mistrial.
Trucks carrying cargo at the Mariposa Port of Entry on the border of Arizona and Sonora.

EPA: Air quality improves at Nogales port

Jul 2, 2019 The report credits reduced wait times and other factors for the reduction in emissions at the Mariposa Port of Entry.
Border Patrol's Yuma Sector new tent compound will hold 500 people.

Out of room on Arizona's border

Jul 2, 2019 Arizona’s border with Mexico is becoming an epicenter for asylum seekers from Central America.
Immigrants take their Oath of Allegiance at a naturalization ceremony held at the U.S. District Court in Tucson on June 21, 2019.

In Their Own Words: The meaning of citizenship

Jul 1, 2019 Newly sworn in U.S. citizens share their experiences.

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