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Arizona Border Recon members Pete Lanteri and Tim Foley.

Armed Vets Camping Near Border to Stop Drugs

Participants say they took oath to protect country; Border Patrol calls effort dangerous.
A Border Patrol vehicle parked near the US / Mexico border fence.

Enforcement Priorities May Reduce Deportations

Report by Migration Policy Institute says changes could 'transform the U.S. deportation system.'
Border wall in Arizona separating the United States and Mexico.

Illegal Immigration from Mexico Down in Arizona, Nationally

Apprehension of undocumented migrants from Central America up, Pew Research report shows.
People protesting Operation Streamline.

Operation Streamline Protesters Sentenced to Time Served

Activists not facing jail time on misdemeanor charged stemming from 2013 incident
Immigrant students with temporary work permits get scholarship for PCC.

Nonprofit Gives Scholarships to Immigrant Students with Temporary Permits

Fundación México working with Pima Community College and Mexican government
A protestor on the U.S. side of the border fence leans close to talk to protestors on the Mexican side.

Judge: Family Can Sue Border Patrol Agent Who Shot Teen

Rock-throwing incident at border fence in Nogales left Mexican youth dead with mutiple wounds.

Social Media Crosses Borders When People Can't

Glow of screen on cell phone only way to bridge years of separation for many loved ones.
Nogales Sonora in Mexico as seen through the international border fence

More Immigrants Injured Falling From Border Fence

Smugglers use ladders on Mexican side, then tell migrants to jump 18 to 30 feet.
A water jug used by border-crossers left behind on the Mexican side of the international border fence.

Unaccompanied Migrant Children Arrests Down

National number cut in half compared with last year; in Tucson apprehensions fall 36%.
A Border Patrol vehicle parked near the US / Mexico border fence.

Immigrant Detainees Claim Hunger Strike; Officials Deny It

Human rights group says 200 men, 50 women started Saturday; ICE says they're eating.
Mexican consul in Tucson holds press conference calling DACA a 'success' on its three-year anniversary.

500K Immigrants Take Deferred Deportation in 3 Years

Obama program aimed at young people extends to 19,000 in Arizona.
A Border Patrol vehicle parked near the US / Mexico border fence.

Border Patrol Cells 'Inhumane, Punitive,' ACLU Claims

More than 200,000 people held in Tucson Sector in last 2 years in 'freezing cold rooms.'

Mexican Elections Sunday, With Implications for US

Unmotivated public, corruption allegations and violence on voters' minds for midterms.
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

Arizona Law Denying Bail to Some Immigrants Rejected

US Supreme Court declines to hear Maricopa County appeal to keep voter-approved measure.
Protesters at the Arivaca Border Patrol checkpoint, May 27, 2015.

Demonstrators Protest Arivaca Border Patrol Checkpoint

Inland traffic stops lead to profiling, deaths, they say; Patrol chief says they provide security.
Rosa Robles Loreto in her room at the Southside Presbyterian Church 9 months after entering sanctuary.

Woman in Sanctuary at Tucson Church for 9 Months

Immigrant sought refuge to avoid deportation, says she will stay until her case is closed.

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