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Rosaira Pablo Cruz holds photos of her two sons. Pablo Cruz was planning to catch a red-eye flight to New York Thursday night, with the hope of seeing the boys for the first time in about three months.

Migrant Mother Plans Cross-Country Journey to See Her Sons

The mother and sons were apprehended crossing the border illegally and then separated by immigration authorities.

Real estate agent Jutta Lunario talks with Border Patrol agent Christopher Sullivan.

Border Patrol Works on Reputation One-on-One, Over Coffee

Agents are stepping up efforts to meet with public.

A protester holds a sign at a border demonstration in Nogales, Arizona. (June, 2018)

Poll: Arizona Voters Oppose ICE Shutdown

Even in heavily Democratic Pima County, less than a quarter of the people questioned agreed with abolishing ICE.

Nicol rests at a women shelter in Nogales, Sonora, after making a six-week trip to get to the U.S.-Mexico border. She plans to seek asylum.

Transgender Asylum Seeker Says She Was Sexually Assaulted in Detention

Nicol Garcia's lawyer says medical reports confirm she was attacked in the Cibola Detention Center in New Mexico.

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.

Demonstrators protest the separation if immigrant children from their parents during the visit of First Lady Melania Trump to Tucson, June 28, 2018.

Government to Reunite Some Migrant Kids With Parents

The Justice Department said 54 children under the age of 5 — less than half of those identified — will be reunited.

Joanna Williams, director of education and advocacy for the Kino Border Initiative.

In Her Own Words: Helping Migrants and Deportees

Video commentary from Joanna Williams with the Kino Border Initiative.

(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.

Arizona 360 revisited issues that have shaped the first half of 2018 that include immigration, education funding, the economy and midterm elections.

Journalists' Roundtable; Helping Migrants and Deportees

Arizona 360 revisits issues shaping 2018.

Congressman Raul Grijalva talks to reporters after touring Southwest Key Immigrant Detention Center in Tucson

Congressman Tours Tucson Child Immigrant Detention Center

The Southwest Key immigrant detention center is at capacity, says Congressman Raul Grijalva.

A Bright Touch: Harpist Christine Vivona

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Voices of protesters in Nogales; and a conversation with NASA nurse Dee O'Hara on the birth of the space program.

More than 300 demonstrators in downtown Nogales, Arizona, protesting the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the border

Prominent Arizona Family Stands Against Trump Border Policies

The daughter of former Arizona Governor Raul Castro joins demonstrators at the border.

Soon-to-be U.S. citizens taking an oath at a naturalization ceremony at the Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse in Tucson, February 2018.

Pew: Rising Support for More Legal Immigration to the US

The survey also found broad misunderstandings about the legal immigrant population.

The leader of Morena, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, recently gave a speech about defending immigrants in Phoenix.

Future Impact of Mexico's New President on Arizona Unclear

Trade, immigration and border relationships are on the line.

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

Border Patrol Arrests Drop Sharply in June

The preliminary numbers show a decline that ends four consecutive months of increases.

Mexican Officials Call for Condemnation of Trump Immigration Policies

A document from the Mexico's diplomatic agency calls policies like the holding and separation of families cruel and inhumane.

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