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The Democratic-led House Judiciary Committee aimed to push forward Wednesday with the latest version of the so-called DREAM Act, after the White House recently unveiled an immigration proposal that does not address young people brought here illegally as children.
May. 22, 2019
The Navajo Nation may be the first tribe in the country to obtain a copy of its original treaty with the federal government. The donation awaits approval from the Navajo Council.
May. 22, 2019
A major union in Sonora, the Mexican state to Arizona’s south, is threatening a large general strike this summer.
May. 21, 2019
The Department of Treasury is sanctioning a former Mexican governor and a magistrate judge accused of corruption and links to drug cartels.
May. 17, 2019
A sharp increase in pollution due to high temperatures and nearby fires has led the government to restrict traffic, close schools and order people indoors in Mexico's capital.
May. 17, 2019
A 10-year-old girl from Guatemala who was in custody of Mexican immigration officials died on Wednesday night after complaining about a sore throat and after seeing a doctor, officials said.
May. 17, 2019
A Senate committee passed legislation Wednesday that gives the Navajo the right to take a portion of Utah’s Colorado River allotment.
May. 16, 2019
Lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday about legislation that would provide funding to build and maintain roads and bridges in Indian Country. Only 17 percent of those roads are considered “acceptable” by the federal government.
May. 16, 2019
The number of non-citizens living in Phoenix are worth more than $1 billion in funding over the next decade. If the Supreme Court allows the citizenship question, Phoenix would have less than a year to convince undocumented people not to fear outing themselves to the federal government.
May. 16, 2019
As temperatures heat up in Arizona’s desert, federal immigration agencies anticipate an increase in heat-related illnesses along the southwestern border as thousands of asylum seekers keep arriving at desolate regions of the international line.
May. 16, 2019
The Navajo Nation Council passed legislation Monday to renew a training program to become a medicine man or woman. The tribe is concerned about losing its culture and ceremonies.
May. 15, 2019
Tourists heading south might run into a confusing scene at toll booths in Sonora, Mexico. Protesters have taken over the toll booths because they say they’re unconstitutional.
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May. 15, 2019
Mexican tomato growers are hoping the U.S. Court of International Trade court blocks a recently restarted anti-dumping investigation and the collection of steep duties.
May. 14, 2019
Hundreds of migrants have fled from detention in southern Mexico over the past month, as advocates say migrants are being held in overcrowded facilities with limited access to food and medical care.
May. 14, 2019
Arizona is not the only place being affected by serious ozone levels. As hundreds of fires and high temperatures hit southern Mexico, the air quality is getting worse in cities like the capital, where many citizens are growing concerned.
May. 14, 2019
An Arizona man convicted of kidnapping a Mexican cartel worker whose bosses blamed him for missing marijuana will not get a new trial anytime soon.
May. 14, 2019
U.S. immigration officials have sent more than 5,000 asylum applicants to Mexico under a controversial Trump administration plan that forces them to wait there for their day in court.
May. 13, 2019
Work has begun on a new U.S. Consulate building in Hermosillo, Mexico. The massive compound on roughly seven acres in the Sonoran capital is expected to be finished by 2022.
May. 13, 2019
A federal appeals court ruled the Interior Department illegally approved oil and gas drilling near Chaco Canyon. Tribal leaders opposed the drilling near ancient Native American cultural sites.
May. 13, 2019
Almost two years ago, Mexico City experienced a devastating earthquake. Nineteen children and seven adults died at the Rébsamen Elementary School. Shortly after, the school owner fled — until last weekend.
May. 13, 2019