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Border Patrol agents patrol along a line of shipping containers stacked near the border Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, near Yuma, Ariz.

Containers are no hindrance for migrants on Arizona border

So far there has been no drop off in the number of people crossing the border.
A court document submitted by federal attorneys May 20 eliminates funding for a stretch of border wall that would have crossed through tribal land.

US to fill border wall gaps at open area near Yuma

Biden had pledged during the campaign to stop all border wall construction
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Caterpillar facility in Green Valley. October 3, 2019

Pence touts Trump-era border policies in Arizona speech

Pence visited the border in Cochise County before speaking in Phoenix.
Arizona Gov. Ducey speaks to reporters at a news conference held along the border in Douglas on March 19, 2021.

Florida sending cops to Arizona border

The Florida announcement comes with criticism of Biden border policies.
A U.S. flag on the uniform of a member of the National Guard.

Ducey sends National Guard to the border

The Governor issued an emergency declaration for Arizona’s border counties.
Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, at a June 24, 2020 media briefing.

Magnus's history with transparency under scrutiny amid CBP nomination

Advocates say the TPD head's views on Trump-era policies are encouraging, but questions remain.
A volunteer speaks to migrants keeping warm under an emergency blanket after an early-morning expulsion at the Migrant Resource Center in Agua Prieta.

Border officials report a record number of apprehensions, but most are still being turned away

The Biden administration is still employing a Trump-era policy that allows agents to send almost all migrants back to Mexico.
Governor Doug Ducey addresses members of the media in front of a portion of border wall near the Douglas Municipal Airport on March 19, 2021.

Ducey willing to pay for National Guard at the border

The governor says the White House is “ignoring the border”.
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: UA COVID app reaches 30,000 devices, Indigenous people protest border-wall construction on traditional lands

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, September 28
A group of about 100 people protest enforcement of SB 1070 outside of the Tucson Police Department in downtown Tucson in 2013.

Looking back at SB 1070 a decade later

Though the infamous “show me your papers” law was partially struck down, it has left a legacy in Arizona.
Ryan Parker Knox (left) and Joseph McGrath performing "The Mark on the Wall" by Virginia Woolf in the AZPM radio studio.

Rogue Radio presents Virginia Woolf's "The Mark on the Wall"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Tucson Samaritans' 18 year mission continues; and how the border wall endangers the future of the Sonoyta mud turtle.
Challenger Rep. Nicolas Pierson and incumbent Dem. Raul Grijalva await the start of their televised debate in the Congressional District 3 race, Wednesday, October 17, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.

CD3 Candidates See Separate Paths Forward on Immigration

One of 9 U.S. House districts that border Mexico, the topic looms large in Southwestern Arizona.
Candidates for the 2nd Congressional District, Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick, left, and Republican Lea Marquez Peterson, shake hands following a televised debate at the Tucson Jewish Community Center, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, Tucson, Arizona.

CD2 Candidates at Odds on Southern Arizona Issues

Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick and Republican Lea Marquez Peterson vie to represent Pima and Cochise Counties district.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors at a March 20, 2018 meeting.

Pima County Supervisors Again Delay Vote on Federal Grants for Sheriffs

Party line vote continued grant talk until a September 4th meeting.
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.
Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier in Nogales, Arizona, Feb. 9, 2017.

Sheriff Napier: Illegal Immigration and Border Security Are Separate Issues

The Pima County sheriff also said Operation Stonegarden and other federal grants are held up for political reasons.

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