 This led to Arivaca becoming more heavily militarized.As a result, No More Deaths began working in the town in 2004. , there was a U.S. Border Patrol interior checkpoint being operated in the town, which was the subject of an ACLU of Arizona complaint, alleging both that the checkpoints are abusive and that agents unlawfully restricted the activities of protesters and photographers documenting their activities.The Arivaca community lies on the north side of the Arivaca Creek valley at an elevation of .