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Trump travel bans, restrictions alarm collegiate athletes in Arizona

Some athletes say their concern is heightened as they watch ICE raids and sweeping deportations affect the Phoenix area.

From Africa and Asia to Arizona - Building New Lives in Tucson

Refugees and asylum seekers share their stories as part of a cooperative effort in the community.

Asylum-seekers thought they were following the rules. Now some are told to start over

NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.

The enforcement effect: Real lives disrupted by immigration crackdown

AZPM reporter Danyelle Khmara shares the stories of two families who have been impacted by changing immigration policy.

Pima County files murder charges against undocumented man in federal custody

The Pima County Attorney is moving ahead with first-degree murder charges against a man who the federal government took into custody, saying he was in the country illegally.

A man is halted climbing the US-Mexico border wall. Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarm

U.S. troops are sharing command stations and vehicles with civilian immigration authorities at the southern U.S. border under an emergency declaration from President Donald Trump.

Massive ICE funding increase, Medicaid cuts, and unexpected drama in the CD7 race

ICE's staggering $75 billion funding increase and cuts to Medicaid with the "Big, Beautiful Bill," plus CD7 news.

After policy lapse revealed, Pima County Sheriff drops rule on tracking immigration calls

Sheriff Chris Nanos says the change formalizes what was already happening. The update came days after Arizona Luminaria reported the policy hadn’t been followed in nearly a year.

States sue Trump administration for sharing health data with DHS

The lawsuit, which includes Arizona, seeks to block the Trump administration from using the data for immigration enforcement or "population surveillance."

Report: U.S. families will see a rise in most costs under Trump immigration policies

The report comes as the Trump administration moves to revoke work permits and legal status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.

A look at how Trump's big bill could change the US immigration system

The bill sets aside $46.5 billion for what the House Homeland Security Committee calls an "integrated border barrier system" along the U.S.-Mexico border and $45 billion to expand the network of immigrant detention facilities.

Protestors and security guards turn violent in anti-ICE Tucson protest

Tucson Police arrested three people Wednesday after protestors clashed with private security guards at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.

State Senate Republicans call on other AZ leaders to help Trump on immigration enforcement

The issue moved into the public following continuing protests in Los Angeles.

DHS memo details how National Guard troops will be used for immigration enforcement

The Trump administration now plans to use Guard troops for law enforcement activities, including "night operations and rural interdiction," as well as "guard duty and riot control" inside immigrant detention facilities.

A report that ICE impersonated utility workers, and how divided are we, really?

Advocates providing information and support outside immigration court, a report that ICE impersonated Tucson Electric Power workers, and how divided are we, really?

Advocates mobilize outside Tucson immigration court amid reports of detentions

As judges dismiss cases across the country and federal agents detain migrants right afterward, volunteers are showing up to inform people of their rights — and it seems to be working.

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