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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.
Unaccompanied minors apprehended by Customs and Border Protection line up inside a temporary processing facility in Donna, Texas on March 17, 2021.

U.S. Border Patrol's new migrant facility in Tucson takes form

The agency told city officials a tent-like facility to house asylum seekers is slated for a plot just outside Tucson.
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 view of Tucson from a hiking trail on the city's west side.

Tucson officials learn more about planned migrant facility near airport

The planned facility likely will hold 150-200 unaccompanied minors
The search for lost loved ones is continuous in and around Brooks County, Texas. Omar Roman-Gonzalez and Michelle Chinos put up flyers in the search for Omar's brother Homero Roman, who had already been missing for two years when the film begins.

"Missing in Brooks County" captures perseverance and tragedy from the U.S. / Mexico border.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Live Theater Worksop's outdoor drive-in stage experience "Having Our Say"; and some intricate acoustic swing from The Django Shredders.
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.
DACA students and supporters gather in 2017 after the president announced the end of the program that allowed "Dreamers" to stay in the country.

After Supreme Court ruling, local DACA recipients eye more permanent solutions

Advocates and DACA recipients say lasting solutions must happen in Congress
There are approximately 700,000 DACA recipients around the country.

Supreme Court rules against Trump administration bid to cancel DACA

Hundreds of thousands of young immigrants around the country are DACA recipients.
Brayann Lucero, 19, is greeted by community members and journalists after leaving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Tucson on June 16, 2020.

DACA recipient in Tucson released by ICE

Advocates are rallying against the possible detention of a medically vulnerable DACA recipient.
A protester bangs a drum on the sidewalk outside the La Palma Detention Center in Eloy, Arizona. Protesters in over 200 cars circled the facility on on April 10 calling for the release of detainees in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Immigration advocates: Exposure to COVID-19 higher than reported in ICE detention

Tucson legal aid group says a third of their clients tested positive for the virus once released.
Adiba Nelson with her daughter Emory.

“'Rona needs to stay away!”: How a single mother stays resilient.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Free meals for our community; and an interview with César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, author of "Migrating to Prison: America's Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants".
Mayor Regina Romero meets with reporters minutes before being sworn into office. December 2, 2019

Tucson City Council could call for end of "remain in Mexico" policy

The message to the president is supported by by Romero and Kozachick.
Author, poet and essayist Sandra Cisneros.

Sandra Cisneros on being an "extroverted introvert."

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How the Prison Education Project offers inmates a chance to learn about the universe.
Arizona Public Media.

Lawsuit: Tucson city leaders trying to influence sanctuary city vote

The suit hinges on a letter sent to voters that highlights negative impacts of the proposition.
Dan Shearer (left), Sarah Garrecht Gassen and Dylan Smith participate in a roundtable discussion with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera on July 25, 2019.

Journalists roundtable: Shelter for asylum seekers moving

Plus, growing opposition to the proposed Interstate 11 corridor.
Boxes containing petitions collected by the People's Defense Initiative were displayed on July 3, 2019, before the group submitted them to Tucson city officials. The group claims it collected 18,155 signatures, more than the 9,200 needed to qualify its proposed Sanctuary City ordinance for the Nov. 5, 2019 Tucson city election ballot.

Sanctuary city effort approved for Tucson November ballot

The Pima County Recorder's office certified signatures that exceeded the minimum requirement by about 3,100.

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