Fronteras Desk News
Miguel Angel Treviño Morales is the leader of Los Zetas, one of Mexico's most powerful and most feared drug cartels. Mexican Marines captured him early Monday morning outside Nuevo Laredo driving down a rural road in a pickup truck.
Jul. 15, 2013
According to a Monday ruling, when police read suspects their Miranda rights in Spanish, the warning must be translated correctly.
Jul. 15, 2013
The Hopi Tribe of Arizona has filed a federal lawsuit against the Navajo Nation over access to sacred sites for religious practices. Navajo law enforcement has restricted access to Hopi shrines on Navajo land, prompting the dispute.
Jul. 15, 2013
The Homeland Security Secretary has a record of supporting undocumented students, but that's not enough for many immigrant advocates.
Jul. 15, 2013
One of the several dozen sacred items sold at auction in Paris last spring has been returned to the Hopi people. The tribe was vehemently opposed to the sale.
Jul. 15, 2013
Mexico’s conservative PAN party held on to the governor’s seat in Baja California. The final vote count came nearly a week after the election.
Jul. 15, 2013
Abortion providers in Texas say new legislation will shut down dozens of clinics, including four along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Jul. 15, 2013
The week's top stories from Fronteras: The Changing America Desk.
Jul. 13, 2013
A recent move with Medicaid money has sent shockwaves through the state's mental health community.
Jul. 12, 2013
Phoenix would never have boomed into a sprawling metro area of more than 4 million people if it weren’t for air conditioning. But as the temperatures soar, so does the cost of cooling.
Jul. 12, 2013
The Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced Friday she was stepping down to lead the University of California system.
Jul. 12, 2013
In the Southwest, a rare genetic disorder known as the Common Hispanic Mutation has haunted those of Spanish descent for nearly 400 years. They call it “El Frio”, or the cold, and for the first time, researchers are looking into the genealogy of the disease and are hoping for treatments.
Jul. 12, 2013
Immigration officials have resumed a program to fly Mexican deportees into the interior of the country. The first flight returned 133 people to Mexico City on Thursday.
Jul. 11, 2013
Several congressmen from Texas who have districts on the border are opposing the border surge.
Jul. 11, 2013
House Republicans made clear in meetings yesterday they opposed a sweeping comprehensive bill, and would instead work on a piecemeal approach. They also indicated none of those pieces would be a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants in the country illegally.
Jul. 11, 2013
There were five funerals Wednesday in Prescott, and there will be 19 in all for the men who died battling the Yarnell Hill Fire. And at each service there will be a special honor guard who will post the American flag and salute their fallen brother.
Jul. 11, 2013
Supporters say a Mexican constitutional amendment allow non-U.S. citizens to more easily buy coastal property would spur tourism.
Jul. 10, 2013
The Yarnell Hill Fire may be almost completely contained, but the Arizona community it tore through is still reeling from the destruction.
Jul. 10, 2013
The Texas legislature is one step closer to passing legislation that would significantly alter the way abortion clinics in this state are run. On Wednesday the House voted 96-49 in favor of a bill that would ban abortions past 20 weeks and would require all clinics preforming the procedure to meet the standards of an ambulatory surgical center.
Jul. 10, 2013
Public input on the storage of radioactive waste from Washington state in New Mexico will be held, effectively halting the transfer process indefinitely.
Jul. 10, 2013
