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Doug "Cosmo" Clifford, the original drummer for Creedence Clearwater Revival, keeps his rock 'n roll dreams alive in Creedence Clearwater Revisited.

Drummer Doug "Cosmo" Clifford and the final tour of Creedence Clearwater Revisited

Jun 5, 2019 Also: The latest on the trial of Scott Warren, and what it means for humanitarian aid on the U.S. / Mexico border; and two Hollywood versions of the story of Judge Roy Bean.
Trucks carrying cargo at the Mariposa Port of Entry on the border of Arizona and Sonora.

Poor Americans likely to be hit hardest by new US tariffs

Jun 5, 2019 Tariffs on Mexico would be especially tough on Arizona, an expected battleground state in 2020.
The Southern Poverty Law Center's David Dinielli (left) listens to Pastor Angel Campos talk about his experiences with the groups Patriot Movement AZ and AZ Patriots. SPLC has sued the groups on behalf of a coalition of churches that help migrants.

Arizona churches sue Patriot Movement AZ, AZ Patriots

Jun 5, 2019 The suit says the far-right groups conspired to violate people's civil rights, invasion of privacy and defamation.
Benito Encinas' teenage son, Emilio, hands him a bicycle from the top of a recent load of used Arizona goods that he brought back to the Hector Espino Tianguis.

Sonoran flea markets give new life to used Arizona goods

Jun 4, 2019 In Arizona, it's common to see southbound pickups loaded to capacity with household goods. Many are headed to Mexico's tianguis.
Grapes being inspected at the Nogales Port of Entry.

Cool spring means rush of Mexican grapes before threatened tariffs

Jun 4, 2019 Almost all grapes imported from Mexico passed through Nogales ports last year, data show.
Ice Agents arrest a suspected undocumented immigrant. (May, 2018)

Employers who hire undocumented workers rarely face prosecution

May 31, 2019 A report by TRAC at Syracuse University shows no U.S. company prosecuted for hiring undocumented workers March 2017 to April 2018.
Yomeiny Mairena spends time with his daughter (2015)

Honduran man plans return to his home country, despite risks

May 28, 2019 31-year old Yomeiny Mairena wants his children to appreciate what they have by understanding why he risked his life to get to the U.S.
Protesters in support of DACA recipients gathered outside Tucson City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.

House committee debates latest version of the Dream Act

May 23, 2019 The move follows a recent Trump immigration proposal that leaves out "Dreamers."
"New Mexico I-10 mile marker 16 Eastbound. A freshly painted shrine for Rafael and Luis, the Virgin watches me through the plexiglas from her post between the crosses marking the passage of these two travelers, the paint is so fresh the dirt is still blue. It’s good to know you are loved." - Jesse Sensibar

Signs of life and death along southwestern highways

May 22, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Tucson restaurant history, becoming a goat, and looking back at Dr. Martin Luther King's visits to Tucson.
Families seeking asylum await processing outside the port of entry in Nogales, Sonora, on Sept. 4, 2018.

Trump's new immigration plan lacking, says Arizona Chamber of Commerce

May 20, 2019 The proposal does not address "Dreamers" or immigrants needed to work in agriculture and hospitality.
A Border Patrol vehicle at the fence on the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales.

Filing: Agent who knocked over migrant called them 'savages'

May 20, 2019 The court records say texts show a Border Patrol agent's "disdain" prior to allegedly knocking down a Guatemalan man.
Tony Coulson, retired head of the DEA in Tucson, sits across from Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera in Arizona Public Media's studio on May 14, 2019.

Human Trafficking Part of Larger Cartel Strategy

May 17, 2019 Former DEA Tucson head Tony Coulson discusses when drug cartels added human smuggling to their business model.
A Mexican Red Cross volunteer offers medicine to a woman waiting to make a request for asylum outside the port of entry in Nogales, Sonora, on Sept. 4, 2018.

How Border Policies Factor Into Surge in Central American Migration

May 17, 2019 A discussion with UA Center for Latin American Studies associate professor Elizabeth Oglesby.
CBP Tucson Field Office Director of Field Operations Guadalupe Ramirez and Nogales Port Director Mike Humphries outside the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales on May 15, 2019.

Challenges at Arizona's Ports of Entry

May 17, 2019 Hearing from CBP's director of field operations and the Nogales port chief.

Trump Immigration Plan: Shift From Family Reunification to Merit-Based System

May 17, 2019 This week, President Trump laid out a plan for numerous changes, but no special proposal for 800,000 undocumented people who arrived as children.
An immigrant detention center in Nogales, Sonora, is one of five recently closed by the Mexican federal immigration agency.

Guatemalan Child Migrant Dies in Mexican Immigration Custody

May 17, 2019 Mexico’s immigration agency has been overwhelmed as they've detained a growing number of U.S.-bound migrants.

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