MTC says it will open ICE detention center in Marana within 60 days
A former prison slated to become an immigration detention center in Marana could reopen in the next 60 days, according to an email shared Wednesday by Emily Lawhead, director of communications for MTC. That email announced that a contract was signed Tuesday, Sept. 29 between Management & Training Corporation, or MTC, and U.S. Immigration and…
Another summer of surprise giant utility bills finds mobile home residents with few options
Dyan Norfleet had to dip into her savings to pay her August bill at Twin Palms, a north side Tucson mobile home park. The total bill was more than $900,…
Groups sue over Hermosa mine approval, citing water, jaguars
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. In the foothills of…
How Trump’s immigration crackdown is harming children — including U.S. citizens
This story was originally published by The 19th. President Donald Trump has revived a policy change from his first term that gives immigration agents broad authority to deny green cards…
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Tracking the impact of immigration enforcement on Southern Arizona communities
Only half of people with new Arizona immigration court cases have a lawyer
As immigration enforcement in Arizona communities has increased to historically high levels, only half of immigrants with cases filed this past summer were represented…
Keep readingSolo la mitad de nuevos casos en tribunales de inmigración de Arizona tienen abogado
A medida que la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración en las comunidades de Arizona ha aumentado a niveles históricamente altos, solo la mitad…
Keep readingUS Rep. Ansari visits ICE detention facility over concerns about conditions
Rep. Yassamin Ansari visited a Phoenix ICE facility. Here’s what she found inside. U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari visited the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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4 takeaways from a week of public forums on TUSD school closures
Mohammad Noori enrolled at Catalina High School more than two years ago as an immigrant from Afghanistan. He spoke only…
Las 4 conclusiones tras semana de foros públicos sobre cierre de escuelas de TUSD
Mohammad Noori se matriculó en Catalina High School hace más de dos años, después de emigrar de Afganistán. Solo hablaba…
TUSD substitute teachers are first in Arizona to unionize
The flexibility of substitute teaching appealed to Dolores de Vera after she moved to Tucson from Missouri over a decade…
Los maestros sustitutos de TUSD son los primeros en Arizona en sindicalizarse
La flexibilidad de trabajar como maestra sustituta atrajo a Dolores de Vera después de que se mudó a Tucson desde…
Watch: Attorney general candidates Kris Mayes and Warren Petersen meet in testy debate
The candidates for Arizona attorney general — Democratic incumbent Kris Mayes and Republican Warren Petersen — met Wednesday in a debate…
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