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A warehouse storing produce.

Arizona Reps Implore NAFTA Negotiators to Leave Imported Mexican Produce Alone

Sep 4, 2017 The issue centers on the cost of winter tomatoes.
Graphic of the urban design that Customs and Border Protection wants to build in parts of the San Diego Sector.

Arizona Company Among 4 Chosen To Build Border Wall Prototypes

Aug 31, 2017 Construction will begin this fall. Designs will measure 30 feet high to 30 feet long.
The port of entry in Douglas, Arizona in April 2016.

Plan to Update Douglas Port of Entry Closer To Reality

Aug 31, 2017 The U.S. House is getting behind the plan, said Rep. Martha McSally.
A Flagstaff Police vehicle.

Letter Warning Flagstaff Residents of Deportation False, Officials Say

Aug 29, 2017 The letter claimed law officers were deputized as immigration agents.
A group stands in support of in-state tuition eligibility for students in Arizona with DACA status at a June 29, 2017, Arizona Board of Regents meeting.

Survey: 'Dreamers' Contributing to U.S. Economy

Aug 29, 2017 70 percent of DACA recipients have a U.S. citizen parent, sibling or child, according to new survey.
12 transgender women and 5 gay males from Central America and Mexico ask for asylum at the U.S. Mexico border in Nogales.

Transgender and Gay Immigrants Being Held in New Mexico

Aug 24, 2017 17 individuals from Mexico and Central American seeking asylum in the U.S.
A Customs and Border Protection helicopter and crew near Yuma, Arizona.

Trump Visits Yuma Ahead of Phoenix Rally

Aug 22, 2017 The president wanted to show that stepped-up border security works.
Kids at school.

Trump Ends Program to Protect Central American Kids From Deportation

Aug 21, 2017 3,000 unaccompanied children face deportation, 200 in Arizona.

Law Professors to Trump: Keep DACA

Aug 14, 2017 Trump must decide what to do about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
12 transgender women and 5 gay males from Central America and Mexico ask for asylum at the U.S. Mexico border in Nogales.

12 Transgender Women from Central America and Mexico Seek Asylum in US

Aug 14, 2017 Legal teams from around the country have mobilized to help.

CBP Spends $5M on Polygraphs for Applicants Who Admitted to Crimes

Aug 14, 2017 A report says 2,300 applicants were given the test despite being disqualified based on their admissions.
Sunrise over Tubac.

Tubac Sees Upswing in Home Sales

Aug 11, 2017 Archeologists say signs of settlement go back 11,000 years.
The value of remittances to Mexico has been on the rise in recent years.

Remittances to Mexico Continue Growth to Record High

Aug 9, 2017 Migrants sent almost $14 billion to Mexico in the first half of the year.

Edward Abbey's Southwest

Aug 4, 2017 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The latest on the sewage pipe break in Nogales; and a UA project to return lost dog tags from the Vietnam War unites two generations of veterans.
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.

Immigrant Rights Group Says Most Border Patrol Abuses Go Unpunished

Aug 3, 2017 Tucson, Rio Grande and Laredo sectors were high on the list of 2,178 cases.

Broken Sewage Pipe in Nogales Gets Temporary Fix

Aug 2, 2017 It will give inspectors a chance to locate the breach.

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