Authorities grant stay to undocumented immigrant and father of five who sought sanctuary at Phoenix church

Jesus Berrones, an undocumented father of five whose story has garnered international attention, is spending his days and nights in a room at a north Phoenix church.


Both sides of immigration issue face off outside Sen. Flake’s Phoenix office

DACA and TPS campaigners held a demonstration outside of Senator Jeff Flake's office where they were met with Pro-Trump protesters.


Meatless Mexican: Vegan food truck takes cuisine back to its roots

Vegan couple, Jose and Leticia Gamiz, own a Mexican vegan food truck in the metro Phoenix area.


President Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric deters families, not drug smugglers

The number of immigrants illegally crossing into the U.S. from Mexico has decreased since President Donald Trump was elected, but drugs keep coming in.


Pelosi’s marathon DACA speech inspires advocates, GOP remains silent

WASHINGTON - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's unprecedented, all-day floor speech demanding a vote on DACA legislation became a rallying cry for advocates, as Congress prepares to vote on another budget extension to keep the government open.


Art in motion: South Phoenix light-rail extension will include 11 cultural art installations

Valley Metro and the City of Phoenix asked community members to select 14 artists nationwide to create 11 art installations for the South Phoenix light rail extension.


Crime victims tell lawmakers, toughen immigration before saving DACA

WASHINGTON - A Mesa woman whose son was killed by an undocumented immigrant in a 2014 drunken driving accident was in Washington to tell lawmakers that border security and immigration enforcement must come before any "amnesty" bills.


200 protesters march at Arizona Capitol to oppose shutdown of Navajo Generating Station

A march took place Tuesday to protest shutting down the Navajo Generating Station.


McCain backs immigration bill blasted as ‘waste of time’ by Trump

WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain co-sponsored a bipartisan bill that gives DACA recipients a path to citizenship and calls for beefed-up border security - but excludes border wall funding, causing the president to brand it a "waste of time."


ASU professor’s STEM initiative puts Phoenix, Egyptian students in the same virtual classroom

The Leadership Through Problem-Based Learning Initiative is a STEM program available to young women at Xavier College Preparatory, a Catholic all-girls high school in Phoenix, and Al Farouk Islamic Language School in Cairo who problem-solve with real-world biology and physics problems.


Arizona Latino Arts & Cultural Center keeps head up despite struggles to stay open

The Arizona Latino Arts & Cultural Center advocates and mentors local artists in metro Phoenix. Lately, though, the nonprofit has been struggling to keep its doors open, as grants and funding continue to overlook it.