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Judge Sides With Migrants Suing Border Patrol Facility Over Inhumane Conditions

Alvaro M. Huerta of the National Immigration Law Center: “Today’s decision is a tremendous victory for communities everywhere fighting courageously to uphold human dignity.”

Shani Saxon Feb 20, 2020 4:40PM EST

A red and white "vote" sign is in the foreground, with a voter walking to the polls in the distance.

Tucson Voters Say 'No' to Becoming Arizona's Only Sanctuary City

Proposition 205 also sought to add restrictions around police questioning residents about their immigration status.

Shani Saxon Nov 6, 2019 5:32PM EST

A small boy holds a dinosaur and stands next to his father, who wears a gray jacket. They are standing in a crowded bus station in Tucson, Arizona.

Tucson to Vote on Becoming Arizona's Only Sanctuary City

If Prop 205 passes, new restrictions would be implemented around police questioning residents on immigration status.

Shani Saxon Nov 5, 2019 12:28PM EST

Close-up of the back of an agent wearing a black jacket with the words police ICE written in large, white letters.

Arizona Student Detained by Border Control Released, Future Remains Uncertain

The high school senior was held in ICE detention for nearly a week following a routine traffic stop.

Shani Saxon May 9, 2019 5:07PM EDT

Border Patrol stands and rides small boat near U.S. Mexico border> His back is to the camera and the back of his jacket reads, Border Patrol.

Arizona Students Protest After Classmate Detained by Border Patrol

Shortly after writing the teenager a ticket, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department turned him over to United States Customs and Border Protection.

Shani Saxon May 8, 2019 3:40PM EDT

A 7-year-old girl with long, brown hair leans on her father as he sits in a blue chair at the Catholic Charities-run Humanitarian Respite Center after being released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), on November 1, 2018.

Hundreds of Guatemalan Migrants Arrested at Arizona Border

Of the 242 people taken into custody, 130 of them were children.

Shani Saxon Jan 29, 2019 4:19PM EST