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A Vote Here sign outside a polling place.

Immigration Top Issue For GOP voters

A new poll shows a change in priorities for Arizona Republican voters

Government officials received this picture of a jaguar pelt, and biologists say its spots correspond to those on a jaguar seen in pictures taken by a trail camera in Arizona.

Jaguar Seen in Arizona Last Year has Been Killed in Mexico

Spots on a pelt match those of a jaguar photographed in the Huachuca Mountains.

The exterior of the Southwest Key facilities, on North Oracle Road.

Arizona Facilities Holding 328 Separated Kids

Governor's office confirms exact number of immigrant children in the state.

Father and teenager daughter make dangerous trip from Guatemala to the Arizona border.

Asylum Trend Shifts: More Fathers Immigrating With Teenage Children

Migrant shelters report the journey from Central America has grown increasingly dangerous for women and small children.

Flags for Arizona and the United States wave in the wind outside the Cochise County Jail.

Cochise County's Crackdown on Young Drug Smugglers

The county attorney is prosecuting more minors as adults for smuggling charges.

Felisa is learning to cope with the communication disorder aphasia with her fellow group members at the Aphasia Center of Tucson.

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.

Advocates: Kids Separated from Parents at Arizona Border Housed at Tucson Facility

Immigrant advocates say most are at the Tucson branch of Southwest Key.

A sign pointing in the direction of the U.S. at a port of entry in Nogales, Mexico.

Questions Remain as 2,342 Children Separated From Parents at Border

Border Patrol says it's up to sector chiefs to determine cutoff ages for the separation of children from parents.

Flag of the North American Free Trade Agreement

Ducey 'No Fan' of Tariffs, Wants NAFTA Changes

Arizona governor said business between Arizona and Sonora will continue.

At left, family members wait for their chance to submit asylum claims in Nogales, Mexico, June 7, 2018. At right, pedestrians approach a turnstile to enter the U.S. on foot.

Attorneys General Demand Family Separation Stop

More reaction over the separation of children and families at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Voices From the Border members organizing donated items for Central American families waiting on the Mexican side of the Nogales border.

Patagonia Group Offering Aid to Central American Asylum Seekers

Voices From The Border members say they are bearing witness to a border crisis.

People walk along the Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Ducey: Immigration Reform Needs to be Addressed

Congress is expected to take on two immigration bills this week.

Families seeking asylum wait at the port of entry in Nogales, Sonora in June 2018.

How Zero-Tolerance Immigration Policy Leads to Family Separation

A discussion with Arizona Republic border reporter Rafael Carranza about how the law is enforced.

Baboquivari Peak, seen behind a partial view of a Tohono O'odham symbol.

Tohono O'odham Leaders See Chance for Improved Ties With Federal Law Enforcement

The tribe's land spans both Arizona and Mexico, adding complexity to its relationship with the political border.

A Black Hawk helicopter used by Border Patrol sits on the tarmac at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

Touring Arizona's Border in a Black Hawk Helicopter

Border Patrol uses the helicopter to help agents on the ground and to conduct rescues.

The barrier running along the U.S.-Mexico border cuts across the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Family Separation; Black Hawk Border Tour; Arizona's Economy

Plus, how the Tohono O'odham Nation views its relationship with Border Patrol and challenges on the reservation.

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