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A view of Southwest Key's facility in Tucson.

Tucson Councilman Wants More Transparency at Shelter for Immigrant Children

A discussion with Ward 3 councilman Paul Durham.
Two Central American fathers who made the journey from Guatemala with their teenage sons. Fathers say both teens were targeted by violent gangs to join or be killed.

Immigration Attorneys Struggle to Defend Central Americans with New Asylum Policy

Immigrants fleeing Central America because of gang violence can no longer ask for U.S. asylum.
Fernando Magaz Negrete

Phoenix Shelter Employee Charged With Molesting Immigrant Child

Southwest Key operates 26 shelters for immigrant children in Arizona, California and Texas.
The Homeland Security Department's wall separating Douglas, Arizona, from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, ends about two miles west of both towns and becomes vehicle barrier intended to stop cars, not people.

Audit: Nearly Half of Border Agency Applicants Failed Entrance Exam

The review comes as the border agencies are under pressure to fulfill an executive order mandating the hiring of 5,000 new Border Patrol agents.
In this image from C-Span video, senior immigration officials sit before the Senate Judiciary Committee July 31, 2018, at a hearing about the separation of immigrant families.

Immigration Officials Defend Handling of Family Separations

The officials ran into criticism from Democrats and Republicans appalled by the policy.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador at a rally in December 2012.

Mexican President-Elect Wants Fewer Migrants to US

López Obrador has spoken of mitigating the factors that push people to immigrate from Central America and Mexico.
The U.S.-Mexico border fence.

Committee Approves Border Budget, Adds Protection for Some Asylum Seekers

The funding includes $5 billion to build 200 miles of new border wall.
Children at a Southwest Key facility in Tucson, July 13, 2018

US Government: Over 1,800 Migrant Kids Reunited by Deadline

Homeland Security officials have said all eligible parents have been reunited with their children.
Jesse Tomas and her father Guermo after they were reunited in Tucson.

17-Year-Old Guatemalan Girl Fears Deportation

Father and daughter have been told their asylum case will likely be turned down.
Screenshot of a video posted to U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva's Facebook page, July 25, 2018.

Grijalva: 'No Confidence' in Homeland Secretary Nielsen

The Hispanic Caucus met with the Homeland Security secretary regarding separated immigrant families.
A yucca stalk leans toward the sun and the border fence between Arizona and Mexico.

Committee Set To Debate Budget Increase for Homeland Security, Border Wall

The Customs and Border Protection budget would grow by nearly $4 billion over the last fiscal year.
A view of the Southwest Key facility in Tucson from a neighboring balcony.

17-Year-Old Runs Away From Tucson Facility for Migrant Children

Southwest Key operates a facility under contract by immigration officials to hold immigrant children under the age of 17.
Children seen on the grounds of the Southwest Key facility in Tucson, Arizona, July 7, 2018.

Migrant Family Reunifications Continue As Deadline Nears

Court documents suggest the government will not make the July 26 deadline, according to an attorney.
Medina and Daniella, foreground, at Tucson's Casa Alitas, July 17, 2018. They asked Arizona Public Media not to show their faces.

Asylum-Seeker Shelters Report Increase in Russian Families

One family took temporary refuge at Casa Alitas, a halfway home for asylum seekers.
Guillermo Tomas and his daughter Jesse Tomas wait at Tucson's Casa Alitas for their travel to Florida to be arranged.

Separated and Reunited, Father and Daughter Await Asylum Hearing

17 year old Jesse Tomas and her father have found a temporary home after being separated at the border.
President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.

Judge: Trump Administration Must Give Asylum Seekers Due Process

The ruling means that the administration cannot use indefinite detention as a weapon to deter asylum seekers.

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