Fronteras Desk News
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to build a wall along the 2,000-mile-long U.S.-Mexico border. He remains resolute, despite the obstacles that stand in his way. One is the Tohono O’odham, the American Indian tribe that straddles the two countries. Tribal leaders say a wall would desecrate land they believe to be sacred.
Feb. 7, 2017
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Last year, hundreds of thousands of people from around the world united with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. That protest continues as President Donald Trump advances development. The movement has brought a megaphone to the battle between what tribes believe to be sacred and what westerners consider fair game all across the United States. KJZZ’s Fronteras Desk Correspondent Laurel Morales spent months digging deeper into this pervasive issue here in the Southwest to produce this series Earth+Bone.
Feb. 6, 2017
For many in the U.S., a good Super Bowl party comes with a tasty “super-bowl” of guacamole. But its main ingredient, the avocado, is at the center of a trade dispute between the US and Mexico that’s recently caused tons of the creamy fruit to be turned back at the border.
Feb. 3, 2017
For many in the U.S., a good Super Bowl party comes with a tasty “super bowl” of guacamole. But its main ingredient, the avocado, is at the center of a trade dispute between the U.S. and Mexico that’s recently caused tons of the creamy fruit to be turned back at the border.
Feb. 3, 2017
President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration has put on hold the the entrance of some minors fleeing violence in Central America.
Feb. 2, 2017
The order stopped for 120 days a program that helped a small group: children feeling violence in Central American countries who had a parent or a relative already living in the U.S.
Feb. 2, 2017
President Trump’s executive order halting immigration from seven countries led to confusion and criticism that the last-minute directive would hinder military efforts, particularly at a training program here in Arizona where Iraq learns how to fight ISIS.
Jan. 30, 2017
About 30 Iraqi pilots have come through the program that's now under review.
Jan. 30, 2017
President Donald Trump vowed to target so-called sanctuary cities throughout the country. That’s led to worry among some elected officials in Tucson, a city that walks a fine line, not as a sanctuary city but as an immigrant welcoming town.
Jan. 27, 2017
Just a day after President Donald Trump signed executive orders that included building a wall against the Mexican border, the chief of the Border Patrol resigned.
Jan. 26, 2017
Just a day after President Donald Trump signed executive orders that included building a wall against the Mexican border, the chief of the Border Patrol resigned.
Jan. 26, 2017
President Donald Trump’s executive order to build a border wall that he signed Wednesday was vague on the details of how it would be built or if it would replace the massive border fences that already exist. One border project in Southern Arizona may offer a clue.
Jan. 26, 2017
President Donald Trump announced that he intends to stick to a cornerstone promise of his campaign for a wall along the entire U.S.-Mexico border. The president vowed to bring on 5,000 new Customs and Border Protection officers and agents and finish a wall along the Mexican border.
Jan. 25, 2017
President Donald Trump announced that he intends to stick to a cornerstone promise of his campaign for a wall along the entire U.S.-Mexico border.
Jan. 25, 2017
The city of Flagstaff is expected to wake up to 3 feet of snow Tuesday. Skies are expected to clear Tuesday, but the National Weather Service said temperatures will stay below freezing.
Jan. 23, 2017
The city of Flagstaff is expected to wake up to 3 feet of snow Tuesday. Skies are expected to clear Tuesday, but the National Weather Service said temperatures will stay below freezing.
Jan. 23, 2017
Last November, Alicia Jimenez found herself in the unique position of trying to convince a Superior Court judge in Bisbee that her husband hadn’t just disappeared in Mexico, but that he had died there. Last Thursday, the judge agreed with her, bringing to a close one story involving a typical style of crime in Mexico: missing victims whose fate normally leaves families hovering in limbo.
Jan. 20, 2017
Judge rules that missing husband is deceased.
Jan. 20, 2017
Since the November election, Mexico has been bracing for the inevitable shift in its relationship with the U.S. Mexico sent more than 80 percent of its exports to the U.S. last year, and incoming President Donald Trump has said he wants to correct what he says are Mexico’s unfair trade advantages.
Jan. 20, 2017
Since the November election, Mexico has been bracing for the inevitable shift in its relationship with the U.S.
Jan. 20, 2017
