Immigration advocates: Exposure to COVID-19 higher than reported in ICE detention
Tucson legal aid group says a third of their clients tested positive for the virus once released.
Defense Department cuts funding for border wall section in Yuma
A court document pulls funding for a 7-mile stretch that would have crossed tribal land.
Groups say border wall construction threatens biodiversity of Arizona sky islands
Conservation groups say the animals rely on the ranges to travel between habitats in the U.S. and Mexico.
Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf's Arizona visit covers wall construction, PPE for Border Patrol
The secretary's visit included a trip to the border wall and a Border Patrol facility in Tucson.
Mother's Day goes virtual at migrant aid center in Nogales
The Kino Border Initiative shifted its usual in-person celebration in the wake of COVID-19.
The world outside, during the pandemic
As humans hunker down, life continues outside our homes.
Border residents: Border Patrol agents not wearing protective gear at checkpoints
The agency says front-line agents are provided with masks, but federal guidelines don't require them.
DUSTWUN - A film about life, death & trust on the U.S. / Mexico border.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: How Imago Dei Middle School is building community with food; and - can a borderlands hotel that has survived a century endure the COVID-19 pandemic?
Border Patrol soliciting contractors to take over meals for detainees
The project aims to streamline meals for immigrants in its custody along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump administration finalizes deal to send asylum seekers to Honduras
The administration forged a similar deal with the government of Guatemala last year.
‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum hearings delayed a third time
Hearings are being pushed back again through June 1.
Former ICE detainee says little coronavirus information given in custody
Alejandra Alor Reyes spent almost 10 months in detention after claiming asylum at the border last June.
ADOT shifts to virtual training for truck drivers in Mexico during pandemic
The training is part of a program that started in 2016 to help truck drivers avoid long, costly delays at the border.
Sonoran coronavirus cases concentrated in border town San Luis Rio Colorado
The high number of cases is likely related to the town’s proximity to both Arizona and neighboring Baja California.
US extends CDC health protocol to speed deportations at the border
The order will remain until May 20 at least.
