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A sample of a U.S. permanent resident card.

Report: Mexican Green Card Holders Seek Citizenship Less Than Other Groups

Middle Eastern green card holders are quick to turn green cards into citizenship.
Syrian chef Shahd Baeij

A Woman from Syria Shares Flavors of her Homeland

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A public forum at TMC examines the future of Arizona health care; how this week's Supreme Court ruling affects immigration; and join some of the estimated 1,500 people who walk and run on Tumamoc Hill every day.
Signs held at an April 2013 protest over the death of Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez.

Border Patrol Agent Facing Murder Charge Denied Motion

Defense attorneys wanted to use a video deposition to possibly be used at trial.
The Horseshoe Draw Project sits on 38 acres. The bottom of the basin takes up nine acres and sits 22 feet below ground level. 263,000 cubic yards of dirt were removed to create the project.

Tributary Projects Aim to Improve Health of San Pedro River

Watershed work aims for increased flows and health of the undammed river.
A Customs and Border Protection helicopter and crew near Yuma, Arizona.

With Rising Temperatures, More Than 30 Have Died Trying to Cross the Border

Deaths were reported even before temperatures began to increase.
The White House's south lawn.

Homeland Security Announces Extension of Program for 'Dreamers'

President Trump is leaving President Obama’s executive order alone, protecting those brought to the country illegally when they were children.
The entrance to the Nogales Border Patrol Station, February 2017.

Border Patrol Union Urges Screenings Following Thyroid Cancer in Agents

Union VP says the evidence seems to be pointing to X-ray scanners at checkpoints.
A woman crosses the street in Nogales, Sonora.

Deportations Give Shape to Changing Border Demographics

Deportees finding themselves in country of birth, separated from country they call home.
The DeConcini Port of Entry

Arizona's Sluggish-Port Reputation Hurting Cross-Border Trade

Some are trying to change that perception to attract companies.

Episode 141: Local Governments Say No to Trump's Wall

Metro Week: 2 fire districts propose consolidation; new Catholic bishop coming to Tucson.
The old border wall made of military landing platform that stood for years dividing Naco, Arizona, and Naco, Sonora.

Tucson Politicians Consider Border Wall Opposition

City Council, county supervisors to vote on identical resolutions Tuesday.
Mexican soldiers work in the mountains of Sinaloa burning this marijuana field, part of an eradication program supported by the United States.

Trump Wants to Cut US Aid to Mexican Drug Cartel Fight

Budget proposal calls for cutting funding to Mexican policy, military almost in half.
Sabri Dikman was appointed as agent in charge of the Nogales Border Patrol Station starting June 11, 2017.

Border Patrol Names New Agent in Charge in Nogales

19-year agency veteran Sabri Dikman will take the post in June.
Afternoon traffic heading into the U.S. builds up at the San Luis Port of Entry in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, 2011.

Trump Budget Includes San Luis Border Crossing Rebuild

Local officials are both surprised and excited about the $234M set aside for the port.

US and Mexico Promise Plan to Fight Drug Cartels

Officials say both countries are to blame for an opioid epidemic.
An ICE arrest.

Data Show Rising Immigration Arrests

ICE arrests are up 40% from this time last year, and advocates say they're occurring away from the border.

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