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Fact checking the Prop. 314 "Secure the Border Act" debate

We check the claims made in the Clean Elections Commission debate over Proposition 314.

Harris will campaign on Arizona's border with Mexico in attempted show of strength on immigration

Her campaign announced Wednesday that Harris will be in Douglas, Arizona, across the border from Agua Prieta, Mexico.

Nogales: Reviving Arroyos and Cultivating Water Resiliency

Unchecked urbanization has created water issues in Nogales, Sonora, which the city and researchers on both sides of the border are finding innovative ways to remedy.

Scholarships A-Z

Scholarships A-Z provides resources for undocumented college students.

Tucson no longer busiest region on the U.S.-Mexico border

The number of people who Border Patrol apprehended across the U.S.-Mexico border in August increased slightly, according to new federal data, though the Tucson Sector is no longer the region with the most apprehensions.

Non-profit continues to file complaints detailing mistreatment of migrant children in custody

Two nonprofits that provide free legal services to migrants released reports last week and filed complaints with the federal government that allege a broad range of abuse and mistreatment experienced by children in Border Patrol custody.

Former border agent found guilty of kidnapping and assaulting a minor

A jury found former Customs and Border Protection agent Aaron Mitchell guilty of sexually assaulting and kidnapping a 15-year old girl, who he abducted in Douglas in 2022.

Tucson migrant operation to receive new funding while spending still in question

Pima County will receive nearly $19 million in federal funding to continue services for asylum seekers who come through Tucson.

New directive says Border Patrol must return migrants’ belongings

In the past many migrants have said border officials discarded their things, including legal documents, religious items and medications.

Trump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats

The visit was the fourth in a series of events held in battleground states this week to try to draw the focus away from Democrats’ celebration of Harris’ presidential nomination in Chicago.

Cochise officials to meet with Trump during Thursday border visit

The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Sierra Vista Police Department, the Department of Public Safety, Secret Service and other law enforcement partners on security for former president Donald Trump’s visit to the border on Thursday.

Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold

Asylum was halted at the border June 5 because arrests for illegal crossings topped a threshold of 2,500 a day.

Vendor linked to former Casa Alitas director terminated for overcharging, procurement violations, and conflict of interest

The county confirmed that a laundry vendor for the Casa Alitas migrant program is owned by the former director’s mother.

AZ Supreme Court upholds GOP-backed border security proposal for November ballot

The Arizona Supreme Court sided with a lower court that a Republican-backed border security proposal can stay on the November ballot.

Atascosa Mountains ocelot sighting, first in 50 years

Trail cameras caught footage of an endangered ocelot five miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, in a region where ocelots haven’t been seen in 50 years.

AZ border apprehension down but prosecutions up 25%

The U.S. Attorney in Arizona prosecuted more than 2,600 migrants for illegal entry into the country during its second quarter. That’s a 25% uptick despite a drop in the number of migrant apprehensions.

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