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Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he'll push for anti-poverty programs in meeting with members of the U.S. Cabinet.

Trump, Mexican President-Elect Talk Immigration Over Phone

Oct 3, 2018 The conversation touched on an economic development plan for Central America, López Obrador said.
Adults and children at Border Patrol's Central Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, June 17, 2018.

Watchdog: US Unprepared for Consequences of 'Zero Tolerance' Immigration

Oct 2, 2018 Homeland Security officials say the report illustrates how difficult it is to enforce broken and poorly written immigration laws.
National Guard troops receive inspection training from a Customs and Border Patrol official at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona on August 1, 2018.

New Trade Agreement Aimed at Moving Trucks Through the Border Faster

Oct 1, 2018 More than half of the old NAFTA agreement was kept in place.
A Customs and Border Protection unmanned aircraft in Sierra Vista.

Audit: CBP Not Protecting Information Gleaned From its Drones

Sep 27, 2018 The audit found the agency's drone program is vulnerable to losing confidential information the aircraft gather.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives (ATF) vault of seized weapons in Phoenix, Arizona.

Sinaloan Grenade Smuggler Sentenced

Sep 27, 2018 It started with Homeland Security Investigations agents watching a sporting goods store in Nogales, Arizona.

Eloy Pulls Plug On Part Of ICE Contract

Sep 27, 2018 The city ended part of a contract allowing ICE to run an immigrant detention center in Texas.
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Immigration Court Backlog Growing

Sep 27, 2018 The number of unresolved cases grew by 41 percent in less than two years
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved more than 6.6 million people to be citizens in the last decade.

Groups Sue Government to Get Info on Citizenship Application Delays

Sep 26, 2018 Documents say the government didn't respond to a FOIA request for records tied to naturalization requests.
A bollard-style steel border wall, like this one in Sunland Park, New Mexico is being built west of El Paso's main border crossing.

Tucson Company Building Border Wall in Texas

Sep 25, 2018 West Point Contractors is known locally for projects in Nogales, Yuma and in Tucson’s Saguaro National Park.
Kids play on a basketball court at the Southwest Key facility in Tucson, July 7, 2018

Arizona Aims to Take Licenses From Southwest Key Programs

Sep 20, 2018 The operator of shelters for migrant children missed a deadline that was part of a deal made to increase state oversight.
Raw sewage pools up near the Naco Port of Entry in Arizona after a pump was unable to handle the flow of effluent and ruptured.

Cochise County to Hold Town Hall on Sewage Concerns

Sep 20, 2018 Vaccination clinic also set to prevent infection
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, May 2018.

US Slashes Number of Refugees to 30,000 for Next Year

Sep 18, 2018 It makes two straight years of cutting the number of refugees the U.S. will accept, with last year's cap at 45,000.
Raw sewage flows through the Naco Port of Entry and into Arizona after a pump was unable to handle the flow of effluent and ruptured.

Cochise County Declares State of Emergency Over Sewage Spill

Sep 18, 2018 Supervisors want state, federal governments to find a solution to the "international border situation."
The Border Strike Force is a specialized unit of the Arizona Department of Public Safety that targets drug and human smuggling.

Officials Credit Southern Arizona Drug Seizures to Stonegarden Funding

Sep 17, 2018 Law enforcement officials point to the governor's Border Strike Force and Operation Stonegarden grants as factors in their success.
Immigrant children rest at a detention facility in Nogales, Arizona in 2014.

Understanding Challenges to the Flores Agreement

Sep 17, 2018 The 1997 court settlement dictates how long immigrant children can be detained.
The flag of Mexico.

Mexico Mulls Accepting US Money to Deport Immigrants

Sep 17, 2018 Some say the $20 million is symbolic, as Mexico already spends hundreds of millions deporting migrants.

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