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Vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Tucson. January 2021.

ACLU says immigrants in ICE detention being denied boosters

A lawsuit filed by the ACLU alleges medically vulnerable people who are detained do not have access to COVID-19 boosters.
U.S. Supreme Court

Brnovich takes his case to the highest court

Arizona's attorney general wants to defend an immigration rule the Biden administration is trying to get rid of.
A Border Patrol vehicle.

US border agent kills man on rugged trail in Arizona

The sheriff's office says the shooting was reported about 10 p.m. Saturday about 30 miles northeast of Douglas.
Demonstrators protest in favor of protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients.

Undocumented advocates brace for DACA rule change

DACA was nearly canceled under the Trump administration. Then a federal court ruling in Texas last year barred first-time applicants.

Arizona Spotlight for January 27th, 2022

With less water on the surface, how long can Arizona rely on what's underground? And, the Pima County Public Library's "Welcome to America Team" is helping Afghan immigrants to find their new home.
File image of a Border Patrol vehicle on patrol along the Arizona-Mexico border.

CBP says more than 178K apprehensions occurred along border in December

The agency says more than 78,000 people apprehended in December were sent back under Title 42.
Since the year 2000, the Pima County Medical Examiner has received nearly 4,000 sets of human remains from people who died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into Arizona. Here, a cross marking the place where a man in his 30s died in 2009 lays a few hundred yards from one of the water stations the nonprofit Humane Borders sets out for migrants crossing the desert.

Arizona data shows another deadly year for migrants along the border

More than 220 sets of remains were recovered in counties around the state last year, according to a count by the Arizona advocacy group Humane Borders.
A map of North and Central America on the patio outside the El Refugio migrant shelter in Guadalajara, Mexico, says "Nobody is illegal."

Asylum applications in Mexico hit historic highs in 2021

But the country admits its refugee agency is struggling to keep up with the increasing number of asylum applications.
Since the year 2000, the Pima County Medical Examiner has received nearly 4,000 sets of human remains from people who died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into Arizona. Here, a cross marking the place where a man in his 30s died in 2009 lays a few hundred yards from one of the water stations the nonprofit Humane Borders sets out for migrants crossing the desert.

A record number of migrants died along the U.S.-Mexico border in 2021

The grim milestone comes as border officers continue to use the pandemic-era protocol Title 42, which sends most migrants and asylum seekers quickly back to Mexico.
Department release photo of police with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Some ICE officers will begin wearing body cameras

The first phase of the program will roll out in a handful of U.S. cities.
Demonstrators protest the separation if immigrant children from their parents during the visit of First Lady Melania Trump to Tucson, June 28, 2018.

Biden administration drops out of talks with separated migrant families

Lawyers representing some of those who have been reunited have been in talks for months with the administration.
Demonstrators protest in favor of protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients.

Parliamentarian's latest ruling is a new setback on immigration reform

So far, every proposal has been rejected.
A group of migrants and Border Patrol agents along the border fence in Yuma County. June 2021.

Yuma mayor: US responding to border, emergency easing

Asylum seekers picked up sooner in Yuma.
Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus at Arizona Public Media in January 2018

Senate confirms Tucson police chief to lead Customs and Border Protection

Deputy Chief Chad Kasmar will take the top job at the Tucson Police Department.
Migrants, advocates and faith leaders gather on both sides of the border wall in Nogales to read out the names of families seeking asylum and give testimonies.

Revamped 'Remain in Mexico' policy now includes Haitians

The new policy expands to include countries across entire Western Hemisphere.
Immigrants with active cases under the Migrant Protection Protocols travel through the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego as they are processed for entry into the United States. February 2021.

Asylum officers union: 'Remain in Mexico' revamp is a 'source of shame'

Union official says reinstating the policy will also strain resources and exacerbate an already years-long backlog for asylum cases.

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