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Remittances to Mexico break monthly record In May

Mexicans abroad sent $3.2 million to their home country, 1.5% more than the previous year.

Border Patrol agent with long list of complaints heads to trial in Arizona

Prosecutors said they would introduce evidence Matthew Bowen had injured immigrants in custody on at least four different occasions.

Organizers submit petitions for Tucson 'sanctuary city' initiative

The group says it has more than twice the number of signatures needed to get initiative on city ballot.

Grijalva: Going to Mexico could give Trump an 'epiphany'

The congressman from Tucson wants to see the President visit Mexico's border with Arizona.

Some Central American asylum applicants, forced to wait In Mexico, choose to return home

It's the beginning of a “voluntary return” program for migrants who wish to return home, Mexican immigration officials said.

US to retry Arizona No More Deaths border activist Scott Warren

This is the government’s second attempt after the case last month ended in a mistrial.

Out of room on Arizona's border

Arizona’s border with Mexico is becoming an epicenter for asylum seekers from Central America.

Mexican president marks 1 year since election amid concerns over administration

Critics say measures of crime and the economy suggest there is little to celebrate.

In Their Own Words: The meaning of citizenship

Newly sworn in U.S. citizens share their experiences.

Reducing number of migrants a tough assignment for Mexico, report says

A Mexican think tank says the country is unlikely to stem the flow of migrants within the negotiated window.

World Refugee Day in Tucson

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The youth photography program "Parks in Focus" in action, and The Southwest Fair Housing Council observes the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act.

Border official resigns amid uproar over migrant children

The departure of John Sanders comes as Congress considers emergency border funding.

Sonora to receive 1,800 National Guard members; 150 headed to Hermosillo

The newly formed National Guard has recently been used for immigration enforcement in Mexico.

Mexico invests in trees in El Salvador to fight migration crisis

The strategy involves creating new employment opportunities in Central American countries.

'Remain In Mexico' program headed to Sonora

The program sends asylum seekers to Mexico while their immigration cases are processed.

Mexico's southern border deployment faces pushback

A discussion with KJZZ Mexico City Bureau Chief Rodrigo Cervantes.

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