Phoenix Jewish community focuses on safety, solidarity after Pittsburgh massacre
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Jewish community is already planning on how they can make their synagogues safer after the Pittsburg massacre on Saturday that left 11 people dead.
ICE housing migrants at motels
The flow of undocumented migrants who are entering the United States and seeking asylum has prompted Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house many families in locations throughout the state.
Protesters call for end to ‘hottie’ Native American costumes based on stereotypes
PHOENIX – More than 23,000 people have signed an online petition calling for Yandy.com to stop selling more than 40 Native American costumes organizers say misrepresent and sexualize indigenous people. Protesters said the Phoenix-based company should show the same respect it offered when a social-media furor led it to pull a costume inspired by The Handmaid’s Tale.
Latino voter turnout likely to rise, driven by immigration, health care
WASHINGTON - Just under a half-million Latino voters are expected to go to the polls in Arizona this fall, a 33 percent increase from the 2014 midterm elections that reflects growing numbers and hot-button issues like immigration and health care, according to a new report.
Immigrant apprehensions up in 2018 in Arizona, all of Southwest border
WASHINGTON - The number of people apprehended at the Arizona border jumped more than 50 percent in fiscal 2018 from the year before, U.S Customs and Border Protection said, with increases in the Tucson and Yuma sectors outpacing the rate of growth along the rest of the Southwest border.
Trump threat to use military to close the border met with skepticism
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump threatened to "seal the southern border" with troops if that's what it takes to stop the latest caravan of Central American migrants heading to the U.S., a tweet that was greeted skeptically in Washington where many saw it as a political ploy, not a policy statement.
Photo exhibit reveals tension over who has the right to tell migrant stories
Tom Keifer’s project “El Sueño Americano” incited migrant artists to ask for inclusion and spaces to share their stories.
One class at time: ‘Dreamers’ find it hard to afford college after court ruling
PHOENIX – The aftermath of the Arizona Supreme Court ruling that struck down in-state tuition for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients has placed a heavy financial burden to students wanting to continue their college education.
Kyl presses Nielsen on weekend release of migrant families from custody
WASHINGTON - Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Arizona, acknowledged the "enormous strain" that border officials are under, but still pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen for answers after the release of hundreds of migrant families in southern Arizona this weekend.
Cochise County vaccinating Naco residents after sewage spill reaches residential areas
NACO – Cochise County Health Officials are working to find a solution to the raw sewage spill that is causing concern within the community.
Federal judge temporarily halts Trump administration’s order ending Temporary Protected Status
GOODYEAR – A federal judge in California on Wednesday temporarily halted a federal order that removed Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 immigrants nationwide. About 1,100 TPS holders from El Salvador, Haiti and Honduras live in Arizona.
From the Netherlands to Japan: ASU women’s soccer has international flavor
TEMPE – The Arizona State women's soccer team is thriving after recruiting players from around the world.
