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A file image of a judge's gavel in a courtroom at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Shutdown Bumps 80,000 Immigration Cases, Judge Says

Feb 1, 2019 A discussion with the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges.
Customs and Border Protection displays the largest fentanyl seizure in agency history, at the Nogales Port of Entry, Jan. 31, 2019.

US Border Agency Announces Biggest-Ever Fentanyl Bust, Worth $3.5M

Feb 1, 2019 Customs and Border Protection said agents captured more than 250 pounds of the deadly opioid.
Soon-to-be U.S. citizens taking an oath at a naturalization ceremony at the Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse in Tucson, February 2018.

Report: Processing Delays Reach Crisis Levels At Immigration Agency

Jan 31, 2019 A coalition of immigration lawyers says longer waits are often due to a large wave of applications.
A soldier installs concertina wire along the border wall near the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. A new deployment is expected to stretch an additional 150 miles of razor wire along the border.

Pentagon Sending 'Several Thousand' More Troops To US-Mexico Border

Jan 30, 2019 It comes weeks from a deadline from the White House over funding for a border wall.
Walking passageway to a port of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales.

Honduras Is Top Country Of Origin For Migrants Traveling By Land To US, Mexico Says

Jan 30, 2019 The numbers come from migrants requesting a visa to transit through Mexico in January.
The Gallegos family spends the night at Tucson's Benedictine Monastery, Jan. 28, 2019. Their final destination is Tennessee.

Developer Temporarily Opens Doors of Benedictine Monastery to Migrants

Jan 29, 2019 Ross Rulney eventually plans to build apartments around the iconic building, but for now is opening the property to asylum seekers.
The barrier running along the U.S.-Mexico border cuts across the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Tribes Discuss Visa to Allow Unimpeded Border Crossing

Jan 29, 2019 The proposal also includes meetings with Homeland Security, sensitivity training and translators.
A point indicating the border between Mexico and the U.S. at the San Ysidro port of entry.

US Sending Asylum Seekers to Mexico

Jan 28, 2019 Officials want to expand the practice to all ports, a major immigration policy shift in both countries.
Example of an Arizona driver's license.

ADOT: Work Authorization Card Means Eligibility for Driver's License

Jan 24, 2019 The revision comes as the result of the settlement of a federal lawsuit.
A view of Southwest Key's facility in Tucson.

Consultant To Gauge Inner Workings Of Southwest Key Programs

Jan 24, 2019 The outside health care consultation is part of a legal settlement with the nonprofit, which houses unaccompanied migrant children.
A toddler receives care at a dining hall run by Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, Sonora on November 20, 2018. Kino Border Initiative serves free meals to migrants, asylum seekers and deportees.

Workers at Mexico Border Shelters Worry About Rising Illness Among Migrants

Jan 23, 2019 Families arriving at the border may have to survive on the streets as they wait to get a chance to apply for asylum.
Produce distributors in Nogales and Santa Cruz County want to add a cold inspection facility to the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona, to promote the import of berries, leafy greens and other produce from Mexico in the hot summer months.

Budget Plan Includes Funding for Nogales Cold Inspection Facility

Jan 22, 2019 The facility could extend the produce import season into the summer months.
Border Patrol agents near Yuma apprehended 376 people — mostly families and children — who crossed the border on Jan. 14, 2019.

Nearly 400 Migrants Detained Near Yuma

Jan 22, 2019 The group is said to have crossed through tunnels under a stretch of border fence.
Mexico City officials set up a shelter for migrants in a stadium for a week in November 2018.

As New Caravan Reaches Its Southern Border, Mexico Mulls Long-Term Immigration Plan

Jan 21, 2019 Mexico is caught between the harsh realities pushing people out of northern Central America and divisive political drama in the U.S.
Signs held by No More Deaths supporters before the start of trial of four volunteers, Jan. 15, 2019.

Border Aid Group Volunteers Found Guilty on Misdemeanor Charges

Jan 18, 2019 The charges stem from the No More Deaths volunteers leaving food and water in the desert.
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Tucson, stands outside her congressional office in Washington, D.C., in this photo posted on her official Twitter account.

Rep Kirkpatrick Wants to Help 'Dreamers' Work for Congress

Jan 17, 2019 The Arizona representative's first bill would allow DACA recipients to work on Capitol Hill.

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