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Shipping containers are put in place along the U.S.-Mexico border in Cochise County.

Forest Service warns about dangers of shipping container wall

The state is placing the barriers in the Coronado National Forest.
U.S. Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court wrestles over state challenges to federal immigration policy

The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with how strictly the federal government must enforce immigration policy.
A cross marking the place where a man in his 30s died in 2009 lays a few hundred yards from one of the water stations Humane Borders sets out for migrants crossing the desert.

Missing Migrant Program Summit brings awareness to risk of migrant deaths

Officials from local, national and non-governmental agencies came together to exchange ideas.
Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, at a June 24, 2020 media briefing.

Magnus resigns amid wave of migrants

He submitted his resignation to President Joe Biden on Saturday, saying it had been “a privilege and honor” to be part of the administration.
Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, at a June 24, 2020 media briefing.

AP sources: US border agency leader is being forced out

The former Tucson Police Chief has been on the job for less than a year.
Border Patrol agents patrol along a line of shipping containers stacked near the border Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, near Yuma, Ariz.

Arizona governor puts more containers along Mexican border

The move comes days after Ducey sues to put up the containers.
Border Patrol agents patrol along a line of shipping containers stacked near the border Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, near Yuma, Ariz.

Arizona sues US over containers along border with Mexico

The lawsuit filed in federal court in Arizona asks that the state be allowed to take unilateral action it believes necessary to protect its residents.
Gov. Doug Ducey's office said Friday, August 12, 2022 that he directed crews to use shipping containers to close a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border.

Arizona refuses US demand to remove containers along border

The federal government told Arizona officials in a letter last week that the containers were unauthorized and violated U.S. law.
The Fact Check Arizona podcast will cover the 2022 Arizona election season.

Fact Check Arizona: Ep. 3 The Border in the Governor's Race

Lake and Hobbs' plans for border security and immigration vary widely.
Gov. Doug Ducey's office said Friday, August 12, 2022 that he directed crews to use shipping containers to close a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border.

Whetstone locals mixed on seeing border shipping containers

Cochise County issued permits for containers.
Migrants wait near the end of a border wall Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, near Yuma, Ariz.

Tale of two borders

Mexicans not seen at busy Arizona crossings
Border Patrol agents patrol along a line of shipping containers stacked near the border Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, near Yuma, Ariz.

Tribe: Arizona built border barrier against its wishes

The Cocophah Indian Tribe has a number of concerns.
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.
Fruit stacked at the Mariposa Port of Entry.

The Buzz: USMCA turns 2

How are Arizona's importers & exporters doing under the new trade deal?
The port of entry in Douglas, Arizona in April 2016.

GSA hosts public meeting expanding Douglas’ Port of Entry

The new port is a project that many has been in the works for years.
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

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