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Sep 22, 2016

2 counties to get state funding for deputies for border unit

The state plans to provide two counties with partial funding for sheriff's deputies to work on Arizona's new border strike force and those counties and two others would also get money to pay for costs stemming from border-related crime.

Sep 20, 2016

Judge approves deal to end suit over Arizona immigration law

A judge has signed off on an agreement that ends the last legal challenge to Arizona's landmark 2010 immigration law.

Sep 15, 2016

Immigrant groups drop battle against ‘papers please’ provision of SB1070

Immigrant rights groups are giving up their bid to void the “papers, please” provision of Arizona’s controversial SB1070 in exchange for some state-issued informal -- and non-binding -- guidance on how police should enforce it.

Sep 13, 2016

Lawsuit: Arizona illegally withholding driver’s licenses

Arizona is facing a new lawsuit over a policy that allows some immigrants who are protected from deportation to obtain driver's licenses but not others.

Sep 7, 2016

U.S., Mexico sign agreement to help protect Mexican workers here

Labor Day may be a U.S. holiday, but the Justice Department wants to make sure labor rights are protected for everyone working in this country – including noncitizens.

Sep 6, 2016

Ducey backs some of Trump’s immigration plan, but sidesteps other parts

Gov. Doug Ducey is putting some distance between his efforts to cultivate better relations with Mexico and the rhetoric of his party’s nominee.

Aug 25, 2016

Making the business case for comprehensive immigration reform

Crafting public policy that effectively considers both the human impacts and economic considerations of immigration in Arizona has proven challenging.

Aug 19, 2016

Images show crowded, dirty Border Patrol cells in Arizona

Images filed as evidence in a lawsuit against the U.S. Border Patrol citing inhumane conditions in Arizona detention facilities show men jammed together under a thin thermal blanket trying to stay warm and a woman using a concrete floor strewn with trash to change a baby's diaper.

Aug 4, 2016

Feds: Joint US-Mexico border inspections shorten wait times

Federal authorities say a program that allows U.S. and Mexico officers to jointly inspect commercial trucks heading north is helping shorten border crossing wait times in Arizona.

Jul 13, 2016

Staffing woes keep Mariposa port expansion from living up to promise

Nearly two years after the completion of a $250 million expansion that was supposed to speed traffic through the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, some say the project has yet to live up to its promise.

Jun 28, 2016

Advocates: Photos show filthy Border Patrol holding cells

A federal judge has unsealed photographs of several Border Patrol stations in Arizona, where advocates say migrants experience inhumane conditions while being held.

Jun 27, 2016

Brnovich assesses impact of ‘dreamers’ ruling

The state’s top attorney is reviewing whether a ruling against the Obama administration on “dreamers” last week will help him win one, if not both lawsuits he is fighting.

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