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Morley Avenue is the main shopping street in Nogales, Arizona (2019)

Nogales Manager: Drop in Holiday Shoppers From Mexico Not as Severe as Predicted

City Manager Frank Felix said concertina wire and soldiers didn't deter Christmas shoppers coming from Mexico.

Migrants who crossed the border near Yuma in tunnels under the border fence stand in line waiting for Border Patrol agents to process them on Jan. 14, 2019.

Border Officials Releasing Detained Migrants in Yuma

Some politicians pushed back against the practice, while officials have used the term "breaking point" to describe the situation at the border.

A market in Bulej, in the western highlands of Guatemala. Bulej is among communities that have seen a new pattern of migration: parents traveling with younger children.

U.S. Immigration: The View From Mexico and Guatemala

In search of perspectives from outside the U.S. on the current state of immigration at our southern border.

This cropped photo scanned from the collection of the Pimeria Alta Museum shows International Street separating Nogales, Sonora, and Nogales, Arizona, circa 1900.

Fence First Built Along Arizona Border 100 Years Ago

In 1919, after a deadly clash between military forces, a two-mile fence was built between Ambos Nogales.

The drug fentanyl is 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Tohono O'odham Police Seize 43K Fentanyl Doses

Tribal police led a task force that resulted in three arrests and the seizure of pills valued at over $700,000.

Employees unload boxes from a supply truck at CS Food Service in Nogales, Sonora on March 4, 2019.

Mexico Raises Minimum Wage in Border Communities

Many companies already pay above the new rate to stay competitive.

Workers at a construction site in Nogales, Sonora on March 4, 2019.

Boosting Mexico’s Border Economy

How efforts to stimulate Mexico's economy could pay off for Arizona.

An immigrant detention center in Nogales, Sonora, is one of five recently closed by the Mexican federal immigration agency.

Mexico Closes 5 Immigrant Detention Centers

A statement from the federal immigration agency cited a lack of "minimum working conditions" at the facilities.

Three proposed routes for the "Sonoran Corridor" freeway project shown in an Arizona Department of Transportation [map](https://www.azdot.gov/planning/transportation-studies/sonoran-corridor-tier-1-environmental-impact-statement/sonoran-corridor-alternatives) published in connection with a March 7, 2019 meeting and public comment period lasting through April 7.

Proposed 'Sonoran Corridor' Freeway Down to 3 Alternatives

While project is years from being realized, the state is asking for input on possible routes.

Rows of razor wire cover the U.S. side of a section of the wall near Nogales, Arizona.

Pima County Votes to Oppose Border Razor Wire, National Emergency

Both resolutions passed the board of supervisors on party-line votes.

The barrier running along the U.S.-Mexico border cuts across the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Feds: Arizona Smuggling Ring Used US Banks to Transfer $1M

Authorities say the operation allegedly moved thousands of migrants from Mexico and Central America to the United States.

Barriers installed by the federal government along the Arizona-Mexico border on the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Trump's Emergency Declaration at Border Likely to Face Challenges

A discussion with constitutional law expert Robert Glennon.

Martha McSally, left, and Kyrsten Sinema.

National Emergency Over Border Wall Could Hit Local Military Bases

The president wants to use military construction money to pay for parts of the border wall.

Brian Kolfage speaks at a town hall event hosted by the Quail Creek Republicans in Sahuarita on February 8, 2019. Kolfage established the We Build the Wall organization, which is raising funds to build a border wall on private lands.

Veteran Raising Funds for Border Wall Makes Stop in Southern Arizona

Brian Kolfage's GoFundMe campaign to collect donations made headlines nationwide.

Border Patrol Nogales Patrol Agent in Charge Sabri Dikman in the Arizona 360 studio on February 13, 2019.

Understanding the Reasons Behind Concertina Wire in Nogales

A discussion with Nogales Patrol Agent in Charge Sabri Dikman.

Willa Perry-Spears, 10, photographs the wall along the international line in Nogales, Arizona on February 18, 2019. It was her first time at the border.

Reactions to Stepped-Up Border Security in Nogales

Arizona 360 hears from community members and visitors in the city.

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