CBP reveals a few more details about San Pedro River border barrier
The agency held an invitation-only meeting Friday to provide an update on the project.
Daily News Roundup: Fire evacuations, Ducey on rise in cases, detention center accused of abuse
Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 11.
No border wall for Arizona tribe's Colorado River stretch
The cross-border Cocopah Indian Tribe has lived along the river delta for centuries.
Border wall construction results in 'loss of trust' from community
While many locals are disturbed by the actual construction, they say being ignored in the process has been equally frustrating.
Border Patrol turns to private industry for ideas to stop border wall breaches
The agency is asking contractors for ideas to "leapfrog current technology."
Groups allege attempted sale of saguaros from border wall; ask state to investigate
A letter calls on the state to look into a border wall subcontractor and documentation around cacti impacted by construction.
Immigration advocates: Exposure to COVID-19 higher than reported in ICE detention
Tucson legal aid group says a third of their clients tested positive for the virus once released.
Defense Department cuts funding for border wall section in Yuma
A court document pulls funding for a 7-mile stretch that would have crossed tribal land.
Groups say border wall construction threatens biodiversity of Arizona sky islands
Conservation groups say the animals rely on the ranges to travel between habitats in the U.S. and Mexico.
Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf's Arizona visit covers wall construction, PPE for Border Patrol
The secretary's visit included a trip to the border wall and a Border Patrol facility in Tucson.
Mother's Day goes virtual at migrant aid center in Nogales
The Kino Border Initiative shifted its usual in-person celebration in the wake of COVID-19.
The world outside, during the pandemic
As humans hunker down, life continues outside our homes.
Border residents: Border Patrol agents not wearing protective gear at checkpoints
The agency says front-line agents are provided with masks, but federal guidelines don't require them.
DUSTWUN - A film about life, death & trust on the U.S. / Mexico border.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: How Imago Dei Middle School is building community with food; and - can a borderlands hotel that has survived a century endure the COVID-19 pandemic?
Border Patrol soliciting contractors to take over meals for detainees
The project aims to streamline meals for immigrants in its custody along the U.S.-Mexico border.
