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Rev. Robin Hoover speaks to migrants at a soup kitchen in Hermosillo, Sonora, on July 8, 2019.

Arizona-based organization brings migrant guide project to Sonora

The guide is aimed at increasing the security and safety of migrants traveling through Mexico and to the U.S.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the inauguration ceremony for the National Guard.

Mexican Federal Police officers upset with new National Guard

Thousands of agents from are taking over their own headquarters while suing the government.
The international line between Mexico and the U.S. ends at the Pacific Ocean, with Tijuana on the left.

Some US asylum seekers find work in northern Mexico

A Mexican official says hundreds have found work and factories have offered thousands of jobs.
Sonora's Highway 15 stretches from the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales to the border with the Mexican state of Sinaloa at Don Estación.

Arizona business welcomes possible completion of Sonoran highway

Mexico's president has announced a date for the highway's completion three times.
A variety of pills and medications.

UA Study: Some medications from Mexico not what the doctor ordered

A team of doctoral students found that many of the drugs fell below guidelines for weight and content.
The flag of Mexico.

Mexico extends $100M reforesting program to Honduras to stem migration

The country had already announced $30 million for a tree-planting program in El Salvador.
Twenty-dollar bills.

Remittances to Mexico break monthly record In May

Mexicans abroad sent $3.2 million to their home country, 1.5% more than the previous year.
Fishing boats float on the Sea of Cortez outside the little town of San Felipe, Baja California, in October 2018.

UNESCO designates vaquita porpoise habitat as ‘in danger’

There are estimated to be only 10 remaining vaquita porpoises in the Sea of Cortez.
Border patrol searches through tomatoes at port of entry.

Mexican tomato imports still up after duties were imposed

Import weights in Nogales have increased year-over-year for two months in a row, though opponents warn higher prices are yet to come.
A point indicating the border between Mexico and the U.S. at the San Ysidro port of entry.

Some Central American asylum applicants, forced to wait In Mexico, choose to return home

It's the beginning of a “voluntary return” program for migrants who wish to return home, Mexican immigration officials said.
Border Patrol's Yuma Sector new tent compound will hold 500 people.

Out of room on Arizona's border

Arizona’s border with Mexico is becoming an epicenter for asylum seekers from Central America.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador on the day of his swearing in as President of Mexico.

Mexican president marks 1 year since election amid concerns over administration

Critics say measures of crime and the economy suggest there is little to celebrate.
An immigrant detention center in Nogales, Sonora, is one of five recently closed by the Mexican federal immigration agency.

Reducing number of migrants a tough assignment for Mexico, report says

A Mexican think tank says the country is unlikely to stem the flow of migrants within the negotiated window.
Sonora's Luis Gonzalez (left) hands a signed copy of a memorandum of understanding to Arizona's Matthew Earl Jones on the first day of meetings for the Arizona-Mexico Commission.

Arizona, Sonora ink nonbinding deal to draw more filmmakers

Officials hope the region will compete with other world film destinations.
File image of a box of produce from Mexico.

Southwest members of Congress decry produce protection measures

Critics say provisions could mean higher prices for consumers and endanger approval of the renegotiated NAFTA.
File photo of a highway sign to Hermosillo, Mexico.

Sonora to receive 1,800 National Guard members; 150 headed to Hermosillo

The newly formed National Guard has recently been used for immigration enforcement in Mexico.

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