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.
Border Patrol chief who supported Trump's wall is forced out
Trump appointed official will be reassigned
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
DOJ reverses Trump-era restrictions on asylum
Rights groups say the 2018 restrictions made it nearly impossible for survivors of domestic and gang violence to claim asylum.
As DACA turns nine, recipients say legislative solution still elusive
The program gives temporary temporary protection and a work permit to hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as chldren.
NGO asylum program comes to Arizona
The Biden administration is asking humanitarian groups to recommend vulnerable migrants to bypass pandemic expulsions.
Border officials warn of heat dangers in south Arizona
An excessive heat warning for many parts of southern and central Arizona is expected to begin Saturday
Border Patrol chief in Tucson discusses increase in apprehensions
Agents are encountering more single adults and children.
Advocates applaud official end to 'Remain in Mexico,' but say more reform still needed
The Department of Homeland Security announced an official end to the controversial program in a memo this week.
Border Patrol, diplomats host event warning migrants against crossing the Arizona desert
2020 was one of the deadliest years on record for migrants in the state's borderland.
Arizona voters to decide on in-state tuition for Dreamers next year
A bill asking voters to repeal a portion of a 2006 law barring non-citizens from accessing the tuition rate passed Arizona Legislature Monday.
Migrants, asylum seekers march in Nogales, Sonora
They say they want to hold President Biden accountable for his promise undertake immigration reform
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Also on Arizona Spotlight: Two American Muslim teens share the practice and meaning of Ramadan; and a mother and son talk about applying positive autism strategies during the pandemic.
In march through Nogales, migrants ask Biden to restore asylum process
This is the most recent in a series of demonstrations over the last year.
How policies under Trump and Biden impact uptick in border apprehensions
Analysis from UA Center for Latin American Studies associate professor Elizabeth Oglesby
