New data shows families continue crossing the border in large numbers in the Tucson Sector
Tucson Sector continues to have the highest number of migrants crossing, and by far the highest number of families and children, even as the total number of migrant apprehensions at the southern border dropped slightly from the previous month.
Pima County receives nearly $22 million for asylum seekers
Pima County is receiving nearly $22 million in federal funding to continue services to asylum seekers, who come to Tucson and smaller border communities after being released by Border Patrol.
Jury visits a ranch near US-Mexico border where an Arizona man is charged with killing a migrant
The case in Nogales, Arizona, has attracted national attention as border security becomes an increasingly important issue in this year’s presidential contest.
Coronado National Forest launches Cochran Fellowship Program
Cross-border collaborative training in southeastern Arizona
The trial of an Arizona border rancher charged with killing a migrant has reached the halfway point
The judge denied a request by news media to accompany jurors on the visit to 75-year-old George Alan Kelly's ranch.
Pima County expects upcoming migrant funding to last through August
Pima County expects to receive at least 12 million dollars in federal funding from the recent Homeland Security appropriations bill to continue services to asylum seekers through August, after coming dangerously close to having to turn people away.
Senators told of ‘alarming’ level of drone incursions at southern border
Cartels are sending as many as 1,000 unmanned drones across the border every month.
Officials warn of dangers of crossing the border in anticipation of summer heat
Officials from both sides of the border warn migrants of the dangers of crossing the border in potentially deadly heat.
Number of families and children in Border Patrol's Tucson Sector grows
New federal data shows that the number of migrants apprehended by Border Patrol last month grew, including the number of families and children.
Pima County to continue migrant services
County will avoid street releases at the end of the week, anticipating federal funding from the $650 million, in the border security funding bill, for shelter and services to asylum seekers.
Attorneys make opening statements in case of rancher accused of killing migrant
Friday was opening arguments in the trial of George Alan Kelly, the 75-year-old rancher being charged in the shooting death of a Mexican citizen, who prosecutors say was on Kelly’s property while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border undocumented.
"Víctimas del Pecado" makes a powerful return to the silver screen.
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Federal dollars for asylum seekers in Tucson on verge of running out as Congress releases spending deal
Congressional leaders unveiled a spending package with $650 million for short-term asylum services like Casa Alitas in Tucson. However, approval and allocation may come too late to avoid street releases.
Archive seeks to reclaim border narrative
The Reclaiming the Border Narrative digital archive is a collaboration meant to tell the story of the border through the eyes of people who live there.
County discontinues contracts to migrant services
Pima County is discontinuing contracts for services to the more than 2,500 asylum seekers a day, who have been released by Border Patrol. Federal dollars are running out as Congress has yet to agree on more funding for border communities.
