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Border Patrol checkpoint near Arivaca, Arizona, 2015.

Pima County to Review Permit for Border Patrol Checkpoint

Sep 14, 2018 The memo ordering the review comes on the heels of a supervisors vote to reject federal funding tied to border enforcement.
At left, family members wait for their chance to submit asylum claims in Nogales, Mexico, June 7, 2018. At right, pedestrians approach a turnstile to enter the U.S. on foot.

Settlement for Separated Asylum-Seeking Families Awaits Approval

Sep 13, 2018 Legal Aid says the trauma of separation prevented parents from explaining their need for asylum in one of three lawsuits.
Families seeking asylum await processing outside the port of entry in Nogales, Sonora, on Sept. 4, 2018.

Family Arrivals Surge at US-Mexico Border in August

Sep 13, 2018 Families accounted for more than one-third of people who were stopped at the border.
The port of entry in Douglas, Arizona in April 2016.

Douglas Gives CBP Land to Ease Border Traffic

Sep 13, 2018 A city parking lot will be officially turned over to CBP to use as employee parking.
Santa Cruz River near Tubac, Arizona, July 20, 2018.

Commission Keeping Tabs on Heavy Metals in Santa Cruz River

Sep 12, 2018 Heavy metals from plants in Mexico are getting into the sewer system and, eventually, parts of the river in Arizona.
"Sanctuary" a new play by Tucson's Borderlands Theater (September 2018)

'Sanctuary' Play Revisits Tucson History

Sep 11, 2018 The theater company re-enacts the story of the Sanctuary Movement of the 1980s. Tucson religious leaders risked going to jail for their beliefs and actions.
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Legal Groups Call for Immigration Court to Be Independent

Sep 11, 2018 Organizations argue the court should be moved from under the Department of Justice, the government's prosecutorial agency.
The Southwest Key facility in Mesa.

Jury Convicts Former Immigrant Shelter Worker of Sex Crimes

Sep 10, 2018 Levian Pacheco was an employee at the Mesa Southwest Key facility, which shelters undocumented youth for the U.S. government.
Families seeking asylum await processing outside the port of entry in Nogales, Sonora, on Sept. 4, 2018.

More Asylum Seekers Arrive at Nogales Port

Sep 10, 2018 An update on CBP's policies surrounding the processing of asylum seekers.
A Border Patrol vehicle at the fence on the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales.

Border Patrol: Apprehensions of Large Migrant Groups Becoming 'Trend'

Sep 7, 2018 Agents have encountered large groups in Southern Arizona's west desert several times this year.
Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jan. 16, 2018.

US Plans to Sidestep Limits on Detaining Immigrant Children

Sep 6, 2018 At issue is the so-called Flores agreement, which lays out requirements regarding detention length and setting.
Twenty-dollar bills.

Immigrant Spending Power Adds Billions of Dollars to Pima County Economy

Sep 4, 2018 Entrepreneurs not born in the U.S. outpace U.S.-born residents starting businesses by a 2-to-1 margin.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors at a March 20, 2018 meeting.

Supervisors Vote Against Stonegarden Funding at Rowdy Meeting

Sep 4, 2018 The board decided not to accept federal money based on local law enforcement cooperating with federal immigration efforts.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors at a March 20, 2018 meeting.

Border Grants on Pima Supervisors Agenda Yet Again

Sep 3, 2018 Board has delayed finalizing acceptance of the federal grants for more than six months.
20 students from Nogales, Arizona and 20 from Nogales, Mexico take part in a unique program about listening at the border wall that runs through their city.

Listening Beyond the Wall

Aug 30, 2018 Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Cleopatra - No Submissive Woman"; bobcats in the backyard; and how Film Tucson is bringing Hollywood back to The Old Pueblo.
The Southwest Key facility in Mesa.

Shelter Employee Standing Trial Tuesday for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Migrant Boys

Aug 27, 2018 Levian Pacheco is at least the third Southwest Key employee to be accused of sec crimes in Arizona since 2015.

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