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The Pima County Board of Supervisors at a March 20, 2018 meeting.

Border Grants on Pima Supervisors Agenda Yet Again

Board has delayed finalizing acceptance of the federal grants for more than six months.
The Pima County Sheriff's headquarters on E. Benson Highway.

Federal Law Enforcement Grants Appear on Supervisors' Agenda Again

Operation Stonegarden grant debate began in February and has been put off numerous times.
In this image from C-Span video, senior immigration officials sit before the Senate Judiciary Committee July 31, 2018, at a hearing about the separation of immigrant families.

Immigration Officials Defend Handling of Family Separations

The officials ran into criticism from Democrats and Republicans appalled by the policy.
Children seen on the grounds of the Southwest Key facility in Tucson, Arizona, July 7, 2018.

Migrant Family Reunifications Continue As Deadline Nears

Court documents suggest the government will not make the July 26 deadline, according to an attorney.
Children seen on the grounds of the Southwest Key facility in Tucson, Arizona, July 7, 2018.

Judge Temporarily Halts Deportation of Reunified Families

The judge is asking government to respond to ACLU court filing pointing to rumors of mass deportations following reunification.
Children at a Southwest Key facility in Tucson, July 13, 2018

Child Migrant Detention Center; Active Shooter Training; Mexican Elections

Plus, Arizona officials describe how state systems are targeted by millions of cyberattacks each month.
Democratic state Reps. Mitzi Epstein, Kelli Butler, and Ken Clark speak with the media after touring the Southwest Key facility in Tucson, July 13, 2018.

State Lawmakers Visit Child Migrant Detention Center in Tucson

The group of mostly Democrats is the second to visit the Southwest Key facility.
The Hubert H. Humphrey building in Washington, D.C., headquarters of U.S. Health and Human Services.

Detaining Immigrant Kids Is Now a Billion-Dollar Industry

In 10 years, the grants for such processes went from $74.5 million to $958 million.

Phoenix Office Building Draws Attention as Rumored Shelter for Migrant Kids

The facility is run by MVM, Inc., a Virginia-based company that has strong ties to the federal government.
(From left to right.) Journalists Dylan Smith, Dan Shearer, Sarah Garrecht Gassen and Ernesto Portillo, Jr. participate in a roundtable discussion with Lorraine Rivera (center).

Revisiting Issues Shaping Arizona in 2018

Four journalists take part in a roundtable discussion.
Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan (left) meets with Customs officials at the Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales on June 27, 2018.

CBP Commissioner, First Lady Visit Arizona in Same Week

Nancy Montoya reports on the purpose of both trips.
Protestors outside a Southwest Key facility near Oracle Road and Drachman Street in Tucson hung signs in preparation for a visit by First Lady Melania Trump. Mrs. Trump did not tour any of the facilities that house migrant children in the Tucson area.

First Lady's Visit a Chance for Protestors to Voice Opposition

Protestors gather at immigrant children detention sites as Melania Trump tours immigration-related stops.
First Lady Melania Trump arrives at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. June 28, 2018

First Lady Visits Border Patrol, Migrant Child Center in Arizona

Melania Trump makes stops in Tucson and Phoenix during her visit.
The exterior of the Southwest Key facilities, on North Oracle Road.

Arizona Facilities Holding 328 Separated Kids

Governor's office confirms exact number of immigrant children in the state.
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva in the Arizona Public Media studios, Nov. 20, 2017.

Congressman Grijalva Opposes Both Proposed Immigration Bills

The Arizona Democrat says it legislation would decrease legal immigration by nearly 30 percent.
People walk along the Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Ducey: Immigration Reform Needs to be Addressed

Congress is expected to take on two immigration bills this week.

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