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Drivers and passengers in Nogales, Sonora wait to enter Arizona's Deconcini Port of Entry. 2018.

Mexico travel restrictions extended at ports through August 21

Despite the loss of retail dollars from fewer Mexican shoppers, trade between the U.S. and Mexico is thriving.
A mobile health clinic operated by the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. September 2018.

UA mobile health clinic bringing COVID vaccines to rural counties

It includes overseeing cross-border vaccination events offered at some of Arizona's ports of entry.
A group of migrants apprehended by Border Patrol agents in Sasabe on March 24, 2021.

CBP data shows another rise in apprehensions, repeat crossings

The agency says border officers encountered almost 190,000 migrants across the southwest border.
A staff member with the Casa Alitas Welcome Center gives an orientation to migrants who have just been brought from Nogales by the Border Patrol. Migrants will stay at the center for a few days while working out travel arrangements to connect with family in the U.S.

Uncertainty abounds as some asylum seekers bypass pandemic-era restrictions at border

Migrants part of DHS Title 42 exemption program find communities ready to help in the U.S., but more questions remain
A migrant receives a serving of breakfast at the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, Sonora. The faith-based shelter offers food, showers and other services, and also partners with legal aid groups to offer case assistance.

Migrants in Nogales seek entry through exemption as pandemic-era restrictions drag on

A DHS program allows a few hundred people a day to gain entry through humanitarian exemption, but questions remain.
A worker at David's Western Wear in Nogales examines a boot. July 2021.

Pandemic-related struggles continue for longtime Nogales boot maker

The future of the family business remains unknown.
A lock and chain secures the doors of a closed business in Nogales. July 2021.

Nogales mayor eager to see port travel restrictions lifted

Restrictions have been in place for over a year.
People wait to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Sonoyta at the U.S. Port of Entry in Lukeville, Ariz.

Arizona ports of entry offering COVID vaccines to Mexican residents

Tony Paniagua visited one event and spoke to vaccine recipients.
A March 2018 photo of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.

New ICE directive looks to limit detention for pregnant, nursing women

The new rule reverses a Trump-era policy forged in 2017.
A group of migrants and Border Patrol agents along the border fence in Yuma County. June 2021.

Yuma Border Patrol chief says cartels profiting off migrants crossing

Plus, the sheriff of Yuma County explains his office's role in investigating border-related crimes.
A few of the Arizona-Mexico border from a helicopter operated by Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations. June 2021.

Role of tech, air support in CBP’s Southern Arizona desert enforcement, rescues

The agency receives 30 to 40 emergency calls each day.
A view of newly-constructed border fencing in Sasabe. June 2021.

Arizona 360 explores increase in border apprehensions and migrants’ journeys

Lorraine Rivera travels across Pima and Yuma counties for a firsthand look at enforcement and rescues.
Immigrants with active cases under the Migrant Protection Protocols travel through the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego as they are processed for entry into the United States. February 2021.

In latest MPP rollback, asylum seekers with closed cases will have the chance try again

Researchers say some 28,000 migrants enrolled in the Trump-era program had their cases closed in absentia.
A border patrol vehicle drives along the border wall in Douglas, Ariz. January 2021.

Border Patrol chief who supported Trump's wall is forced out

Trump appointed official will be reassigned
A group of demonstrators walk along the border wall in a march led by migrants and asylum seekers in Nogales, Sonora on April 30, 2021. The event was meant to urge President Biden to act on immigration reform.

ICE to open hotel space for asylum seekers in Yuma

The space is part of a more than $86 million contract with the nonprofit Family Endeavors
New border fence going up in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument on Feb. 26, 2020.

Government watchdog finds Army Corps expedited border wall contracts

The report found the Corps awarded over $4 billion in noncompetitive contracts, green-lit some work before terms were agreed.

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