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Nicol carries her luggage to the port of entry in Nogales to seek asylum.

Following the Journey of One Asylum Seeker From Honduras

The country is known for violence against women and the LGBTQ community.
Immigration attorney Rachel Wilson.

Immigration Attorney Explains Process for Receiving Asylum

What five categories are acceptable reasons for pursuing asylum.

Former Border Patrol Agent Who Aided Smuggling Sentenced

Alberto Michel previously pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to traffic in marijuana and bribery.
Protesters gather outside the U.S. District Courthouse in Tucson after federal prosecutors announce they will seek a second trial of manslaughter charges against U.S. Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Swartz. Swartz was acquitted on second-degree murder charges in the death of Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, a Mexican citizen.

Border Patrol Agent Will be Retried on Manslaughter Charges

Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Swartz was found "not guilty" of 2nd degree murder, prosecutors will try again on manslaughter charges.
The Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse, 405 W. Congress Street in Tucson.

Border Patrol Union Chides Agency for Not Defending Agent

National union paid legal costs to defend Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Swartz of murder charges.
Employment Attorney Barney Holtzman

Attorney Explains Difference Between Walkout and Strike

Employment Attorney Barney Holtzman also discussed whether districts can be sued for the walkout.
James E. Rogers Way, on the UA Campus.

What Difference Does Title IX Make?

Understanding shifts in thinking on the law that has come to target sexual violence on campus.
Protesters react to the not guilty verdict handed down in the second-degree murder trial of Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz outside of federal courthouse in Tucson.

Border Agent Acquitted of 2nd-Degree Murder, What’s Next?

Journalists Perla Trevizo and Paul Ingram reflect on the federal trial of Lonnie Swartz.
Demonstrators with the Red for Ed movement march to the Capitol in Phoenix.

Historic Walkout; #RedforEd and Charters; Border Agent Acquitted

And former state treasurer Dean Martin explains the sustainability of the governor's teacher pay raise plan.
UA law students are getting real-world experience in Pascua Yaqui Tribal Court.

UA Law School Admissions Change Gains Traction Nationwide

The Bar Association is considering loosening testing requirements after UA used GRE scores to find students.
The U.S. Supreme Court building

SCOTUS Rejects Part of Law That Could Accelerate Some Deportations

Court said the law was vague about how to define violent crimes.

Man Found Guilty in 2016 Death of Former Supervisor Ann Day

Jurors convicted Jarrad Barnes of negligent homicide.
Students on the University of Arizona campus protest the announcement in September 2017 that DACA would be phased out.

AZ Supreme Court Rules Against In-State Tuition for DACA Recipients

The court ruled against Maricopa Community College in the case over tuition for "Dreamers."
A health worker portions out pills.

Tucson Doctor Charged Over Illegal Prescriptions

David Alan Ruben allegedly prescribed opioids after being ordered to stop
Perla Martinez, center, is a DACA recipient and college freshman studying computer science. She said without in-state tuition, she could not go to school.

Arizona Supreme Court Hears DACA Tuition Case

The case is a challenge to Maricopa Community College's offer of in-state tuition to DACA recipients.

Prosecutor Says New Domestic Violence Protocol Will Save Lives

Eighteen questions help police determine who's most at risk.

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