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Can Inland Checkpoints Stop Border Drug Trafficking?

Border Patrol union chief says yes; Douglas mayor says they don't work.

Immigrant Doctors Provide Care to State's Small Communities

Foreign medical students fill a need for care in Arizona's rural areas.

Southern Arizonans Tell of Border Life to House Committee

Ranchers want end to Border Patrol checkpoints along I-19, more rural outposts

Union: Border Fence Breach Raises Terrorist Worries

National Border Patrol Council head testifies before Congress.

Panel Finds Border Patrol Corruption Is Security Risk

New report by 'Independent Use of Force Committee'

Tucson Photographer, Daughter Tell Stories of Syrian Refugees

Wayne Martin Belger, daughter Tara photographed front lines of crisis.

Tucson Border Patrol Sets Up Missing Migrant Team

Families may be reluctant to reach out to agency if their loves ones are here illegally.

Cumbia Corridos Make Heroes Out of Everyday Tucsonans

Vox Urbana writes music and lyrics to evoke experiences of immigration to the U.S.

Obama, Rights Group Want Body Cameras on Border Patrol

Groups: Cameras would bring more transparency to disputed cases of rights violations.

Mexican Consulate Opens 24/7 Helpline in Tucson

Center for Information and Assistance to Mexicans has dozens of operators.

AZ WEEK: Borderlands Stories - Security, Refuge, Agriculture

Guest host Nancy Montoya goes beyond the campaign cries to 'Secure the border'

Under the Sun

Andrew Brown talks to people about the realities of life in Southern Arizona, including the struggle to find work.

Tucson Church Restarting Sanctuary Movement of 1980s

Tucson church is organizing to give refuge to Central Americans seeking asylum

Number of Central Americans Crossing Border Rises Anew

December saw largest increase since 2014, Tucson social service group says.

Central American Immigrant Deportations Planned

Homeland Security says it will begin sending home families not granted asylum.

Immigrant Advocates Want End to Operation Streamline

Protesters say record shows it doesn't work; McCain, Flake want it expanded.

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