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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office Director Henry Lucero sits for an interview with Lorraine Rivera at ICE headquarters in Phoenix on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018.

Asylum-Seeking Women Targeted by Smugglers

Single women with children are often forced to take in an unkown male to get into the U.S.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, May 2018.

US Slashes Number of Refugees to 30,000 for Next Year

It makes two straight years of cutting the number of refugees the U.S. will accept, with last year's cap at 45,000.
The west facade of United States Supreme Court Building at dusk in Washington, D.C., USA. From October 2011.

Immigration Cases Tossed in Fallout From Supreme Court Ruling

A little-known decision has brought more chaos to an already strained system.
The Pima County Sheriff's headquarters on E. Benson Highway.

Federal Law Enforcement Grants Appear on Supervisors' Agenda Again

Operation Stonegarden grant debate began in February and has been put off numerous times.
A protester holds a sign at a border demonstration in Nogales, Arizona. (June, 2018)

Poll: Arizona Voters Oppose ICE Shutdown

Even in heavily Democratic Pima County, less than a quarter of the people questioned agreed with abolishing ICE.
More than 300 demonstrators in downtown Nogales, Arizona, protesting the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the border

Prominent Arizona Family Stands Against Trump Border Policies

The daughter of former Arizona Governor Raul Castro joins demonstrators at the border.
Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan (left) meets with Customs officials at the Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales on June 27, 2018.

CBP Commissioner, First Lady Visit Arizona in Same Week

Nancy Montoya reports on the purpose of both trips.
Protestors outside a Southwest Key facility near Oracle Road and Drachman Street in Tucson hung signs in preparation for a visit by First Lady Melania Trump. Mrs. Trump did not tour any of the facilities that house migrant children in the Tucson area.

First Lady's Visit a Chance for Protestors to Voice Opposition

Protestors gather at immigrant children detention sites as Melania Trump tours immigration-related stops.
First Lady Melania Trump arrives at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. June 28, 2018

First Lady Visits Border Patrol, Migrant Child Center in Arizona

Melania Trump makes stops in Tucson and Phoenix during her visit.
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.
The Pima County Sheriff's headquarters on E. Benson Highway.

Pima Supervisors to Vote on Grants Targeting Illegal Immigration, Drug Trafficking

The board is considering more than $2 million in federal funding for the sheriff's department, including Operation Stonegarden.
From left, State Rep. Sally Ann Gonzales, Tucson Councilman Richard Fimbres, TUSD Boardmember Adelita Grijalva, Tucson Councilwoman Regina Romero, Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council Vice Chair Peter Yucupicio, Pima County Supervisor Richard Elias, Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson, Tucson Councilman Paul Durham and Tucson Mayor Johnathan Rothschild.

Local Officials Condemn Policy Separating Undocumented Families

Office holders from six different government bodies gathered to voice opposition to the Trump administration policy.
Paul Ryan in 2014.

Ryan Paints Rosy Scenario on Immigration; Details to Come

Potential legislation still has to make its way through difficult negotiations between conservatives and moderates.
U.S. Rep. Martha McSally.

Rep. McSally Suggests Building Wall on Arizona-California Border

The proposal came during a White House discussion about sanctuary cities.
The U.S.-Mexican border fence near Nogales.

Supervisors to Reconsider Federal Law Enforcement Grant

Valadez asks for a vote to re-examine $1.4 million grant the board previously turned down
Sen. Jeff Flake talks with media members from Arizona about his decision to not run for re-election, Oct. 25, 2017.

Flake Calls for DACA Vote

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators wants to vote on DACA by the end of the week.

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