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Border Patrol agents inspects a water drainage tunnel that spans from Nogales, AZ into Mexico.

Border Arrests Up 18%; Rush to Beat Expected Crackdown

Nov 11, 2016 Church leaders say many immigrants wanted to cross before the US presidential election.
Tierra y Libertad, a collective in South Tucson’s Wakefield Neighborhood, reclaimed a back alleyway with colorful murals.

Feeding Our Future: Growing Community in Tucson’s Barrios

Nov 10, 2016 Home-grown efforts to improve Tucson’s struggling neighborhoods start with vegetable gardens.
Arizona applicants for Deferred Action for Deportation, in September 2012.

UA Immigrant Dreamer: 'I Am Back to a State of Uncertainty'

Nov 10, 2016 President-elect vowed to reverse Obama action temporarily blocking deportation.

Laws in Mexico to Target Drug Cartels and Corrupt Politicians

Nov 8, 2016 Group of lawyers and organizations have been working to establish independent anticorruption institutions.
Yolanda Soto, CEO and President of Borderlands Food Bank, in her office in Nogales. The bright paintings on her walls were all done by an inmate who works for Borderlands as part of a labor force program. (She’s a big fan of Kahlo’s.)

Feeding Our Future: The Politics of Produce Rescue

Nov 3, 2016 They share the same goal of feeding the hungry, but sometimes food banks step on each other’s toes.

Fluctuating Peso Felt on Both Sides of the Border

Nov 2, 2016 Some economists say it moves in relation to presidential candidate favorability numbers.
Angel statue at the Monument to Independence in Mexico City.

Phoenix Mayor Hopes to Boost His City's Trade With Mexico

Oct 27, 2016 The city is often overlooked by companies looking to make foreign direct investment, he said.
A group of Haitian immigrants wait in Mexico's Nogales port of entry for an interview with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official.

Haitians Arrive at Arizona Border to Uncertain Reception

Oct 27, 2016 Young men say they arrived after crossing 12 countries following 2010 quake in Haiti.

Judge OKs El Chapo Guzman's Extradition; Appeal Expected

Oct 21, 2016 Prosecutors in US and Mexico favor him facing justice north of the border.
Republican staff and volunteers outside of the new Nogales campaign office, October 2016.

Arizona GOP Aims To Woo Latino Voters On The Border

Oct 20, 2016 The party is associated there with racism, walls and deportation, one organizer said.
Border wall in Arizona separating the United States and Mexico.

For Border Apprehensions, 'Who' Overshadows 'How Many'

Oct 17, 2016 DHS says poverty, violence are factors in rising apprehensions of Central Americans.
An Air and Marine EC-120B helicopter rests in Sunday Pass in Arizona's southwest desert, in 2009.

US Targeting Mexico's Cartel Scouts in Arizona Desert

Oct 3, 2016 Prosecutors have brought cases against about 80 scouts in the Tucson Sector since 2014.
A lone Border Patrol agent watches over the San Miguel Gate.

McSally Challenges Homeland Security on Data Accuracy

Sep 22, 2016 She disagrees with agency statistics about proportion of those caught crossing.

Tucson Museum of Art Wins $93K Grant for Refugees

Sep 20, 2016 Programs will focus on creative expression and English-language acquisition.
SB 1070 protest in 2010.

State, Rights Groups Settle Challenges Over SB 1070

Sep 15, 2016 Agreement calls for guidelines on how 'show me your papers' part of law is applied.

Rights Groups: Close Private Immigrant Detention Centers

Sep 15, 2016 300 organizations send letter after federal promise to phase out private prisons.

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