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US Consul in Nogales, Sonora Begins Three-Year Tenure

Security, cultural exchange among priorities along border.

Migrant Deaths in AZ Desert Down 44%

Border Patrol officials say most deaths were during summer months.

AZ School Superintendent Asks Feds to Fund Immigrant Children

A week before primary election, Huppenthal says local schools will feel the impact of migrant influx.

Flake on Immigrant Children: 'Smugglers Able to Report It Worked'

Arizona senator argues placing unaccompanied migrant kids with sponsors before hearing risks them not showing up on court date.

METRO WEEK: CD2 Candidates Push Toward Barber Challenge

Kais, McSally, Wooten discuss immigration, federal budget issues, Social Security and Medicare in Green Valley forum.

Second Sanctuary Case at Tucson’s Church, Woman Moves in Today

A Mexican immigrant living in the U.S. illegally hopes for deportation relief.

Apprehension of Lone Minors Down 4% in Tucson, Up in Texas

More than 57,000 in all along border; data show increase in 'family units' caught crossing illegally in Southern Arizona.

Unaccompanied Children at Tucson Shelter to Start Classes

Shelter officials bring teachers to facility housing Central American migrants.

Republicans in CD2 Race Would Rewrite Immigration, Border Bill

Kais, McSally, Wooten would have voted against Senate version of reform, call security top issue.

Mother of Mexican Teen Killed by Border Patrol Sues Agency

Civil lawsuit seeks a trial, punitive damages, names of agents involved.

Feds Target Human Smuggling Successfully in AZ

Officials say unlike Texas, Grand Canyon state experiences decline in "stash house" discoveries.

Pols Want 'Border Security,' But Benefit from Immigration: Expert

Influx of Central American women, children isn't threat in and of itself but can beget other issues, she says.

Nearly 5,500 Unaccompanied Child Migrants Processed at Nogales Facility

Shelter opened May 31 when federal officers in Texas were overwhelmed with numbers crossing from Central America.

Tucsonans Step Up to Help Central American Women, Children

One volunteer calls it 'a moral imperative to help suffering humanity;' he, his partner, take in two for one night.

AZ Week: Journalists Who Journeyed with Immigrants Tell Their Story

'The complexities of immigration' reflected in cross-country trip, story of Guatemalan woman and her daughter.

10 Years Since Team of Young Immigrants Beat MIT in Competition

Doc depicts story of Phoenix high school students who won in an underwater robotic contest; 3 still undocumented.

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