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Trucks wait in line to cross into the United States via Nogales, while a sign reading "Bienvenidos a México" welcomes those crossing into Mexico.

Trump Backs Off Border Shutdown But Threatens Auto Tariffs

Trump last week tweeted that he would close the border or large swaths of it if Mexico didn't stop illegal immigration to the U.S.
Rows of razor wire cover the U.S. side of a section of the wall near Nogales, Arizona.

Pima County Votes to Oppose Border Razor Wire, National Emergency

Both resolutions passed the board of supervisors on party-line votes.
A child and a man await processing by border agents as part of a group seeking asylum in the Yuma Sector, December 2018.

Trump Administration Sued Over Shift in Asylum Policy

The lawsuit says the policy puts the migrants in danger and hampers their ability to prepare their cases.
Then-U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham in 2017.

New Mexico Governor Pulls National Guard Troops From Border

The move challenges President Trump's description of a border undergoing a security crisis.
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Tucson, stands outside her congressional office in Washington, D.C., in this photo posted on her official Twitter account.

Rep Kirkpatrick Wants to Help 'Dreamers' Work for Congress

The Arizona representative's first bill would allow DACA recipients to work on Capitol Hill.
The international line between Mexico and the U.S. ends at the Pacific Ocean, with Tijuana on the left.

Mexico Requests US Investigation Into Use of Tear Gas at Border

The diplomatic note expressed concerns after U.S. agents launched tear gas at the border in the San Diego-Tijuana region.
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.
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.
A bollard-style steel border wall, like this one in Sunland Park, New Mexico is being built west of El Paso's main border crossing.

Tucson Company Building Border Wall in Texas

West Point Contractors is known locally for projects in Nogales, Yuma and in Tucson’s Saguaro National Park.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors at a March 20, 2018 meeting.

Border Grants on Pima Supervisors Agenda Yet Again

Board has delayed finalizing acceptance of the federal grants for more than six months.
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.
(From left to right.) Journalists Dylan Smith, Dan Shearer, Sarah Garrecht Gassen and Ernesto Portillo, Jr. participate in a roundtable discussion with Lorraine Rivera (center).

Revisiting Issues Shaping Arizona in 2018

Four journalists take part in a roundtable discussion.
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.

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