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Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard speaks at a press conference in this photo published March 28, 2019.

Mexico offers legal aid to migrants arrested in Mississippi raids

Mexican citizens who are deported will receive help in obtaining work, health care and schooling, the country's foreign relations secretary said.
Parked Tucson Police Department cars.

TPD chief says sanctuary initiative threatens major investigations

One of the writers of the initiative says interagency cooperation will not be affected.
Students at the University of Arizona campus.

ADL of Arizona: Hate groups recruit near college campuses

The group's leader says Arizona has been a flashpoint for anti-immigrant rhetoric and policy.
The former Ann Ott Elementary School in Phoenix became a shelter for asylum-seeking families in July. The International Rescue Committee is overseeing renovations and operations at the shelter.

Closed Phoenix school gets new purpose as a shelter for asylum seekers

The International Rescue Committee gave Arizona 360 a tour of the facility.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan, in 2016.

Head of CBP defends agency's response to migration 'crisis'

Mark Morgan says politicians and the news media are unfairly demonizing border agencies.
Attorney General Willam Barr speaks at the White House July 11, 2019, as President Donald Trump looks on.

US moves to limit asylum for threatened family members

The U.S. attorney general says not all family units can be considered a "social group" for the purposes of asylum.
Arizona Public Media.

Two men arrested in Tucson on Islamic State charges

The Somali refugees allegedly wanted to join the terror group in Egypt.
Scott Warren hugs a supporter after the government announces it will seek to try him again on two felony counts on July 2, 2019.

Documents detail probe of man charged with aiding migrants

The documents show the timeline for the investigation that led to Scott Warren's arrest.
A Border Patrol vehicle drives along a section of fence at the Organ Pipe National Monument, west of Lukeville and south of Ajo, Arizona, Nov. 2, 2018.

Supreme Court allows use of Pentagon funds for border wall

The court said Friday that it would lift a freeze on the money put in place by a lower court.
An empty wing of the Pima County Juvenile Justice Complex before its transformation into a temporary shelter for asylum seekers in transit through Tucson.

How a group plans to transform detention center into space for asylum seekers

Catholic Community Services will offer services out of a portion of the county's Juvenile Justice Complex.
Dan Shearer (left), Sarah Garrecht Gassen and Dylan Smith participate in a roundtable discussion with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera on July 25, 2019.

Journalists roundtable: Shelter for asylum seekers moving

Plus, growing opposition to the proposed Interstate 11 corridor.
A Border Patrol vehicle drives along a section of fence at the Organ Pipe National Monument, west of Lukeville and south of Ajo, Arizona, Nov. 2, 2018.

Conservation, law enforcement and ranching: Weighing in on a proposed border fence

The majority of new bollard-style wall would run through protected areas in Pima and Cochise counties.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla L. Provost May 7, 2019.

Head of Border Patrol admits to membership in lewd Facebook group

Carla Provost told a committee that she joined the secret group only to search her own name.

Expanded fast-track deportations likely to face legal challenge

At least one rights group has promised a lawsuit to the expansion, which could impact hundreds of thousands of people.
The Board of Supervisors hears public comment on the proposed plan to allow Catholic Community Services to use a portion of the county's juvenile detention center as a shelter for asylum seekers, July 22, 2019.

Catholic Community Services secures new space for immigrant shelter at juvenile detention center

The Pima County Board of Supervisors approved the lease Monday.
Tucson media tour a vacant "pod" at the Pima County Juvenile Justice Complex, which is slated to be converted into transitional housing for migrant families.Officials from the county and Catholic Social Services conducted a tour of the facility for media on July 17, 2019.

Group hopes juvenile detention center can be welcoming space for migrants

The Board of Supervisors will vote next week on whether to approve the empty center as temporary migrant housing.

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