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Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Look inside temporary migrant shelter, FEMA vaccine sites coming to Tucson

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 30.
4/24/12

Body-positive initiative grows at UA

The program is responding to increasing issues of self-esteem during the pandemic.
Children play at a shelter for migrant families and women in Nogales, Sonora. April 2021.

Sonoran shelter at Arizona border aids migrants with active MPP cases

Tony Paniagua visited a facility in Nogales, Sonora
Inside a temporary, tent facility for unaccompanied minors in Customs and Border Patrol's custody in unincorporated Pima Country. April 2021.

Tour of Tucson’s temporary tent shelter for unaccompanied minors

Customs and Border Protection hosted an open house for the public
The exterior of a temporary, tent facility run by Border Patrol for unaccompanied children in unincorporated Pima County. April 2021.

Temporary migrant shelters, immigration policies, 2020 census results

Plus, a discussion with the new director of Arizona's Department of Homeland Security
A health care worker at Tucson Medical Center fills a syringe with a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. January 2021.

FEMA vaccine sites coming to Pima County next week

Two mobile sites will deploy at various locations.
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva sits for an interview at Arizona Public Media in November 2019.

In letter to Biden, Rep. Grijalva calls on end to border wall construction, revamp to asylum processes

The southern Arizona representative said federal, state border plans should include local groups
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: New Border Patrol facility ready, Tucson rep tests positive for COVID

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 28.
The U.S. Border Patrol's 80,000 square foot facility is located just east of the Tucson International Airport.

Border Patrol's soft-sided facility for migrants readies for operation in Tucson

A similar structure became operational in Yuma earlier this month.
Maricopa County Superior Court

Judge rules for transparency in state Senate vote audit, but will not halt the count

Judge also rules senate and Sec. of State Hobbs must come to an agreement for Hobbs to inspect the audit site
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: UA moves toward sustainable energy, experts predict busy hurricane season

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 28.
The Arizona Capitol Museum building at the State Capitol in Phoenix.

Ducey signs abortion bill

The bill prohibits abortions based solely on genetic abnormalities.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: UA mobilizes COVID vaccinations, Yuma group receives outside funding for migrant aid

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 27.
Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

UA ready to have all purchased renewable power in May

The university says the move will cut greenhouse gases by a third and save millions in the long run.
2018's Hurricane Florence as seen from the International Space Station.

Hurricane predictors forecast busy 2021 season

UA group has been on target about storm predictions since 2014.
Border Patrol agents process migrants who crossed the border illegally in a facility in McAllen, Texas, in this photo from June 2018. A federal judge recently found overcrowded CBP facilities in the Tucson area have not met “basic human needs.”

Yuma group to receive outside funding for migrant aid, but little help from Arizona

Gov. Doug Ducey visited Yuma last week, but aid group says they're not being addressed.

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