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A Border Patrol vehicle at the fence on the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales.

Filing: Agent who knocked over migrant called them 'savages'

The court records say texts show a Border Patrol agent's "disdain" prior to allegedly knocking down a Guatemalan man.
Families seeking asylum await processing outside the port of entry in Nogales, Sonora, on Sept. 4, 2018.

Trump's new immigration plan lacking, says Arizona Chamber of Commerce

The proposal does not address "Dreamers" or immigrants needed to work in agriculture and hospitality.
Protester Ana Paula Contreras collects donations from drivers at a toll booth outside Magdalena, Sonora, on the highway that connects Nogales and the capital city of Hermosillo.

Sonoran protesters insist 'unconstitutional' toll booths must go

A movement has been shutting down highway toll booths in the northern Mexican state to push back against the tolls themselves.
The Arizona flag outside the Arizona Capitol Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.

Poll: A majority of Arizonans support the Equal Rights Amendment

The new survey puts voters at odds with lawmakers.
Garry Winogrand, 1968.

American Masters: Garry Winogrand

Discover the life and work of storyteller Garry Winogrand.
The new Banner-University Medical Center tower opened April 22.

New Banner hospital tower open for business

Enhanced patient care and sweeping views combine in state-of-the-art medical center .
The Pima County Board of Supervisors sit during a meeting on May 7, 2019.

Pima County Supervisor Bronson Explains Vote to Accept Stonegarden Funding

Bronson was the swing vote in a 3-2 decision by the board.
Tony Coulson, retired head of the DEA in Tucson, sits across from Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera in Arizona Public Media's studio on May 14, 2019.

Human Trafficking Part of Larger Cartel Strategy

Former DEA Tucson head Tony Coulson discusses when drug cartels added human smuggling to their business model.
A Mexican Red Cross volunteer offers medicine to a woman waiting to make a request for asylum outside the port of entry in Nogales, Sonora, on Sept. 4, 2018.

How Border Policies Factor Into Surge in Central American Migration

A discussion with UA Center for Latin American Studies associate professor Elizabeth Oglesby.
CBP Tucson Field Office Director of Field Operations Guadalupe Ramirez and Nogales Port Director Mike Humphries outside the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales on May 15, 2019.

Challenges at Arizona's Ports of Entry

Hearing from CBP's director of field operations and the Nogales port chief.
A customs officer waves at a vehicle to move forward at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales on May 15, 2019.

Ports of Entry; Border Policy & Migration; Cartel Smuggling

Plus, Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson discusses her vote to accept Operation Stonegarden funding.
'Not Broken' is an original production from Arizona Public Media about youth living with mental health challenges.

Not Broken

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Tony nominated actress and star of TV's "The West Wing," "Loaded" and "The Kids Are Alright," Mary McCormack joins longtime concert host Joe Mantegna to co-host the 30th annual broadcast of the National Memorial Day Concert.

National Memorial Day Concert (2019)

Enjoy the 30th anniversary broadcast of America’s national night of remembrance.
Firefighters monitor a preventive burn.

US Attempt to Improve Wildland Firefighter Shelters Fails

The effort to create an improved shelter to repel heat followed the deaths of 19 firefighters in Arizona in 2013.
An immigrant detention center in Nogales, Sonora, is one of five recently closed by the Mexican federal immigration agency.

Guatemalan Child Migrant Dies in Mexican Immigration Custody

Mexico’s immigration agency has been overwhelmed as they've detained a growing number of U.S.-bound migrants.

Arizona Illustrated Episode 530

El Dia de San Juan Fiesta; The Smell of Rain; The Other Way — the Mt. Lemmon Control Road; Salvador Duran; Stella Tucker; Arizona Summer Poppy

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