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Scott Warren at a rally outside federal courthouse in Tucson before he enters, June 3. Warren is facing up to 20 years in prison for harboring undocumented immigrants. His supporters say Warren was offering only food, water, clothes and a safe place to sleep for those in need.

Jury deadlocks on charges against Arizona border aid worker Scott Warren

The jury returned Tuesday after days of deliberation on the case of No More Deaths volunteer Scott Warren.
The Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse, 405 W. Congress Street in Tucson.

Jury begins deliberations in border humanitarian aid worker trial

Federal prosecutors sought to make the case about the entire group, No More Deaths.
A Border Patrol vehicle at the fence on the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales.

Filing: Agent who knocked over migrant called them 'savages'

The court records say texts show a Border Patrol agent's "disdain" prior to allegedly knocking down a Guatemalan man.

Arizona Man Convicted In Kidnapping-for-Weed Plot Denied New Trial

The 9th Circuit said errors in the trial were not enough to warrant a do-over.
AZPM is partnering with StoryCorps for One Small Step to record conversations between strangers who hold different political beliefs.

Finding Common Ground with "One Small Step"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Free speech debate on campus; "I Dream in Widescreen Returns"; and thoughts on kindness from the Mission Garden.
The barrier running along the U.S.-Mexico border cuts across the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Feds: Arizona Smuggling Ring Used US Banks to Transfer $1M

Authorities say the operation allegedly moved thousands of migrants from Mexico and Central America to the United States.
Signs held by No More Deaths supporters before the start of trial of four volunteers, Jan. 15, 2019.

Charges Dropped Against 4 Migrant Aid Volunteers

The No More Deaths members will be fined but receive no jail time.
A sign pointing in the direction of the U.S. at a port of entry in Nogales, Mexico.

Mothers Take First Step Toward Lawsuit Over Family Separations

The women, who were separated from their children at the border, are seeking millions in damages from the U.S. government.
No More Deaths supporters rally outside of the Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse in Tucson on January 15, 2019. The demonstration was held in support of four volunteers charged with misdemeanors related to leaving food and water inside the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in 2017.

Border Humanitarian Aid Workers See Upside to Federal Convictions

Nancy Montoya reports on the trial's outcome and the origins of the group No More Deaths.
Thomas Thwaites' documents his quest to take a break from being a human in his book "Goatman". Photograph by Tim Bowditch.

Becoming a Goat?

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Trials begin for "No More Deaths" volunteers; How photographing Bears Ears National Monument became a passion for a retired astronomer; and remembering when Martin Luther King, Jr. visited Tucson.
Demonstrators march in downtown Tucson after the November 21, 2018 acquittal of Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz on involuntary manslaughter charges in the cross-border shooting death of a 16 year old Mexican boy, Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez.

Feds Won't Pursue Third Trial Against Border Patrol Agent Who Shot Teen

Agent Lonnie Swartz has been twice acquitted in trials over the killing of 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez.
The Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse, 405 W. Congress Street in Tucson.

Group Calls for Judge to Toss Border Case

Lawyers for a man working with the No More Deaths humanitarian aid group say the charges are U.S. government retaliation.
The border fence passes over hills on the line between Arizona and Mexico.

Attorney General Wants More Funding to Prosecute Border Cases

Officials say the caseload in Southern Arizona has gone up significantly.
Families seeking asylum await processing outside the port of entry in Nogales, Sonora, on Sept. 4, 2018.

Family Arrivals Surge at US-Mexico Border in August

Families accounted for more than one-third of people who were stopped at the border.

Former DEA Agent Pleads Guilty in Firearms Case

Joseph Michael Gill sold two rifles to people police believe were going to use them illegally.
Taide Elena carries a portrait of her grandson, Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, who was shot and killed in October 2012.

Border Agent's Attorney Considering Appeal in Shooting Case

The attorney for Lonnie Swartz said he's considering an appeal following a ruling opening Swartz up to a lawsuit from the family of the teenager he killed.

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