Sanders reaches for inclusivity, slams Biden at Phoenix rally
By Farah Eltohamy | Friday, March 6, 2020
PHOENIX – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, battling Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination, called on thousands of supporters days ahead of the 11th Democratic debate, which will be in Phoenix.
Supreme Court vacates ruling in Nogales cross-border shooting
By McKenzie Sadeghi | Monday, March 2, 2020
WASHINGTON - Advocates were not surprised but still "truly heartbroken" Monday when the Supreme Court overturned a lower court that had said a Mexican family could sue a Border Patrol agent in Nogales who shot and killed their son in 2012.
Phoenix City Council approves first civilian review board of police conduct
By Jonmaesha Beltran | Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020
PHOENIX – The Phoenix City Council on Tuesday approved civilian oversight of the Phoenix police that combines a new city agency and a community review board that will have the power to investigate complaints against police, recommend policy changes directly to the police chief and set up community outreach.
Court says Mexicans cannot sue Border Patrol agents in fatal shootings
By McKenzie Sadeghi | Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020
WASHINGTON - A divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Border Patrol agent in Texas who shot across the border and killed a teen in Mexico cannot be sued by the boy's parents for the death, a ruling likely to affect an almost identical cross-border shooting in Nogales.
Transgender group applauds transfer of detainees from criticized ICE facility in New Mexico
By Luis Zambrano | Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020
PHOENIX – Twenty-seven transgender migrants have been moved from a detention center in New Mexico to other facilities. The Cibola County Correctional Center in New Mexico has long been criticized for alleged mistreatment and improper care of transgender detainees.
Ahead of ‘public charge’ change, advocates struggle to keep Hispanic families enrolled in benefits
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020
PHOENIX – Advocates continue struggling to keep qualified Hispanic families enrolled in public programs like food stamps and cash assistance amid changes to the so-called public charge rule. The U.S. Supreme Court last month decided to let the rule take effect, and that happens on Feb. 24. It allows immigration officers to consider applicants’ use of public benefits, including Medicaid, in deciding to grant green cards, visas and changes in residency.
Coronavirus hits AZ: Officials confirm case in Tempe, one of five in U.S.
By MacKinley Lutes-Adlhoch and Gabrielle Zabat | Monday, Jan. 27, 2020
PHOENIX – A Maricopa County resident who recently returned from Wuhan, China, is one of five confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in the U.S. That person was identified as a "member of the ASU community," but officials would not say whether the patient is a student or employee.
Court affirms two convictions in 2010 murder of Border Patrol agent
By Joshua Gerard Gargiulo | Friday, Jan. 17, 2020
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court Friday affirmed the convictions of two Mexican men in the 2010 murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, who was killed in a gun battle near Rio Rico.
Latinos left behind as big tech continues to grow
By Emily Dean | Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019
TUCSON – The tech industry continues to grow nationwide, but its workforce still is nearly 70% white. Less than 7% of workers are Hispanic.
As wins, bowls, fans elude Wildcats, spotlight is on football coach Kevin Sumlin
By Alex Simon | Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019
TUCSON – The excitement that accompanied the hiring of Kevin Sumlin has died down after the team has struggled for two straight seasons
Report: 636 violent attacks on migrants under ‘remain in Mexico’ policy
By Megan U. Boyanton | Friday, Dec. 6, 2019
WASHINGTON - A new report claims there have been 636 violent attacks on asylum seekers returned to Mexico under a Trump administration policy, with close to half of those incidents coming in just the last two months.
Court weighs whether Border Patrol can be sued in Mexican teens’ deaths
By Harrison Mantas | Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court seemed split on whether the family of a Mexican teen shot across the border by a Border Patrol agent in Texas can sue the agent. A court in Texas said no, but a court in a nearly identical Nogales case said those parents could sue for the death of their teen son in 2012.