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
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.
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.
President Trump visits border fence near San Luis
Later that day, the president addressed supporters in Phoenix.
Grijalva and others push for transparency on border military deployment
34 members of Congress are urging the Department of Defense to investigate President Trump’s use of military troops on the border.
Border Officials Releasing Detained Migrants in Yuma
Some politicians pushed back against the practice, while officials have used the term "breaking point" to describe the situation at the border.
$20M From Border Wall GoFundMe Campaign Being Returned to Donors
Supporters of the president's wall failed to reveal to a Green Valley audience that the original plan to privately build a wall failed.
Incoming Rep Kirkpatrick Promises a 'No' to Trump's Border Wall
The incoming Democrat says she'll oppose any immigration bill that includes a border wall.
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.
CD2 Candidates at Odds on Southern Arizona Issues
Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick and Republican Lea Marquez Peterson vie to represent Pima and Cochise Counties district.
Mexican Mother Granted Special Visa to Visit Ailing Husband in Tucson
Woman was previously denied entry; children petitioned for reversal.
Pima County Supervisors Again Delay Vote on Federal Grants for Sheriffs
Party line vote continued grant talk until a September 4th meeting.
Federal Law Enforcement Grants Appear on Supervisors' Agenda Again
Operation Stonegarden grant debate began in February and has been put off numerous times.
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.
Grijalva Adds Voice to Call to End ICE
The Southern Arizona Democrat said border enforcement won't go away, but that the agency should be broken up.
