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Baboquivari Peak, the most sacred site for the Tohono O'odham people, can be seen from many parts of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge.

A Helping Hand for Nature

Friends of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge volunteer time and effort.

Screenshot of a video posted to U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva's Facebook page, July 25, 2018.

Grijalva: 'No Confidence' in Homeland Secretary Nielsen

The Hispanic Caucus met with the Homeland Security secretary regarding separated immigrant families.

Nicol rests at a women shelter in Nogales, Sonora, after making a six-week trip to get to the U.S.-Mexico border. She plans to seek asylum.

Transgender Asylum Seeker Says She Was Sexually Assaulted in Detention

Nicol Garcia's lawyer says medical reports confirm she was attacked in the Cibola Detention Center in New Mexico.

Felisa is learning to cope with the communication disorder aphasia with her fellow group members at the Aphasia Center of Tucson.

Overcoming Aphasia: "A River is Made Drop by Drop"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Where Arizona stands after a tumultuous week for U.S. border policy; and an alternative to sunscreen developed at the University of Arizona.

A UA professor says a migrant caravan through Central America was not intending to storm the United States border.

UA Prof: Migrant Caravan Posed No Threat to US Border

Says travelers were on an annual journey to raise awareness of Central American violence.

The Fearless Jazz of Dee Dee Bridgewater

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Two local churches make room for Central American refugees; electronic music emerges from virtual space in Tucson; and an overview of the 2017 Tucson Jewish International Film Festival.

Tucson Church Opens Doors to Refugees Fleeing Violence

Church basement converted into living quarters for 50 Central American women, children.

The trailer in Marion, Ohio, where labor traffickers kept their victims.

Central American Teens in Hands of Labor Traffickers

Story of group in Ohio held for more than one year; wages taken by captors.

Legal assistant Javier Hernandez and lawyer Sara Van Hofwegen of Public Counsel meet with a teenage client from Guatemala who is applying for asylum.

Thousands of Children Seek Asylum, Many Without Lawyers

10,000 Central American children facing 'removal' went to court without lawyers.

Mexico Cracks Down on Northbound Central Americans

Freight train 'La Bestia' - The Beast - now off limits to migrants, leading to long walk.

Bridge connecting Guatemala and Mexico on the Rio Suchiate. Guatemalans hoping to make it to the U.S. take rafts across.

'Programa Frontera Sur:' US Intercedes in Southern Mexico

US funds Mexican government's efforts to slow Central American illegal immigration.

Beatriz Escalante and her son at a Yuma church shelter after crossing illegally in hopes of receiving asylum.

New Surge of Central Americans Seen on Border

Unaccompanied youth, women with small children still making their way north.

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