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An immigrant detention center in Nogales, Sonora, is one of five recently closed by the Mexican federal immigration agency.

Mexico Closes 5 Immigrant Detention Centers

Mar 7, 2019 A statement from the federal immigration agency cited a lack of "minimum working conditions" at the facilities.
The international line between Mexico and the U.S. ends at the Pacific Ocean, with Tijuana on the left.

Guidelines Ask Agents to Target Spanish Speakers at Border

Mar 7, 2019 The guidance applies to a program requiring asylum seekers wait in Mexico.
Rows of razor wire cover the U.S. side of a section of the wall near Nogales, Arizona.

Pima County Votes to Oppose Border Razor Wire, National Emergency

Mar 5, 2019 Both resolutions passed the board of supervisors on party-line votes.
The barrier running along the U.S.-Mexico border cuts across the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Feds: Arizona Smuggling Ring Used US Banks to Transfer $1M

Mar 4, 2019 Authorities say the operation allegedly moved thousands of migrants from Mexico and Central America to the United States.
A group of migrants walk through a hallway at the Benedictine Monastery in Tucson on February 21, 2019. The monastery is functioning as a temporary shelter for asylum seekers arriving in the U.S.

Inside the Monastery-Turned-Shelter for Migrant Families

Mar 1, 2019 Tucson's Benedictine Monastery had been vacant for almost a year before opening its doors to asylum seekers.
Developer Ross Rulney (right) speaks to Ward 6 City Councilman Steve Kozachik at a public meeting over Rulney's plans for the Benedictine Monastery on June 28, 2018.

Developer on Decision to Turn Monastery Into Temporary Shelter

Mar 1, 2019 Ross Rulney eventually plans to build high-end apartments on the property.
Barriers installed by the federal government along the Arizona-Mexico border on the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Trump's Emergency Declaration at Border Likely to Face Challenges

Mar 1, 2019 A discussion with constitutional law expert Robert Glennon.
The American flag and a flag bearing the seal of the Department of Homeland Security.

Feds Extend Temporary Protected Status for People From Four Countries

Mar 1, 2019 A professor says the roughly 10-month extension leaves bigger questions unanswered.
Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch speaking in a video still from a U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary hearing, Feb. 26.

Sex Abuse Allegations Come Up at Hearing on Family Separations

Feb 27, 2019 A U.S. representative highlighted allegations of sex crimes against migrant children during the Obama and Trump administrations.
Martha McSally, left, and Kyrsten Sinema.

National Emergency Over Border Wall Could Hit Local Military Bases

Feb 25, 2019 The president wants to use military construction money to pay for parts of the border wall.
Willa Perry-Spears, 10, photographs the wall along the international line in Nogales, Arizona on February 18, 2019. It was her first time at the border.

Reactions to Stepped-Up Border Security in Nogales

Feb 22, 2019 Arizona 360 hears from community members and visitors in the city.
Alex Nowrasteh, senior immigration political analyst at the Cato Institute, speaks to Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera via Skype.

What Research Says About Immigrant Crime Rates

Feb 22, 2019 One report from the Cato Institute found immigrants are less likely than U.S.-born citizens to be convicted of crimes.
Mary Ann Mendoza and Steve Ronnebeck participate in a town hall event for the We Build the Wall organization hosted by the Quail Creek Republicans in Sahuarita on February 8, 2019. Mendoza and Ronnebeck are the parents of two men killed in separate instances by immigrants in the country illegally.

Arizona 'Angel Parents' Speak About Causes Taken Up After Losing Children

Feb 22, 2019 The term describes a parent whose child has been killed by an undocumented immigrant.
Border Patrol Nogales Patrol Agent in Charge Sabri Dikman in the Arizona 360 studio on February 13, 2019.

Understanding the Reasons Behind Concertina Wire in Nogales

Feb 22, 2019 A discussion with Nogales Patrol Agent in Charge Sabri Dikman.
Brian Kolfage speaks at a town hall event hosted by the Quail Creek Republicans in Sahuarita on February 8, 2019. Kolfage established the We Build the Wall organization, which is raising funds to build a border wall on private lands.

Veteran Raising Funds for Border Wall Makes Stop in Southern Arizona

Feb 22, 2019 Brian Kolfage's GoFundMe campaign to collect donations made headlines nationwide.
Concertina wire lines bollard fencing at the international border in Nogales, Arizona.

Nogales City Leader Reacts to Concertina Wire at Border

Feb 22, 2019 Deputy City Manager John Kissinger is also a former Nogales police officer.

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