Mia Osmonbekov expects to graduate in Spring 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in Spanish and plans to complete a master’s degree in mass communication. Osmonbekov has interned as a reporter at the Arizona Capitol Times and La Voz del Interior.
WASHINGTON – Mixed-status families in Arizona face fears of separation. A Donald Trump presidency could exacerbate that. Nationwide, 22 million people live in mixed-status households, including over half a million in Arizona, according to estimates from FWD.us, an immigration advocacy group.
WASHINGTON – Customs and Border Protection has issued a directive that deems migrants’ essential belongings off-limits after a scathing GAO report revealed abuses at holding facilities.
CHICAGO – Faced with relentless attacks over record level illegal immigration, Democrats have tweaked their platform, adding a promise to secure the border that appeared nowhere in the 2020 platform. It’s a major vulnerability for Vice President Kamala Harris.
CHICAGO – At the Democratic National Convention, Arizona delegates heard from cabinet secretaries, governors and other VIPs behind closed doors, with a no-media policy that defies tradition and norms in both parties. Arizona Republicans were likewise media-averse this year.
CHICAGO – Reproductive rights are center stage at the Democratic National Convention, and Arizona Democrats see abortion rights ballot initiative as a sure way to drive up turnout.
