Fronteras Desk News
Demolition of the building that housed the first Spanish-language television station in the U.S. is moving forward. A judge in San Antonio dissolved a restraining order that had been protecting the building.
Nov. 13, 2013
A high speed rail connection is in its early planning stages between San Antonio and Monterrey Mexico. If built, the rail line would connect two border trade hubs.
Nov. 13, 2013
In June, the Senate passed S. 744 which would provide around 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. a path to citizenship. As of Wednesday, it's dead.
Nov. 13, 2013
This week, the Tribal Law and Order Commission has released recommendations on how to curb violence in Indian Country.
Nov. 13, 2013
The protesters were demonstrating against a lawsuit the Arizona Attorney General has filed against the state's largest network of community colleges.
Nov. 12, 2013
A mine at Shafter, Texas, has shut down leaving only non-essential employees working to maintain the mine until a hoped-for reopening. This is hampering budget planning in one of the border's poorest counties.
Nov. 12, 2013
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A recent study claims that nearly 30 million people on the planet live in slavery a practice that relies on the trafficking of human beings. The majority of victims are found in places like India, Thailand and Russia. Human trafficking is also a growing problem in the Southwestern United States, and the black market trade is expanding in New Mexico.
Nov. 12, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging how local police are enforcing the so-called "show me your papers" or "papers please" provision of Arizona's immigration enforcement law.
Nov. 12, 2013
A new paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds local-federal cooperation on immigration enforcement compelled more immigrants to voluntarily leave the U.S.
Nov. 12, 2013
Two Border Patrol agents will serve jail time for violating the civil rights of smugglers by forcing them to eat marijuana leaves and flee shoeless into the Tucson desert.
Nov. 12, 2013
Authorities in the Mexican border city of Juárez are finalizing their investigation into the cause of a deadly explosion at a candy factory last month.
Nov. 11, 2013
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is now compelled by law to hold community meetings after any large scale law enforcement operation. That’s only one new requirement stemming from a judge’s finding that the office discriminated against Latino drivers.
Nov. 10, 2013
This meeting is required by a federal judge as a result of a racial profiling lawsuit against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Nov. 8, 2013
On Monday Glen Canyon Dam operators will once again open the floodgates to try to restore the Grand Canyon downstream. Power companies aren’t too pleased with this new regime.
Nov. 8, 2013
The Nation got a new report card today evaluating reading and math proficiency among fourth and eighth graders. Modest gains by Latino students contributed to improvement in some Southwestern states.
Nov. 8, 2013
A man in southern New Mexico has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that he was forced to undergo multiple body cavity searches because police thought he was hiding drugs.
Nov. 8, 2013
A judge has issued an injunction to halt the slaughter of wild horses.
Nov. 7, 2013
For nearly a half-century, the federal migrant education program has been helping farmworkers' children catch up and keep up with their peers. We look at one program in the Imperial Valley.
Nov. 7, 2013
A uranium mining company has decided to postpone operations at a mine six miles outside Grand Canyon National Park.
Nov. 7, 2013
