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Madeleine Erasto, who's family are refugees from the Congo, dances to the live music at the family fun fest of the World Refugee Day celebration at Catalina High School on Saturday, June 22, 2019, in Tucson.

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.

John Sanders announced June 25, 2019 he would be stepping down as acting Customs and Border Protection commissioner.

Border official resigns amid uproar over migrant children

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

File photo of a highway sign to Hermosillo, Mexico.

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.

Mexcio President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele in Chiapas, Mexico.

Mexico invests in trees in El Salvador to fight migration crisis

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

This March 7, 2019 Customs and Border Protection photo shows a group of more than 100 migrants lined up at the border in the El Paso Sector.

'Remain In Mexico' program headed to Sonora

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

KJZZ Mexico City Bureau Chief Rodrigo Cervantes participates in a Skype interview with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera.

Mexico's southern border deployment faces pushback

A discussion with KJZZ Mexico City Bureau Chief Rodrigo Cervantes.

A volunteer at Tucson's Benedictine Monastery reviews when and where an asylum seeking family must appear for an immigration hearing, May 2019.

Report: Most asylum-seeking families show up to immigration court dates

In Arizona, almost every family that has legal representation makes every court appearance, according to aTRAC immigration report.

The exterior of Banner University Medical Center.

Clashes between doctors and Border Patrol may be putting migrant health at risk

A health and human rights group says agents sometimes exceed the limits of their mandate.

Archie is a big brown bat, and has been taken care of by Bob & Debbie Beucher since being rescued more than sixteen years ago.

Bat night at the Mission Garden

Also: A new facility in Nogales, Sonora to help migrants following the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy; and strangers find common ground with "One Small Step".

Soon-to-be U.S. citizens taking an oath at a naturalization ceremony at the Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse in Tucson, February 2018.

Feds aim to cut processing times for immigration applications

Agency data shows a backlog of more than 700,000 citizenship applications.

Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, right, is chairman of Mexico’s lower congress, la Cámara de Diputados.

Mexico deploys National Guard to stop migrants

Critics say the deployment is against the law and is intended to serve U.S. interests.

Tonatiuh Guillén became commissioner for Mexico’s National Institute of Migration in December 2018.

Mexican immigration commissioner quits amid immigration crisis

Tonatiuh Guillén gave no explanation for his unexpected resignation.

Immigration activist Irineo Mujica.

Migrant activists accused of human smuggling released in Mexico

Upon release, Irineo Mujica accused the Mexican president of being a tool of the Trump administration to stop migrants.

This March 7, 2019 Customs and Border Protection photo shows a group of more than 100 migrants lined up at the border in the El Paso Sector.

Report: Number of undocumented migrants from Mexico declines in Arizona

Mexican-born immigrants no longer constitute the majority of undocumented individuals nationwide.

Still image from video of Joseph Cuffari at his nomination hearing for inspector General, DHS, in March 2019.

DHS watchdog retires; governor's aide awaits Senate vote

Joseph Cuffari is waiting as part of a long list of nominations being considered for agency's next inspector general.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is greeted by supporters in Tijuana, Mexico, before a rally, in this photo dated June 8, 2019.

Mexican government boasts of negotiation success, though ultimatum from US awaits

While both countries have touted the agreement brought about by tariff threats, a Mexican official suggests the crisis is not over.

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