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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.

Deaths along the Arizona-Mexico border are on pace to set a new record

More than 140 sets of remains have been recovered from the Arizona desert so far this year.
A staff member with the Casa Alitas Welcome Center gives an orientation to migrants who have just been brought from Nogales by the Border Patrol. Migrants will stay at the center for a few days while working out travel arrangements to connect with family in the U.S.

Migrants from Texas being flown to Tucson

As Rio Grande Valley surpasses capacity, Pima County administrator says some migrants and asylum seekers are coming to Tucson.
A group of migrants and Border Patrol agents along the border fence in Yuma County. June 2021.

As Biden continues to use Title 42, ACLU resumes lawsuit against it

The controversial protocol allows border officers to turn migrants back across the border into Mexico without processing.
A view of newly-constructed border fencing in Sasabe. June 2021.

Arizona 360 explores increase in border apprehensions and migrants’ journeys

Lorraine Rivera travels across Pima and Yuma counties for a firsthand look at enforcement and rescues.
A border patrol vehicle drives along the border wall in Douglas, Ariz. January 2021.

Border Patrol chief who supported Trump's wall is forced out

Trump appointed official will be reassigned
The bright sun sets behind some trees near Soleng Tom Elementary School on Tucson's east side.

Border officials warn of heat dangers in south Arizona

An excessive heat warning for many parts of southern and central Arizona is expected to begin Saturday
Border Patrol Tucson Sector Interim Chief Patrol Agent John Modlin. May 2021.

Border Patrol chief in Tucson discusses increase in apprehensions

Agents are encountering more single adults and children.
A group of demonstrators walk along the border wall in a march led by migrants and asylum seekers in Nogales, Sonora on April 30, 2021. The event was meant to urge President Biden to act on immigration reform.

Migrants, asylum seekers march in Nogales, Sonora

They say they want to hold President Biden accountable for his promise undertake immigration reform
Dozens of migrants walked through downtown Nogales asking President Joe Biden to restore the asylum system and begin processing.

In march through Nogales, migrants ask Biden to restore asylum process

This is the most recent in a series of demonstrations over the last year.
File image of a Border Patrol vehicle on patrol along the Arizona-Mexico border.

How policies under Trump and Biden impact uptick in border apprehensions

Analysis from UA Center for Latin American Studies associate professor Elizabeth Oglesby
Children play at a shelter for migrant families and women in Nogales, Sonora. April 2021.

Sonoran shelter at Arizona border aids migrants with active MPP cases

Tony Paniagua visited a facility in Nogales, Sonora
Inside a temporary, tent facility for unaccompanied minors in Customs and Border Patrol's custody in unincorporated Pima Country. April 2021.

Tour of Tucson’s temporary tent shelter for unaccompanied minors

Customs and Border Protection hosted an open house for the public
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva sits for an interview at Arizona Public Media in November 2019.

In letter to Biden, Rep. Grijalva calls on end to border wall construction, revamp to asylum processes

The southern Arizona representative said federal, state border plans should include local groups
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.
Border Patrol agents process migrants who crossed the border illegally in a facility in McAllen, Texas, in this photo from June 2018. A federal judge recently found overcrowded CBP facilities in the Tucson area have not met “basic human needs.”

Yuma group to receive outside funding for migrant aid, but little help from Arizona

Gov. Doug Ducey visited Yuma last week, but aid group says they're not being addressed.
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels sits for an interview at his office in Bisbee on April 20, 2021.

Cochise County sheriff says office has lost “manageable control” of border

Plus, a former hotel in Benson is now a temporary shelter for unaccompanied minors seeking asylum.

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