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Daniel Neyoy Ruiz with his wife Carla and son Carlos at their home in Tucson.

Tucson Family 'Relieved' to Benefit From Obama’s Immigration Executive Action

Teenage son is “happy my parents can stay and have relief so they’re not always worried."

METRO WEEK: Grijalva Supports Obama Immigration Actions; Expands Leadership Role

Next congressional session, Arizona's Congressional District 3 representative seeks legislative compromises.

Sonoran Strange: Our Captivating and Complicated Community

Tucson poet, artist and performer Logan Phillips releases new book inspired by the region.
Yuma is often called the winter vegetable capital of the world.

Some Undocumented Farmworkers Could Benefit from Obama's Immigration Changes

Although executive action doesn't address them directly, many have children who are US citizens.
Nogales Sonora in Mexico as seen through the international border fence

Grijalva: Congress Should Take Immigration Reform Further

Chairman of liberal caucus says Obama executive actions prodding lawmakers into more changes.

AZ WEEK: 'Obama's Immigration News Good Economically, Bad Politically'

Local policy, law experts weigh in on president's executive orders deferring deportation for millions of undocumented migrants in US.
The Border Patrol's compound in Nogales, Ariz.

Obama Deportation Deferral May Affect 135,000 in Arizona

Immigration plan's impact in state also could include visas for high-skilled workers, tightened border security.
Volunteer tutor Kathy Zuodar teaches a group of students the difference between "could" and "would."

Tucson Program Hopes to Break Language Barriers, Help Immigrants Thrive

Literacy Connects' English Acquisition for Adults has been around for decades helping people transition into a new life on American soil.
Taide Elena, Jose Antonio's grandmother, shows a photo of the teen next to an image of his coffin at the border.

Border Patrol Agent Who Shot Mexican Teen Identified

Federal court rules against request to not release name of person involved in 2012 fatal shooting.
A Border Patrol agent in the Arizona desert looking through binoculars.

Group: Border Patrol Violated Human Rights of Immigrants in Detention

New report says Central American women, children in Tucson were kept in unsanitary conditions.
Arizona applicants for Deferred Action for Deportation, in September 2012.

New Policy Expands Roles of Dreamers in Military

Only 1,500 slots in program that could offer fast track to citizenship to young undocumented immigrants.
Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta visits Rosa Robles Loreto, an immigrant in sanctuary avoiding deportation

Civil Rights Leader Visits Tucson Immigrant in Sanctuary

Farmworkers' union co-founder Dolores Huerta urges White House to allow Mexican woman to stay in US.
Immigrant children at Border Patrol's Nogales warehouse where they were processed and detained in June 2014.

Arrests of Unaccompanied Minors in Southern AZ Border Continue to Drop

Still, more than 900 child migrants apprehended in July, August in Border Patrol’s Tucson sector.

Flake on Immigrant Children: 'Smugglers Able to Report It Worked'

Arizona senator argues placing unaccompanied migrant kids with sponsors before hearing risks them not showing up on court date.
Federal agents address Central American children at a Nogales shelter in summer 2014.

Apprehension of Lone Minors Down 4% in Tucson, Up in Texas

More than 57,000 in all along border; data show increase in 'family units' caught crossing illegally in Southern Arizona.
Volunteers sorting through donations at Catholic Community Services drop off site.

Tucsonans Step Up to Help Central American Women, Children

One volunteer calls it 'a moral imperative to help suffering humanity;' he, his partner, take in two for one night.

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