AZ Briefing: Shelters empty out after Trump blocks asylum-seekers

May 8, 2025
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AZ Briefing

YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Thu May 8 2025

Lorenzino Estrada | Digital Producer

Good morning, Arizona. Here’s what our reporters are working on and what you should know about what’s happening across the state before you start your day.

Migrant shelters in several border cities in Mexico, including Nogales, Sonora, and Mexicali, have seen dramatic drops in guests.

The Arizona Republic recently visited migrant shelters in several border cities in Mexico. Here’s what we saw.

Arizona craft beers named among best in the world

Ken Wilson (center), director of sales at Lumberyard Brewing Co. holds his silver award and poses for a photo with Andrew Baumann (L), the executive director of Arizona Craft Brewers Guild, and Bart Watson, president and CEO of the Brewers Association.

Provided by Brewers Association and World Beer Cup

The World Beer Cup announced its winners for 2025. Get to know the five Arizona breweries that brought home medals.

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Today in history

Here are just some of the events on this date in the past.

•	On this day in 1945: Allied forces celebrated V-E Day, for victory in Europe during World War II after Germany’s unconditional surrender. The surrender went into effect late at night. In Russia and some former Soviet states, it was already May 9, and so some of them celebrate that date each year.
•	In 1973: Members of the American Indian Movement ended their occupation of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. During the 71-day occupation, two men were shot and killed by federal agents, and several others were injured. A surrender was agreed upon in exchange for officials agreeing to investigate the group’s complaints against the government.
•	In 1980: The World Health Assembly endorsed a claim made by scientists the previous December verifying the global eradication of smallpox.
•	In 1988: Stella Nickell was convicted of using cyanide to poison her husband, Bruce Nickell, and a stranger. Nickell was found to have poisoned Excedrin capsules to kill her husband in order to claim a life insurance payout and later poisoned several bottles of Excedrin that were placed on a store shelf, one of which killed Sue Snow.
•	In 2010: Betty White, 88 at the time, became the oldest person to host “Saturday Night Live.” White earned good reviews and later won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series her appearance.
•	In 2020: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first COVID-19 test that had the option of using saliva samples collected at home.
•	In 2020: The Associated Press reported that a White House official had blocked a document from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention titled “Guidance for Implementing the Opening Up America Again Framework” with advice for the process of reopening the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.

— William Cain, USA TODAY Network

Northbound drivers: Prepare for traffic shift on I-17

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AZ Briefing: Shelters empty out after Trump blocks asylum-seekers

AZ Briefing: Shelters empty out after Trump blocks asylum-seekers

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AZ Briefing

Lorenzino Estrada | Digital Producer

Other big stories

Arizona craft beers named among best in the world

Today in history

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Northbound drivers: Prepare for traffic shift on I-17

Mountain View baseball shocking teams in state tourney

Dance party he created became site of triple shooting

VA chief defends cuts as Kelly calls it uncaring

The 10 best menus to try during Arizona Restaurant Week

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