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Willa Perry-Spears, 10, photographs the wall along the international line in Nogales, Arizona on February 18, 2019. It was her first time at the border.

Reactions to Stepped-Up Border Security in Nogales

Arizona 360 hears from community members and visitors in the city.
Concertina wire lines bollard fencing at the international border in Nogales, Arizona.

Nogales City Leader Reacts to Concertina Wire at Border

Deputy City Manager John Kissinger is also a former Nogales police officer.
Signs held by No More Deaths supporters before the start of trial of four volunteers, Jan. 15, 2019.

Charges Dropped Against 4 Migrant Aid Volunteers

The No More Deaths members will be fined but receive no jail time.
Families seeking asylum await processing outside the port of entry in Nogales, Sonora, on Sept. 4, 2018.

Nogales, Sonora, Opens New Shelter For Migrants

With wait times getting longer and temperatures dropping, the city opened a new shelter and started taking in families this week.
Five additional rows of concertina wire added to border fence in Nogales, Arizona, by U.S. Army soldiers, Feb. 6, 2019.

Tucson Joins Nogales in Fight Over Concertina Wire on Border Fence

The City Council voted to back the small border town in its fight with the federal government.
"Hold On To Your Weaves" (2018) / photograph by Kennady Schneider

#Black - Exploring Identity with Photography

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A "Go Fund Me" campaign for the border wall; An author's journey in search of her Sephardic Jewish heritage; and the world debut of the play "The Hall of Final Ruin."
Protesters on a downtown Tucson corner denounce President Donald Trump's emergency declaration over border security, Feb. 18, 2019.

Tucson Protesters Decry Trump Emergency Declaration

The demonstration downtown was one of dozens around the country.
Flags flying in support of President Trump blow in the wind outside the Coliseum Box Office in El Paso, Texas where President Trump held a campaign rally on February 11, 2019.

Arizona 360 Border Special: Tucson to El Paso

Setting out to see if the president's description of a crisis at the border is shared by communities in the borderlands.
Trucks wait in line to cross into the United States via Nogales, while a sign reading "Bienvenidos a México" welcomes those crossing into Mexico.

CBP Disagrees With Trump Claims About Drug Trafficking

Arizona port directors say most hard drugs are seized at the ports. Trump says that's a lie and con job.
A child and a man await processing by border agents as part of a group seeking asylum in the Yuma Sector, December 2018.

Trump Administration Sued Over Shift in Asylum Policy

The lawsuit says the policy puts the migrants in danger and hampers their ability to prepare their cases.
The cover from La Cerca's 2018 album "Night Bloom".

La Cerca goes Acoustic for a Spotlight Session

Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Arizona 360" goes on the road to El Paso to talk border politics; the immigration story of a UA graduate from Mali and the bright future she has built.
Steve Bannon, left, former adviser to President Trump, is joined by former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Koback, and Brian Kolfage, founder of "We Build The Wall," during a private event at Quail Creek Country Club, Feb. 8, 2019.

$20M From Border Wall GoFundMe Campaign Being Returned to Donors

Supporters of the president's wall failed to reveal to a Green Valley audience that the original plan to privately build a wall failed.
A sign pointing in the direction of the U.S. at a port of entry in Nogales, Mexico.

Mothers Take First Step Toward Lawsuit Over Family Separations

The women, who were separated from their children at the border, are seeking millions in damages from the U.S. government.
Tomatoes on their way north across the U.S.-Mexico border.

US Investigation Into Mexican Tomatoes Could Hurt Imports, Industry Rep Says

A Commerce Department decision means an investigation into tomato dumping will resume in May.
The DeConcini Port of Entry

Shooting Closes Lanes at Downtown Nogales Border Crossing

Officials are still piecing together what happened in the shooting involving a car heading southbound into Mexico.
Nogales City Council votes unanimously to demand the federal government remove concertina wire from the border fence in Nogales. (February 6, 2019)

Nogales Officials Threaten to Sue the Government Over Border Razor Wire

The mayor and council passed a resolution to demand the razor wire come down.

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