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Cross-Border Energy Project Worries Border Patrol

The project would build a grid across the border to Nogales, Sonora.

Mexico, Facing Earthquake Aftermath, Cancels Help to Texas

The 8.2 earthquake that shook Central and South Mexico has left at least 95 people dead.

Mexico Responds To Trump's DACA Decision With 'Deep Regret'

The government offered a welcome to immigrants returning to Mexico and help to those staying in the U.S.

Arizona Company Among 4 Chosen To Build Border Wall Prototypes

Construction will begin this fall. Designs will measure 30 feet high to 30 feet long.

Letter Warning Flagstaff Residents of Deportation False, Officials Say

The letter claimed law officers were deputized as immigration agents.

Cartel Leader's Brother Arrested in Nogales

The crackdown on the Sinaloa Cartel continues, following the re-arrest of 'El Chapo.'

Trump Visits Yuma Ahead of Phoenix Rally

The president wanted to show that stepped-up border security works.

Navajo, Other Tribes Consider Eclipse A Bad Omen

The Navajo believe a sort of death occurs when the moon blocks out the sun, the most powerful deity for the tribe.

Cross-Border Power Grid in the Works for Arizona, Mexico

The plan would link the power grid in Nogales, Mex., to its counterpart in Southern Arizona.

CBP Spends $5M on Polygraphs for Applicants Who Admitted to Crimes

A report says 2,300 applicants were given the test despite being disqualified based on their admissions.

Tucsonans Protest Charlottesville White Nationalist Rally

Demonstrators condemned the march in Charlottesville, Virginia, where violence turned deadly.

Two At A Time: Cleanup Of Navajo Uranium Mines Slow

Incidence of kidney failure and cancer, linked to uranium contamination, increased; tribe has banned any mining activity.

Remittances to Mexico Continue Growth to Record High

Migrants sent almost $14 billion to Mexico in the first half of the year.

Immigrant Rights Group Says Most Border Patrol Abuses Go Unpunished

Tucson, Rio Grande and Laredo sectors were high on the list of 2,178 cases.

Feds Lift Environmental Rules for Border Wall Construction

The action gets around carrying out an environmental impact study for construction of a segment of wall by waiving a list of laws.

Auditors Question Success of Border Surveillance Towers

Comes amid Customs and Border Protection plans to obtain and test new border surveillance, technology, like drones.

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