Fronteras Desk News
Twelve people were sentenced in Tucson Monday for protesting Operation Streamline, a federal immigration court program that fast tracks deportation proceedings. The program was started in 2005 as a strategy to deter repeat illegal border crossers.
Jul. 21, 2015
The FBI has arrested and charged the man who admitted to making death threats to Flagstaff schools this past spring.
Jul. 21, 2015
A high profile trial in the Mexican border city of Juárez ended this weekend in a guilty verdict for five men accused of sex trafficking and murder. The victims were young women who vanished from the streets of downtown Juárez beginning in 2008.
Jul. 20, 2015
A three-judge panel in the Mexican border city of Juárez is expected to announce a verdict today in a high-profile trial that centers on the disappearances and deaths of 11 young women.
Jul. 17, 2015
The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing July 15 on juvenile justice in Indian Country. It comes on the heels of three recent reports that conclude the system is failing Native American youth.
Jul. 15, 2015
Universities across the Southwest are redesigning their campuses to make them more environmentally friendly. That includes one college transformation in West Texas that combines desert landscaping with Himalayan architecture.
Jul. 15, 2015
Navajo voters will decide on July 21 whether candidates for president and vice president should speak the tribe’s language well enough to hold office. Currently they must speak and write Navajo fluently.
Jul. 14, 2015
City crews were cleaning up streets in parts of Nogales, Ariz., on Monday after monsoon rains caused the city’s main wash to flood.
Jul. 13, 2015
The Border Network for Human Rights in El Paso renewed its push for a municipal ID program, saying it could benefit tens of thousands of border residents, including undocumented immigrants.
Jul. 13, 2015
On Thursday a federal judge in Tucson ruled that a U.S. Border Patrol agent can be sued for the shooting death of a Mexican teen.
Jul. 10, 2015
Arizona is nation’s largest producer of solar energy per capita, in large part due to the state’s renewable energy mandate that forces utilities to buy solar and wind energy. But the state that leads the nation in wind power — Texas — is now flirting with the notion of eliminating its mandate, one that analysts say has paved the way for Texas to embrace wind power.
Jul. 10, 2015
Twenty years after Bosnian Serb forces killed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys near the town of Srebrenica, the U.S. is moving to deport immigrants believed to have participated. But there are some questions about who should be held accountable.
Jul. 9, 2015
An international sewer line in Nogales, Arizona has been cleared of packages of drugs that caused a backup of waste. On Wednesday evening authorities said the investigation was ongoing and no arrests had been made.
Jul. 8, 2015
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia in which Bosnian Serbs killed 8,000 Muslims.Two decades later, refugees from different sides of the conflict have built new lives in Phoenix.
Jul. 8, 2015
Attorney General Mark Brnovich is appealing a court decision that allows young immigrants who qualify for an Obama administration program to pay the in-state tuition rate at the Maricopa Community Colleges.
Jul. 1, 2015
Arizona Congressman Matt Salmon is proposing stricter rules that would prevent unauthorized immigrants accused of crimes to be released from custody while awaiting deportation proceedings.
Jun. 30, 2015
Social media has made connecting with faraway friends and relatives so easy, many of us take it for granted. But imagine if it was the only way to interact with the ones you love. For millions of immigrant families separated by a border and a lack of legal documents, social media has become a critical lifeline.
Jun. 30, 2015
The juvenile justice system is failing Native American youth. That’s what a series of recent reports have shown. In June the Tribal Law and Policy Institute reported that state courts are twice as likely to incarcerate Native teens for minor crimes like truancy and alcohol use, than any other racial and ethnic group.
Jun. 30, 2015
In July, Flagstaff artists plan to begin work on the second half of what is soon to be Arizona’s largest mural. The 4,500-square-foot mural has been in the works for two years.
Jun. 26, 2015
After years of record-breaking wildfires across the southwest, fire managers are finally catching their breath this season. A wetter-than-average spring is allowing them to focus on preventing mega-fires in the future.
Jun. 26, 2015
