Fronteras Desk News
The legislation is intended to stem the flow of child migrants. It would also allow more people in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to apply for asylum at the U.S. consulates in those countries.
Jul. 10, 2014
Immigration rights organizations set up “Border Reality Checkpoints” in communities from California to Texas on Wednesday to inform people about their rights at interior Border Patrol checkpoints.
Jul. 9, 2014
A new federal lawsuit is challenging the fact that most children in deportation proceedings aren't provided with court-appointed attorneys.
Jul. 9, 2014
The Coconino County Board of Supervisors and now Flagstaff’s City Council support a buffer around Walnut Canyon National Monument that protects that land from potential exchanges and development. But the council has some conditions.
Jul. 9, 2014
The Kaibab National Forest has had 22 lightning-caused fires since July. Fire managers are allowing two of them to burn for resource benefits.
Jul. 9, 2014
Over the last few days rain has fallen on the Slide Fire burn area in Oak Creek Canyon and caused mudslides. So far no one has been hurt and no buildings destroyed, but many who live in the canyon are on edge.
Jul. 8, 2014
Two young friends in far West Texas depart on a river trip with their fathers and two older brothers. They return having learned about themselves and their environment after a flash flood and a walk across the three desert canyons.
Jul. 8, 2014
The Flagstaff City Council will decide Tuesday whether to add an additional layer of protection to land surrounding Walnut Canyon National Monument.
Jul. 7, 2014
A federal appeals court has ruled against an Arizona policy denying driver’s licenses to certain immigrants who have been spared from deportation.
Jul. 7, 2014
For many Native American communities, the passion for basketball goes back generations. But to advance past the high school arenas, kids need competition and exposure to scouts, something that can be hard to find for those in isolated communities.
Jul. 7, 2014
The federal government has denied volunteer attorneys access to the Nogales, Ariz., facility housing unaccompanied migrant children. Now, attorneys say upcoming changes could make it even harder for these children to get due process.
Jul. 6, 2014
This Fourth of July the Rev. Robin Hoover will be going to Altar, Mexico, to distribute what he hopes will become a new tool for survival.
Jul. 3, 2014
The forest in Oak Creek Canyon is closed until the threat of monsoon rains and potential mudslides blows over. But businesses in the canyon are still open.
Jul. 3, 2014
Even though northern Arizona forests are in extreme fire danger, Flagstaff and Prescott plan to have fireworks shows on the Fourth of July. The cities take many precautions.
Jul. 3, 2014
The First Lady of Guatemala is in Southern Arizona to see how the region is handling the surge of unaccompanied child migrants, many of them from her home country.
Jul. 2, 2014
Pima County again approved funding Tuesday for a program that provides water stations for migrants along the Arizona-Mexico border.
Jul. 2, 2014
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On this day a year ago the community of Prescott was waking up to the horrific news that 19 of their own had died in the Yarnell Hill Fire. On the anniversary the town was still healing from the enormous loss.
Jul. 1, 2014
The International Boundary and Water Commission is buying water rights from New Mexico land owners and using it to irrigate native vegetation.
Jul. 1, 2014
While more homeowners are buying solar panels in Texas, the state lags in eighth place in the nation for use of solar-generated power. Why is solar sluggish in Texas compared to Arizona and California?
Jun. 30, 2014
The week's top stories from Fronteras: The Changing America Desk.
Jun. 28, 2014
