Trump’s pledge to quickly deport ‘millions’ earns praise, provokes alarm
PHOENIX – Trump pledges to deport ‘millions’ of undocumented immigrants President Donald Trump pledged to have federal authorities remove millions of undocumented immigrants next week, setting off a flurry of warnings from immigration advocates to prepare families for possible deportation.
A child of two nations: Hope for ‘democracia’ in Peru spurs new parents
A newborn represents the vanguard of a new generation of Peruvians born to Venezuelan refugee parents
On the border of a new future: Young Venezuelans in Peru
Youth emigrating from Venezuela experience a mix of optimism and apprehension about starting their new lives in Peru.
As Peru welcomes Venezuelan refugees, its immigration system is overwhelmed
As more Venezuelans fleeing the economic and political crisis in their homeland arrive daily in Peru, the Peruvian government readily acknowledges it can’t keep up with the applications for temporary or permanent residency.
7-year-old girl dies crossing border; authorities blame smugglers
TUCSON – Federal agents found the body of a 7-year-old girl near the Arizona-Mexico border Wednesday morning
Report: Undocumented immigration into U.S., especially from Mexico, is down
PHOENIX – Undocumented immigration from Mexico has dropped so significantly over a decade that Mexicans no longer make up the majority of those living in the U.S. illegally, according to a Pew Research Center report.
Hung jury in trial of No More Deaths volunteer charged with harboring migrants
TUCSON – Humanitarian aid worker Scott Warren’s federal trial ended without a verdict.
Cross-border shooting in Nogales likely to turn on ruling in Texas case
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court will consider if a Mexican family can sue a Border Patrol agent who was standing in Texas when he fatally shot their teenage son who was in Ciudad Juarez - a ruling that will affect a nearly identical case in Nogales, where a Sonoran family is suing over their son's death.
Southern border apprehensions surge to highest rate in 10 years
WASHINGTON - The number of migrants apprehended at the southern border surged to 144,278 in May, bringing the total for the first eight months of fiscal 2019 to 676,315, already more than any full year in the last decade, leaving authorities and aid groups "bursting at the seams."
Democrats push Dream Act through House, outlook in Senate less certain
WASHINGTON - Arizona lawmakers split on party lines, like much of the rest of the House, as Democrats pushed through a bill that would protect millions of "Dreamers" from deportation and create a pathway to citizenship, a bill Republicans said would only lead to more illegal immigration.
Trump plan for tariffs on Mexican goods finds little support in Arizona
Arizona lawmakers, business officials and experts Friday blasted President Donald Trump's threat to impose a tariff on Mexican goods in hopes of cutting immigration, calling his plan everything from "terribly damaging" to "unhinged."
No More Deaths isn’t on trial, prosecutor says in opening, Scott Warren is
TUCSON – The trial of Scott Warren, a volunteer for No More Deaths, gets underway in Tucson. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
