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Then- Sen. Jeff Sessions during remarks before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2016.

Jeff Sessions Blocks Access to Asylum for Those Fleeing Domestic Violence

The attorney general overruled a 2016 case, saying people must also prove the government did not or could not protect them.
The international line between Mexico and the U.S. ends at the Pacific Ocean, with Tijuana on the left.

US Asylum Seekers Wait Their Turn on Mexican Border

The exact reasons for the border crossing bottleneck in California, Arizona and Texas are unclear.

US House Republicans Want to Change Asylum Laws

Republican House leaders plan to take up an immigration bill in June.
The Hubert H. Humphrey building in Washington, D.C., headquarters of U.S. Health and Human Services.

HHS Considering Housing Immigrant Children at Military Bases

The plan would impact children detained crossing the border alone or those separated from their parents by the government.

ACLU Ad Campaign on ICE Interactions Won't Air in Arizona

Ads will air in 11 states across three different digital platforms.
Then- Sen. Jeff Sessions during remarks before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2016.

AG Backs Off Plan to Halt Legal Program for Detained Immigrants

The program grew out of the model of a project started in Arizona.
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke talks with reporters in Sasabe, Arizona, at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Secretary Zinke on Arizona Border: 'We Are Going to Build a Wall'

Critics point to humanitarian and environmental costs of border walls.

Mexico Launches Ad Campaign to Stop Immigrant Bullying in the US

Consulate reports an increase in people being bullied over immigration status.

Lawyer: Courts Make DACA Deadline More 'Soft and Fuzzy'

The Supreme Court could change the DACA debate, but for now the program continues.
The U.S.-Mexican border fence near Nogales.

Supervisors to Reconsider Federal Law Enforcement Grant

Valadez asks for a vote to re-examine $1.4 million grant the board previously turned down
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Grijalva Doubts DACA Proposal's Chances in House

Some in Congress question whether House and Senate can agree.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake at a Tucson ceremony in which he received an award in from the Arizona Sheriffs Association.

Sen Flake Pushes for DACA Resolution

The Arizona Republican says he will hold McConnell to a promise to bring DACA up for a vote.
Sen. Jeff Flake talks with media members from Arizona about his decision to not run for re-election, Oct. 25, 2017.

Flake Calls for DACA Vote

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators wants to vote on DACA by the end of the week.
Agapito Quintero applied in June to become a naturalized U.S. citizen.

Surge In Arizona Part Of National Wave Of Citizenship Applications

The U.S. government gets a flood of citizenship applications in the months before a presidential election, and activists said the 2016 spike has carried over into this year.
The Homeland Security Department's wall separating Douglas, Arizona, from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, ends about two miles west of both towns and becomes vehicle barrier intended to stop cars, not people.

Border Arrests Down 24 Percent According To Yearly Report

Customs and Border Protection see increase in child arrests at the border in past year.
The border fence in Nogales, Sonora.

Nogales Border Patrol Increasing Penalty for First-Time Undocumented Immigrants

The change means many suspected undocumented immigrants are now charged criminally.

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