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A Vote Here sign outside a polling place.

Pollster: Arizona Moderates Show Signs of Leaning Left in Election

Aug 8, 2018 A Phoenix polling company suggests the "Trump effect" and certain Democratic priorities are shifting the political center.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors at a March 20, 2018 meeting.

Pima County Supervisors Again Delay Vote on Federal Grants for Sheriffs

Aug 7, 2018 Party line vote continued grant talk until a September 4th meeting.
Signs posted in the Yuma Sector. In the background, a border vehicle barrier can be seen.

In Stretch of Arizona Border, Migrant Families Keep Coming

Aug 7, 2018 Hailed as a gold standard for border security, the Yuma Sector has seen a more than 120 percent spike in families, many from Central America.
Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz, right, walks into federal courthouse with his attorney, April 2018.

Appeals Court: No Immunity for Agent In Cross-Border Killing

Aug 7, 2018 The central question is whether Elena Rodriguez was protected by the Constitution as a Mexican citizen on Mexican soil.
New border barrier construction in the Chula Vista Area of Responsibility in June 2018, according to Customs and Border Protection.

Congress Watchdog: Border Wall May Cost More, Take Longer

Aug 7, 2018 The Government Accountability Office said CBP doesn't have enough info to know if it is using resources in a cost-effective manner.
The Pima County Sheriff's headquarters on E. Benson Highway.

Federal Law Enforcement Grants Appear on Supervisors' Agenda Again

Aug 6, 2018 Operation Stonegarden grant debate began in February and has been put off numerous times.
A view of Southwest Key's facility in Tucson.

Tucson Councilman Wants More Transparency at Shelter for Immigrant Children

Aug 3, 2018 A discussion with Ward 3 councilman Paul Durham.
Two Central American fathers who made the journey from Guatemala with their teenage sons. Fathers say both teens were targeted by violent gangs to join or be killed.

Immigration Attorneys Struggle to Defend Central Americans with New Asylum Policy

Aug 2, 2018 Immigrants fleeing Central America because of gang violence can no longer ask for U.S. asylum.
Fernando Magaz Negrete

Phoenix Shelter Employee Charged With Molesting Immigrant Child

Aug 1, 2018 Southwest Key operates 26 shelters for immigrant children in Arizona, California and Texas.
A Border Patrol vehicle travels along a stretch of fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Nearly 2,500 Scientists Slam Trump's Planned Border Wall

Aug 1, 2018 The collective has called on the administration to follow environmental policies, and on Congress to step up action against proposals for more construction.
The Homeland Security Department's wall separating Douglas, Arizona, from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, ends about two miles west of both towns and becomes vehicle barrier intended to stop cars, not people.

Audit: Nearly Half of Border Agency Applicants Failed Entrance Exam

Aug 1, 2018 The review comes as the border agencies are under pressure to fulfill an executive order mandating the hiring of 5,000 new Border Patrol agents.
A makeshift memorial to murdered U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in Southern Arizona.

Man Extradited to US to Face Charges in Killing of Border Agent

Jul 31, 2018 Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes is accused of murdering agent Brian Terry in 2010.
In this image from C-Span video, senior immigration officials sit before the Senate Judiciary Committee July 31, 2018, at a hearing about the separation of immigrant families.

Immigration Officials Defend Handling of Family Separations

Jul 31, 2018 The officials ran into criticism from Democrats and Republicans appalled by the policy.
The Santa Cruz River.

Residents Warn of Threat to Santa Cruz River if Sewer Pipe Ruptures Again

Jul 31, 2018 Last year, rains caused a breach in a pipeline that carries raw sewage from Mexico to the U.S.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador at a rally in December 2012.

Mexican President-Elect Wants Fewer Migrants to US

Jul 31, 2018 López Obrador has spoken of mitigating the factors that push people to immigrate from Central America and Mexico.
Emilio Gutiérrez Soto

Asylum-Seeking Mexican Journalist Freed

Jul 27, 2018 Emilio Gutiérrez Soto was detained almost a year by U.S. officials.

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