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Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan (left) meets with Customs officials at the Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales on June 27, 2018.

CBP Commissioner, First Lady Visit Arizona in Same Week

Nancy Montoya reports on the purpose of both trips.

Father and teenager daughter make dangerous trip from Guatemala to the Arizona border.

Separated & Reunited on the Border

Also on Arizona Spotlight: An update on the poaching of a male jaguar sighted in the Huachuca Mountains; meet Ciara Peterson, a Tucson girl who is a national champion at using braille.

Protestors outside a Southwest Key facility near Oracle Road and Drachman Street in Tucson hung signs in preparation for a visit by First Lady Melania Trump. Mrs. Trump did not tour any of the facilities that house migrant children in the Tucson area.

First Lady's Visit a Chance for Protestors to Voice Opposition

Protestors gather at immigrant children detention sites as Melania Trump tours immigration-related stops.

First Lady Melania Trump arrives at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. June 28, 2018

First Lady Visits Border Patrol, Migrant Child Center in Arizona

Melania Trump makes stops in Tucson and Phoenix during her visit.

A Vote Here sign outside a polling place.

Immigration Top Issue For GOP voters

A new poll shows a change in priorities for Arizona Republican voters

The exterior of the Southwest Key facilities, on North Oracle Road.

Arizona Facilities Holding 328 Separated Kids

Governor's office confirms exact number of immigrant children in the state.

Asylum Trend Shifts: More Fathers Immigrating With Teenage Children

Migrant shelters report the journey from Central America has grown increasingly dangerous for women and small children.

A sample of a U.S. permanent resident card.

Government Recalls More Than 9K Green Cards, Work Permits

The recalls do not affect immigration status and aren't likely to have an impact on agency backlogs.

Attorney Michael Avenatti says he now represents upwards of 60 undocumented immigrant families who were separated by the government.

Lawyer for Stormy Daniels Taking On Family Separation Cases

Michael Avenatti says he is representing scores of immigrant families.

Advocates: Kids Separated from Parents at Arizona Border Housed at Tucson Facility

Immigrant advocates say most are at the Tucson branch of Southwest Key.

Monika Marie and Panchito Olachea are from different sides of the border. They have found a way to work together to help migrant families waiting for their chance to seek asylum.

Joining Forces to Help Asylum Seekers at the Border

Alliances form over efforts to get supplies to families hoping to be granted asylum.

U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva in the Arizona Public Media studios, Nov. 20, 2017.

Congressman Grijalva Opposes Both Proposed Immigration Bills

The Arizona Democrat says it legislation would decrease legal immigration by nearly 30 percent.

A sign pointing in the direction of the U.S. at a port of entry in Nogales, Mexico.

Questions Remain as 2,342 Children Separated From Parents at Border

Border Patrol says it's up to sector chiefs to determine cutoff ages for the separation of children from parents.

At left, family members wait for their chance to submit asylum claims in Nogales, Mexico, June 7, 2018. At right, pedestrians approach a turnstile to enter the U.S. on foot.

Attorneys General Demand Family Separation Stop

More reaction over the separation of children and families at the U.S.-Mexico border.

People walk along the Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Ducey: Immigration Reform Needs to be Addressed

Congress is expected to take on two immigration bills this week.

Families seeking asylum wait at the port of entry in Nogales, Sonora in June 2018.

How Zero-Tolerance Immigration Policy Leads to Family Separation

A discussion with Arizona Republic border reporter Rafael Carranza about how the law is enforced.

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