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Trump celebra mitin de campaña en Tucson, el primero desde el debate

El candidato republicano para 2024 y expresidente Donald Trump celebró un mitin de campaña el jueves en Tucson, el primero desde el debate …

Trump holds Tucson campaign rally, his first since debate

Former President and 2024 Republican nominee Donald Trump held a Thursday campaign rally in Tucson, his first since this week's debate with Vice …

Former NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez delivers his inspirational life story to students whose family members are seasonal farmworkers at Arizona State's Migratory Student Summer Academy. (Charlie Leight/ASU)

ASU camp helps kids of migrant families explore STEM options

A summer program at Arizona State University is introducing children of migrant families to the opportunities of a college education. The Migratory …

Most immigrants in 2022, 77%, are in the United States legally, according to data from the Pew Research Center. (Hencer Oliva/Adobe Stock)

AZ voters focus on immigration as GOP ramps up anti-migrant attacks

Immigration and border security are top issues for Arizona voters, and during the recent Republican National Convention a pattern of anti-immigration …

Delegate says AZ GOP is 'united,' supports withdrawing Ukraine aid

More than 2,400 delegates gathered in Milwaukee this week for the Republican National Convention and delegates from around the country, including …

Controversial AZ immigration measure faces legal challenge

A controversial immigration bill could allow Arizona law enforcement to arrest people who are found to be illegally crossing the U.S. - Mexico border…

Arizona lawmakers battle it out over immigration proposals

The Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature has passed a number of bills that some immigration advocates are calling "SB 1070 2.0." Senate Bill 1231…

During the 2004 general election, Arizona voters approved Proposition 200, which requires

AZ leaders and businesses speak out against immigration proposal

Rep. Ben Toma, R-Peoria, Speaker of the Arizona House, has introduced legislation with hopes to curtail illegal immigration and save Arizonans big in …

Around 36% of Latino voters in Arizona said the issue of immigration has a lot of influence on the candidate they will support for president in 2024. (Adobe Stock)

ASU professor examines legal structures shaping Latino experiences

David Lopez, distinguished visiting professor of law at Arizona State University and co-dean emeritus at Rutgers University, said Arizona State has …

Seg�n el Pew Research Center, se prev� que los latinos representen el 14,3 % de todos los votantes elegibles en todo el pa�s en las pr�ximas elecciones intermedias. Eso es un aumento del 12,8 % en 2018 y solo del 7,4 % en 2000. (Adobe Stock)

Se espera participación récord de latinos en elecciones intermedias de AZ

Se espera que más de 644,000 latinos de Arizona emitan su voto en noviembre. Eso es un aumento del 9,6 % en la participación de votantes …

In 2018, undocumented immigrants in Arizona paid an estimated $228.5 million in state and local taxes, not including federal taxes. (Adobe Stock)

AZ Groups Push for In-State Tuition for Undocumented, DACA Graduates

A measure to provide in-state tuition to all Arizona high school graduates regardless of immigration status will be on the ballot this November…

The Arizona District Attorney joined the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice to bring a lawsuit against HB 2492. (bizoo_n/Adobe Stock)

AZ Groups Support DOJ Lawsuit to Block Registration Barrier

The U.S. Department of Justice wants to block an Arizona law that requires what its lawsuit calls "onerous documentary proof of citizenship" in order …

After major wins by Democrats in 2020, Republicans in the Arizona Legislature have filed several dozen bills designed to change the way Arizonans vote. (Wikimedia Commons)

AZ Democrats: GOP Legislation Aimed at Voter Suppression

PHOENIX, Ariz. - After Donald Trump's defeat at the polls last year, Republicans in the Arizona Legislature began filing a flurry of bills that could …

About 1,000 protesters, some of them armed, were in Phoenix on Wednesday while rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

Human Rights Group: AZ No Stranger to Extremism

PHOENIX -- The attack on the U.S. Capitol last week has shocked and angered many Americans, but some in Arizona see its roots in the extreme rhetoric …

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program provides protection from deportation and other rights for thousands of immigrants brought into the United States as children. (vivalapenley/Adobe Stock)

Advocates: Court Ruling, Biden Election Could Save AZ DACA Recipients

MESA, Ariz. -- Arizonans eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program are hopeful but cautious over a court ruling that …

Immigrants make up 13% of Arizona's population, and an estimated 4% of the state's population is undocumented. (vivalapenler/Adobe Stock)

First-time DACA Applications Still Closed to AZ Youth

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Almost 24,000 undocumented young Arizonans rely on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA to live and work in the …

The Mexican gray wolf is one of several endangered species that would have its habitat reduced and fragmented if the U.S.-Mexico border wall is completed. (Roni/Adobe Stock)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

Conservation Groups Sue Trump Over Border-Wall Funding

PHOENIX -- A coalition of conservation groups is suing the Trump administration to stop border-wall construction in Arizona and other states that bord…

A new report shows Arizona has among the highest numbers of Latino children without health insurance in the country. (AndyDean/Adobe Stock)

Arizona Among Top States for Number of Uninsured Latino Kids

PHOENIX, Ariz. - The number of Latino children with health insurance in Arizona and many other states, which had improved steadily over past decades…

Migrants and others often face long lines and other delays at the U.S.-Mexico border in their quest to gain asylum in the United States. (JDenmark/Flickr)

Court Tentatively Blocks ‘Remain in Mexico’ Rule for Asylum Seekers

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Despite a ruling that could allow asylum seekers now waiting in Mexico into Arizona, social service agencies don't expect a huge …

A U.S. Border Patrol agent guards migrants at one of several detention centers along the U.S.-Mexico border. (US Border Patrol and Immigration)

Tucson Trial Begins Over Conditions in Migrant Detention Centers

TUCSON, Ariz. - After years of delays and legal wrangling, testimony began this week in a lawsuit to force the U.S. Border Patrol to upgrade its …

A U.S. Border Patrol officer opens and drains a water bottle left by No More Deaths volunteers to help migrants in the Agua Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in 2017. (NoMoreDeaths)

Retrial of AZ Aid Worker Opens Today in Tucson

TUCSON, Ariz. — Government prosecutors in Tucson federal court are set to open a retrial today of a humanitarian aid worker who helped migrants …

A new report shows the number of children without health insurance is increasing in Arizona and across the nation. (AdobeStock)

Report: Arizona has 3rd Highest Rate of Uninsured Children

PHOENIX - After several years of trending downward, the number of children without health insurance in Arizona and the nation is on the rise again…

Immigration advocates gathered more than 18,000 signatures to put an initiative on the November ballot to make Tucson a

Initiative Put on Ballot for Tucson 'Sanctuary City' Vote

TUCSON, Ariz. – Groups pushing to make Tucson a sanctuary city say they are redoubling their efforts after the mass shooting in El Paso that …

The group No More Deaths supported has posted banners near the Cabeza Prieta refuge supporting the group's efforts to provide aid to migrants. (Flickr)

Trial Set This Week for Arizona Border Aid Volunteers

TUCSON, Ariz. – Nine volunteer aid workers go on trial in Tucson this week for providing humanitarian aid to immigrants at risk crossing the …

The Center for American Progress reports that people who are concerned about deportations have difficulty connecting with local law enforcement to voice opinions. (ICE/Flickr)

Report: Local Law Groups that Work with ICE Lack Oversight

PHOENIX – Dozens of local law enforcement agencies in Nevada and the rest of the United States have partnerships with Immigration and Customs En…

The National Partnership for New Americans reports the U.S. citizenship application backlog in Arizona has grown 129 percent since December 2015. (Flickr)

Thousands in AZ Await Citizenship as Backlog Skyrockets

PHOENIX – The backlog of applications from legal residents waiting to become U.S. citizens has skyrocketed, and immigration rights groups are …

Pesticide drift can reach unsafe levels even at 300 feet from a field�s edge, according to Earthjustice. (Andy Powell/Flickr)

Health, Labor Organizations Fight for Pesticide Ban

PHOENIX – Labor and health groups, along with seven states, are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's decision not to ban a …

Petra Falcon gathered with community members and religious leaders Friday in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office in Phoenix to speak out against the separation of migrant children from their families. (Katherine Davis-Young/PNS)

AZ Groups Condemn Separation of Children, Parents at Border

PHOENIX — Immigration rights advocates in Arizona and around the country are continuing to speak out against the Department of Homeland Security…

The Center for American Progress says many LGBT detainees in ICE custody are asylum seekers, and shouldn't be kept in detention while awaiting immigration hearings. (Chris Chitaroni/Twenty20)

LGBT Detainees Face Sexual Assault in ICE Detention

PHOENIX — New data shows lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender immigrants are 97 times more likely to face sexual assault in federal detention …

Groups supporting DACA recipients are rallying in Phoenix at 6 P.M. today.

Arizona Jewish Groups Rally Today to Support Dreamers

PHOENIX – Jewish groups in Arizona are holding a rally this evening in Phoenix to show their support for the "Dreamers" - people who were brough…

Latino groups gathered Tuesday evening in Phoenix to watch the State of the Union address. (Promise Arizona)

AZ Progressive Groups React to State of Union Address

PHOENIX – Progressive groups in Arizona are giving President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night mostly negative reviews…

A video still from January 2017 shows a Border Patrol agent removing a blanket left for migrants. (No More Deaths)

Report: Border Patrol Agents Vandalize Water Left in Desert for Migrants

TUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents have been caught on video dumping out water and confiscating blankets left in the desert by aid workers…

Immigrant-rights advocates pleaded for a deal on DACA at a recent protest. (Promize Arizona)

AZ Latino Leaders Make All-Out Push for Dream Act

PHOENIX -- Leaders in Arizona's immigrant-rights community are launching an all-out campaign to get lawmakers to pass the Dream Act as part of the fed…

Latino groups are vowing to revive the Bazta Arpaio campaign to defeat him in his bid for the U.S. Senate. (Gage Skidmore)

AZ Latino Leaders Slam Arpaio’s Run for Senate

PHOENIX – Groups that fought to kick former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio out of office are now mobilizing to defeat him in his bid this No…

The National Immigrant Integration Conference in Phoenix this week will tackle issues like DACA, TPS, and President Trump's travel ban. (Phil Soto)

Major Immigrant Integration Conference Underway in Phoenix

PHOENIX -- More than 1,000 people are attending the nation's largest conference on immigrant integration, today and tomorrow at the Phoenix …

A new study shows Hispanic, American Indian and African-American children score lowest on 12 measures of child well-being. (Charmaine /Morguefile)

Report: Barriers to Success Harm Many Arizona Children of Color

PHOENIX – Children of color and those belonging to immigrant families still face longer odds in Arizona, despite the progress the state has …

The National Association of Social Workers has asked the Trump administration to declare gun violence a national health emergency on par with the opioid crisis. (Rich Legg/iStockphoto)

Arizona Social Workers Tackle the Tough Issues

PHOENIX -- Hundreds of social workers will gather in Phoenix this Friday to tackle some of the toughest ethical and political issues facing society - …

A new study says Arizona community colleges are now 42 percent Latino. (Kynn/Wikimedia Commons)

Report: Arizona Latinos Struggle to Finish College

PHOENIX – Only about 11 percent of Latinos in Arizona have a bachelor's degree, compared to 35 percent of whites and 24 percent of African-…

Un estudio reciente dice que s�lo el 3 por ciento de latinos de Arizona tiene un t�tulo profesional, comparado con el 9 por ciento de afro americanos y el 12 por ciento de blancos. (jmiltenburg/Morguefile)

Reporte: Latinos de Arizona luchan por terminar College

PHOENIX – Un reporte reciente de la Universidad Georgetown muestra que si bien los latinos están entrando a la universidad, tienen …

Advocates for DREAMers are calling on Arizona lawmakers to support the DREAM Act, which would provide young people brought to the U.S. as children a path to citizenship. (Progressive Democrats of America)

Arizona Community Comes Together to Support DREAMers

PHOENIX – Immigrants' rights groups in Arizona say they stand ready to help the state's 28,000 DACA recipients in any way possible, after …

President Donald Trump is moving forward with a Phoenix rally on Tues., despite a request to delay it from the city's mayor. (Wikimedia Commons)

Massive Protests Planned to Counter Trump's Phoenix Rally

PHOENIX - Civil rights and immigrants' rights groups are planning a giant protest Tuesday outside the Phoenix Convention Center where President Donald…

Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio stumped for Donald Trump in Phoenix during the 2016 presidential campaign. (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

Potential Arpaio Pardon Provokes Outrage In Arizona

PHOENIX - Civil-liberties groups in Arizona are slamming the idea of a pardon for former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio after President Trump said…

Hundreds of bodies are found in the desert near the U.S.-Mexico border every year. (Jonathan McIntosh/Flickr)

Collecting DNA in New York to Identify Bodies in Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. -- This week, a group from Tucson's Colibri Center for Human Rights is traveling to New York and New Jersey to take cheek-swab DNA …

As of 2014, Arizona was home to 2.1 million Hispanics, almost one-third of its population. (Octavio Lopez/Morguefile)

Study: Rural AZ Counties Sustained by Minority Populations

NOGALES, Ariz. – Minorities are increasingly becoming the lifeblood of rural Arizona counties - helping many grow and slowing the economic …

Advocates for legal immigration point out that they pay the same taxes as the native born and make a significant contribution to the economy. (Pixabay)

AZ Advocates Blast Trump Policy on Legal Immigrants as a Distraction

PHOENIX -- President Trump announced his support Wednesday for a bill whose goal is to cut legal immigration in half and make it harder for citizens a…

Protestors from Arizona joined a large group that disrupted the last day of the legislative session in Austin, Texas, on Monday, to oppose a bill similar to SB 1070. (Promise Arizona)

SB 1070 Tactics are Back, This Time in Texas

PHOENIX – The specter of SB 1070 is back - this time in Texas - and about a thousand people, including dozens from Arizona, rallied at the …

Progressive groups, labor activists and immigrants' rights groups will be protesting today in observance of May Day. (PDA)

Immigrants' Rights Groups Take to Streets for May Day

PHOENIX -- Today is May Day, also known as International Worker's Day, a celebration of labor rights that has evolved in recent years into a day to …

The Trump administration has authorized greater use of expedited removals, which allows deportation of immigrants without going before a judge. (Wikimedia Commons)

Advice to AZ Immigrants: When ICE Comes Calling, Be Prepared

PHOENIX – Families of mixed immigration status in Arizona are being told to make a plan. Under President Donald Trump's new immigration …

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