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Maj. Gen Michael McGuire, adjutant general and director of the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, speaks to reporters during a new conference.

Arizona National Guard To Start Ground Missions At Border Friday

Apr 12, 2018 Details have been unveiled about the guard's support role in Operation Guardian Shield.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions addresses border sheriffs in Las Cruces, New Mexico, April 11, 2018.

AG Sessions Addresses Border Sheriffs

Apr 11, 2018 There were no promises for money at the New Mexico meeting, only more manpower from promised National Guard troops.
Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jan. 16, 2018.

DHS Secretary: No Deportation for DACA Recipients

Apr 11, 2018 In congressional testimony, Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said "Dreamers" are not an enforcement priority.
Then- Sen. Jeff Sessions during remarks before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2016.

AG Sessions to Address Immigration at Border Sheriffs Meeting in NM

Apr 11, 2018 Sessions has directed prosecutors to focus on charging people with illegal entry, citing a "crisis" on the border.
Taide Elena carries a portrait of her grandson, Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, who was shot and killed in October 2012.

Border Patrol Agent Charged With Murder Takes The Stand

Apr 10, 2018 Agent Lonnie Swartz told the jury that details from that night were "very distorted."
Students on the University of Arizona campus protest the announcement in September 2017 that DACA would be phased out.

AZ Supreme Court Rules Against In-State Tuition for DACA Recipients

Apr 9, 2018 The court ruled against Maricopa Community College in the case over tuition for "Dreamers."
Gov. Doug Ducey with National Guard members being deployed to the Arizona-Mexico border, April 9, 2018.

338 National Guard Troops to be Deployed to Border, Sheriff Says

Apr 9, 2018 Troops will provide support for federal law enforcement agents, governor tells border sheriffs.
A section of the barrier separating the U.S. and Mexico.

150 Arizona Guard Troops to be Deployed Along Border

Apr 6, 2018 Federal Government will pay all the cost, according to Gov. Doug Ducey.
Santa Cruz County officials touring the extent of the damage from the sewer pipe break in Nogales, Arizona. (July, 2017)

AZ Legislature Tells Congress to Stop Forcing Nogales to Pay for Sewer Line

Apr 5, 2018 State lawmakers are getting involved in a dispute over the cross-border sewer pipe.
A section of the barrier separating the U.S. and Mexico.

Gov. Ducey 'Welcomes Deployment' of National Guard to Border

Apr 4, 2018 President Trump is following his two successors in sending troops to the border.
Perla Martinez, center, is a DACA recipient and college freshman studying computer science. She said without in-state tuition, she could not go to school.

Arizona Supreme Court Hears DACA Tuition Case

Apr 3, 2018 The case is a challenge to Maricopa Community College's offer of in-state tuition to DACA recipients.
Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier, immigration attorney Patricia Mejia and The Arizona Republic border reporter Rafael Carranza participate in a roundtable discussion led by host Lorraine Rivera about immigration in Southern Arizona.

Roundtable: The Future of DACA; 'Human Rights Tragedy' on the Border

Apr 2, 2018 Hear from the Pima County sheriff, an immigration attorney and a border reporter.

One Woman's Journey Through Border Patrol Detention

Mar 29, 2018 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Campaign finance curiosities in the 2018 Governor's race; and the co-founder of Cyclovia talks about building better communities for all.
President Donald Trump March 28 tweeted photos purporting show work on a new southern border wall.

Testing On Border Wall Prototypes Coming to an End

Mar 29, 2018 Expected to complete evaluation of prototypes this week.
Taide Elena carries a portrait of her grandson, Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, who was shot and killed in October 2012.

Trial Continues for Border Agent Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder

Mar 28, 2018 Forensic expert testifies that blood-spatter consistent with being shot in the back while on the ground.
Attorney Bill Risner, March 2018.

Attorney Reflects on Murder Trial of Border Agent Lonnie Swartz

Mar 24, 2018 Bill Risner has represented several plaintiffs in civil cases against the Border Patrol.

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