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Luis Jimenez, 23, a "dreamer" whose father was missing in the desert in summer 2016.

69 Dead in Border Desert This Year, on Pace of Trend

Jul 29, 2016 Identifying remains is big task at Pima County Medical Examiner's Office.
Commercial trucks coming through the Mariposa Port of Entry. (2015)

US Customs Taking Donations to Keep Ports Running

Jul 20, 2016 Municipalities, private businesses can contribute to projects at Arizona border.
Border wall in Arizona separating the United States and Mexico.

On Arizona-Mexico Border, 'It's a Community ... Not Separate'

Jul 19, 2016 College students immerse themselves in border life, finding common ground.
Commercial trucks coming through the Mariposa Port of Entry. (2015)

Can Pilot Program Shorten Commercial Lines at Border?

Jul 6, 2016 U.S. and Mexico customs inspectors will combine efforts to inspect trucks once instead of twice.

Tucson Samaritans Offer Food, Water to Migrants in Desert

Jul 5, 2016 Stories of people dying in the desert prompted effort to help.

Sizzle & Sass with Jazz Singer Natalie Douglas

Jun 30, 2016 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Welcoming New Americans; Dímelo's StorySLAM gets Tusconans talking about "belonging".
The international border fence in the Arizona desert.

Sheriff: Cartels Forcing Migrants to Traffic Drugs

Jun 28, 2016 Armed drug smugglers are using threats and intimidation against unwilling migrants.
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

Supreme Court Leaves Obama Immigration Policy Blocked

Jun 23, 2016 Range of Arizona reactions: President must 'enforce immigration laws;' 'heartbreaking news.'
"Divided by Law," presented by AZPM’s Fernanda Echavarri and Perla Trevizo of the Arizona Daily Star, has won a national Edward R. Murrow Award for best small market radio news documentary.

AZPM News Original "Divided By Law" Wins National Edward R. Murrow Award

Jun 21, 2016 Special report wins the 2016 award for best small market radio news documentary
Border Patrol agents help an ailing migrant crosser.

Record Desert Heat Puts Border Patrol Rescuers on High Alert

Jun 17, 2016 Elite BORSTAR unit on lookout for migrants stranded in Arizona's harsh desert.

Cochise County Ranchers Use Radios to Get Help on Border

Jun 13, 2016 Ranchers in remote areas near the border can now communicate with law enforcement.
The trailer in Marion, Ohio, where labor traffickers kept their victims.

Central American Teens in Hands of Labor Traffickers

Jun 10, 2016 Story of group in Ohio held for more than one year; wages taken by captors.

Border Patrol Faces Pushback on Surveillance Towers

Jun 10, 2016 Plans for the Tohono O'odham Nation, but residents say they invade their privacy.

$1.2B Proposed Savings on Immigrant Detentions

Jun 10, 2016 Report by United Nations says use nonprofits not private prisons.
Legal assistant Javier Hernandez and lawyer Sara Van Hofwegen of Public Counsel meet with a teenage client from Guatemala who is applying for asylum.

Thousands of Children Seek Asylum, Many Without Lawyers

Jun 9, 2016 10,000 Central American children facing 'removal' went to court without lawyers.

Mexico Cracks Down on Northbound Central Americans

Jun 8, 2016 Freight train 'La Bestia' - The Beast - now off limits to migrants, leading to long walk.

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