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Still image from a video released by the public relations department of Customs and Border Protection showing the start to construction of border wall prototypes.

Bill Seeks to Block Eminent Domain in Border-Wall Building

Two members of Congress want to prohibit the use of eminent domain for wall construction.
The Naranjeros of Hermosillo, Mexico, line up for the national anthems of Mexico and the U.S. during the Mexican Baseball Fiesta in Tucson, Sept. 29, 2016.

Mexican Baseball Fiesta Returns for Seventh Year

Event brings more than $1 million to community in tourism.
Bishop of the Diocese of Tucson Edward Joseph Weisenburger.

Diocese of Tucson Introduces New Bishop

Edward Joseph Weisenburger comes to Tucson after serving as Bishop of Salina, Kansas.

California Sues to Stop Border Wall Build

The lawsuit claims the Trump administration is in noncompliance with environmental laws.
The Bracker's department store in Nogales, Arizona, is set to close October 15, 2017.

Arizona Town Losing Landmark Business As Border Shopping Habits Change

The announcement that one Nogales department store is closing reverberated across two countries.
Fresh peppers.

Census Bureau: Arizona's Imports, Exports Drop in 2016

Dollar value of goods moving in and out of the state decreased slightly year-over-year.
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva is arrested outside of Trump Tower in New York City Sept. 19, 2017. Several members of congress were protesting the president's immigration policy.

Rep. Raúl Grijalva Arrested in New York

Congressman joined pro-immigrant protest outside Trump Tower.
U.S. Rep. Martha McSally speaks with Arizona Public Media Feb. 24, 2017.

McSally, Other US Representatives Meet With Trump on DACA

House group pushing bipartisan solution to immigration deadlock.

Feds Waive Environmental Laws Again for Section of Border Wall

The agency lifted 28 laws for border-wall construction near Calexico, Calif.
A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle in the desert.

Cross-Border Energy Project Worries Border Patrol

The project would build a grid across the border to Nogales, Sonora.
The White House's south lawn.

Arizona Businesses Want DACA, Immigration Reform

Business leaders want Congressional action soon.

Houston Wildlife After the Flood

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Joseling, left, and Estefany stand in front of the border fence, before walking to the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, on August 10, 2017.

Displaced LGBT People from Central America, Mexico Head North for Survival

17 migrants seek asylum in U.S.
Students on the University of Arizona campus protest President Trump's announcement in September 2017 that the DACA program would be phased out.

DACA Phase Out, Now What?

People with deferred deportation status are wondering what to do.
Perla Rojas (left) and Ana Mendoza (center) were among the DACA recipients who gathered on the University of Arizona mall Tuesday afternoon.

UA's DACA Students Rally After Trump Ends Program

Students and supporters gathered in a show of solidarity for those whose legal status is now in limbo.
The value of remittances to Mexico has been on the rise in recent years.

Tucson Aims For More Business in Mexico

Local business leaders formally working with Mexican companies.

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