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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.
Children seen on the grounds of the Southwest Key facility in Tucson, Arizona, July 7, 2018.

Southwest Key Takes Step to Have Freeze on Arizona Admissions Lifted

Jan 17, 2019 The migrant children's shelter operator has a months-long statewide freeze on placements of unaccompanied, undocumented children.
Thomas Thwaites' documents his quest to take a break from being a human in his book "Goatman". Photograph by Tim Bowditch.

Becoming a Goat?

Jan 16, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Trials begin for "No More Deaths" volunteers; How photographing Bears Ears National Monument became a passion for a retired astronomer; and remembering when Martin Luther King, Jr. visited Tucson.
Tohono O'odham Vice Chairman Verlon Jose leans against a fence on the U.S.-Mexico border, which divides the Nation.

Tohono O'odham Officials Argue Against Border Wall

Jan 16, 2019 Tribal leaders traveled to Washington, D.C. to make their case before a committee.
Signs held by No More Deaths supporters before the start of trial of four volunteers, Jan. 15, 2019.

Trial of Border Humanitarian Aid Workers Begins in Tucson

Jan 16, 2019 Misdemeanor charges against No More Deaths volunteers could set a precedent for migrant humanitarian work in the Arizona desert.
Border Patrol Tucson Sector Chief Rodolfo Karisch

Border Patrol Tucson Chief Heading to Texas

Jan 15, 2019 Rodolfo "Rudy" Karisch has overseen Tucson operations since 2017.
Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus at Arizona Public Media in January 2018

How Cartel Crime Affects Tucson

Jan 11, 2019 TPD Chief Chris Magnus says trafficked drugs pose the biggest threat.
Arizona Republic reporter Daniel González of the Arizona Republic appears on Arizona 360 via Skype.

Government Shutdown Adds to Immigration Court Backlog

Jan 11, 2019 A discussion with Arizona Republic reporter Daniel González.
A temporary sign notifies visitors at Saguaro National Park East of closures associated with the partial government shutdown as it entered its third week on January 8, 2019.

How Gov't Shutdown Over Border Security Impacts Arizona

Jan 11, 2019 Approximately 10,000 federal employees in Arizona are either furloughed or working without pay.
Immigrants from Central America begin to sit in front of a Border Patrol vehicle after surrendering to agents outside of San Luis, Arizona on December 20, 2018.

Yuma Sector Sees Influx in Families Crossing Illegally

Jan 11, 2019 We also hear from asylum seekers camped outside the port of entry in San Luis, Mexico.
Salvador Martinez, 80, has lived on the U.S. side of Nogales for almost 60 years.

Nogales Resident Says Politicians Don't Know What Border Life is Like

Jan 10, 2019 Salvador Martinez has lived in Nogales, Arizona, for 60 years and says he feels safe.
Actor and playwright Jim Brochu portrays actor and artist Zero Mostel in "Zero Hour".

Exploring "Zero Hour", and the Rebellion of Zero Mostel

Jan 9, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A family separated for 6 years by the U.S. / Mexico border; Gary Paul Nabhan on "Food from the Radical Center"; and the Zoppè Family Circus legacy.
The Benedictine Monastery on North Country Club Road off East Speedway Boulevard in Tucson.

Tucson Developer Offers Migrants Temporary Housing in Tucson

Jan 9, 2019 The Benedictine Monastery will soon house Central American asylum-seekers waiting for claims to be processed.

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