Fronteras Desk News
Title 42, the pandemic protocol that allows border officers to turn away migrants and asylum seekers, continues to divide lawmakers and local leaders in Arizona. It's a public health statute regulated by the CDC, which says it’s no longer necessary and will end May 23.
May. 10, 2022
The Cochise County Attorney’s Office says it won’t pursue charges of a Border Patrol Agent who fatally shot a Mexican migrant earlier this year.
May. 10, 2022
Last week, a well-known reporter was found dead in Sinaloa, followed just four days later by the shooting deaths of two reporters in Veracruz.
May. 10, 2022
Peaches are often seen as a summer delicacy, and some Phoenix-area residents are getting ready to pick them off trees in their yards. But for Reagan Wytsalucy, this fruit has a much deeper meaning.
May. 10, 2022
The court system in the U.S. faces a backlog of immigration-related cases that is estimated to be at least 1.6 million. The backlog also isn’t helped by a shortage of immigration judges and ties to the Department of Justice.
May. 10, 2022
A memo from Customs and Border Protection says it will stop using Critical Incident Teams, the internal Border Patrol units accused of interfering with outside investigations into agent conduct.
May. 9, 2022
One industry leader said that another low-rainfall monsoon this year would be "very hard" for cattle ranchers. After a terrible 2020 monsoon season, many ranchers in Sonora felt forced to sell off significant portions of their herds, including young, productive animals.
May. 9, 2022
The deal also includes a commitment to hire Cuban doctors in response to what Mexico's president calls a shortage of healthcare workers.
May. 9, 2022
A fire is raging at the southern border southeast of Patagonia. The Rafael Fire has burned more than 10,000 acres since it began Saturday.
May. 9, 2022
The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for this weekend in northern Arizona. Flagstaff meteorologist Jeremy Mazone says the warning began Saturday morning, and critical weather conditions may even continue throughout the week.
May. 7, 2022
Quitobaquito a natural water source near the U.S.-Mexico border in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. It’s a sacred site and historic homestead to a southern Arizona tribe and it houses some of the state’s most endangered species. But the site is now in peril.
May. 6, 2022
The body of Luis Enrique Ramirez, a columnist with a decades-long reporting career, was found in the Sinaloan capital Culiacan on Thursday.
May. 6, 2022
Users will have access to information about unidentified remains, like images of tattoos and other distinguishing marks that could aid in their positive ID.
May. 6, 2022
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wants to do more than just put a bandage on a crisis that she says has been decades in the making.
May. 6, 2022
Music icon Juan Gabriel may have passed in 2016, but his legacy lives on. And here in Phoenix, that influence extends to the stage and the world of dance.
May. 6, 2022
The Havasupai tribe in northern Arizona has extended its pandemic-related tourism suspension.
May. 6, 2022
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On Tuesday, the Bureau of Reclamation announced two drought mitigation measures to ensure the water level at Lake Powell doesn’t dip below what’s required to generate electricity. It’s a significant move one tribe in Arizona hopes will push other water legislation forward.
May. 5, 2022
The vaquita marina, or "little sea cow" in Spanish, is considered the world’s most endangered marine mammal. But research now finds that, genetically speaking, there is still hope the vaquita population can recover.
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May. 5, 2022
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels testified on Capitol Hill last week that crime on the border is at an “all-time high” amid record numbers of apprehensions of migrants there.
May. 5, 2022
Thursday is May 5 — also known as Cinco de Mayo. Lots of people in the United States will use the occasion to drink Mexican beers or margaritas — often to excess. But Minerva Orduño Rincón doesn’t see May 5 as a reason for a big celebration.
May. 5, 2022
