ARIZONA 360

Episode 306

Arizona 360 revisits issues related to the border and immigration. U.S. CONSUL VIRGINIA STAAB: Lorraine Rivera sits down with Consul General Virginia Staab at the U.S. Consulate in Nogales, Sonora to discuss how the State Department's role there and how it serves American citizens abroad. NEW MIGRANT CENTER: Arizona 360 tours Kino Border Initiative's new outreach center for migrants and deportees in Nogales, Sonora. Lorraine Rivera learns more about how the larger space will allow the nonprofit to expand its humanitarian aid services at the border. MIGRANT PROTECTION PROTOCOLS: Under the Department of Homeland Security's Migrant Protection Protocols, some asylum seekers are forced to remain in Mexico until their court dates. Arizona Republic reporter Rafael Carranza explains how the policy has expanded to include those seeking asylum along Arizona's southern border and its overall impact. TRUMP VISIT & 2020 CANDIDATES: Ahead of President Trump's planned campaign rally in Phoenix next week, Lorraine Rivera hears from Republican and Democratic officials about Arizona's significance to the candidates this election season and how the issue of immigration factors into their platforms.