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Nearly 400 Tucsonans have volunteered their time to help at the monastery.

Tucson Community Prepares for Monastery Shelter Closure

The Benedictine Monastery has become the largest city shelter, but will close in July.

A banner advertises higher salaries outside the Chamberlain Group maquila in Nogales, Sonora on March 4, 2019.

Central American Migrants Possible Source of Labor in Sonoran Maquilas

The industry currently has about 2,000 vacancies.

Rows of cots are set up inside the Benedictine Monastery in February 2019. The monastery served as a temporary shelter for migrant families seeking asylum.

Volunteers, Migrants Find a Way Over Language Barrier

Some asylum seekers who have passed through Tucson's Benedictine Monastery are speakers of indigenous languages.

A child at Kino Border Initiative's Aid Center for Migrants in Nogales, Sonora on November 26, 2018.

Kino Border Initiative Helping More Asylum Seekers in Sonora

The faith-based organization runs an Aid Center for Migrants in Nogales, Sonora.

A file image of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Arizona.

Law Limits Troops' Function at Border

A discussion with UA Law professor Kristine Huskey.

Baboquivari Peak, the most sacred site for the Tohono O'odham people, can be seen from many parts of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge.

A Helping Hand for Nature

Friends of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge volunteer time and effort.

Screenshot of a video posted to U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva's Facebook page, July 25, 2018.

Grijalva: 'No Confidence' in Homeland Secretary Nielsen

The Hispanic Caucus met with the Homeland Security secretary regarding separated immigrant families.

Nicol rests at a women shelter in Nogales, Sonora, after making a six-week trip to get to the U.S.-Mexico border. She plans to seek asylum.

Transgender Asylum Seeker Says She Was Sexually Assaulted in Detention

Nicol Garcia's lawyer says medical reports confirm she was attacked in the Cibola Detention Center in New Mexico.

Overcoming Aphasia: "A River is Made Drop by Drop"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Where Arizona stands after a tumultuous week for U.S. border policy; and an alternative to sunscreen developed at the University of Arizona.

A UA professor says a migrant caravan through Central America was not intending to storm the United States border.

UA Prof: Migrant Caravan Posed No Threat to US Border

Says travelers were on an annual journey to raise awareness of Central American violence.

The Fearless Jazz of Dee Dee Bridgewater

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Two local churches make room for Central American refugees; electronic music emerges from virtual space in Tucson; and an overview of the 2017 Tucson Jewish International Film Festival.