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Jesse Tomas and her father Guermo after they were reunited in Tucson.

17-Year-Old Guatemalan Girl Fears Deportation

Jul 26, 2018 Father and daughter have been told their asylum case will likely be turned down.
Screenshot of a video posted to U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva's Facebook page, July 25, 2018.

Grijalva: 'No Confidence' in Homeland Secretary Nielsen

Jul 25, 2018 The Hispanic Caucus met with the Homeland Security secretary regarding separated immigrant families.
A yucca stalk leans toward the sun and the border fence between Arizona and Mexico.

Committee Set To Debate Budget Increase for Homeland Security, Border Wall

Jul 25, 2018 The Customs and Border Protection budget would grow by nearly $4 billion over the last fiscal year.
A view of the Southwest Key facility in Tucson from a neighboring balcony.

17-Year-Old Runs Away From Tucson Facility for Migrant Children

Jul 24, 2018 Southwest Key operates a facility under contract by immigration officials to hold immigrant children under the age of 17.
Children seen on the grounds of the Southwest Key facility in Tucson, Arizona, July 7, 2018.

Migrant Family Reunifications Continue As Deadline Nears

Jul 24, 2018 Court documents suggest the government will not make the July 26 deadline, according to an attorney.
Santa Cruz River near Tubac, Arizona, July 20, 2018.

Santa Cruz County Residents Demand Fix for Outdated Sewer Pipe

Jul 24, 2018 The pipeline, prone to failure, carries raw sewage from Mexico into the U.S.
Medina and Daniella, foreground, at Tucson's Casa Alitas, July 17, 2018. They asked Arizona Public Media not to show their faces.

Asylum-Seeker Shelters Report Increase in Russian Families

Jul 20, 2018 One family took temporary refuge at Casa Alitas, a halfway home for asylum seekers.
Guillermo Tomas and his daughter Jesse Tomas wait at Tucson's Casa Alitas for their travel to Florida to be arranged.

Separated and Reunited, Father and Daughter Await Asylum Hearing

Jul 18, 2018 17 year old Jesse Tomas and her father have found a temporary home after being separated at the border.
President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.

Judge: Trump Administration Must Give Asylum Seekers Due Process

Jul 16, 2018 The ruling means that the administration cannot use indefinite detention as a weapon to deter asylum seekers.
Children seen on the grounds of the Southwest Key facility in Tucson, Arizona, July 7, 2018.

Judge Temporarily Halts Deportation of Reunified Families

Jul 16, 2018 The judge is asking government to respond to ACLU court filing pointing to rumors of mass deportations following reunification.
Children at a Southwest Key facility in Tucson, July 13, 2018

Former Employee Shares Experiences Inside Shelter for Immigrant Children

Jul 16, 2018 Antar Davidson worked at the Southwest Key facility in Tucson for four months.
Google Streetview image of a Phoenix building run by MVM. The company eventually acknowledged housing migrant children overnight at the facility after denying it did so.

Defense Contractor Kept Migrant Kids in Phoenix Building Overnight

Jul 16, 2018 The company previously said children were at the facility Phoenix for a few hours, but changed their story at the end of last week.
Democratic state Reps. Mitzi Epstein, Kelli Butler, and Ken Clark speak with the media after touring the Southwest Key facility in Tucson, July 13, 2018.

State Lawmakers Visit Child Migrant Detention Center in Tucson

Jul 13, 2018 The group of mostly Democrats is the second to visit the Southwest Key facility.
The Hubert H. Humphrey building in Washington, D.C., headquarters of U.S. Health and Human Services.

Detaining Immigrant Kids Is Now a Billion-Dollar Industry

Jul 13, 2018 In 10 years, the grants for such processes went from $74.5 million to $958 million.
Rosaira Pablo Cruz holds photos of her two sons. Pablo Cruz was planning to catch a red-eye flight to New York Thursday night, with the hope of seeing the boys for the first time in about three months.

Migrant Mother Plans Cross-Country Journey to See Her Sons

Jul 13, 2018 The mother and sons were apprehended crossing the border illegally and then separated by immigration authorities.
Real estate agent Jutta Lunario talks with Border Patrol agent Christopher Sullivan.

Border Patrol Works on Reputation One-on-One, Over Coffee

Jul 13, 2018 Agents are stepping up efforts to meet with public.

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