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 and visas to applicants who have received public benefits — or whose families have. The change to what’s known as the public charge rule took…
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 his native Dari — a Persian dialect. He was overwhelmed.…
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 ago. The hours fit her schedule. The students and her…
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 Missouri hace más de una década. El horario se ajustaba…
Borderlands Bulletins
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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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…
Vea el debate: Los candidatos a fiscal general, Kris Mayes y Warren Petersen, se enfrentan en un debate tenso
Los candidatos a fiscal general de Arizona —la actual fiscal general demócrata Kris Mayes y el republicano Warren Petersen— se…
Tucson City Council tightens large water user rules slightly as residents push for stronger limits
After residents asked Tucson City Council to make significant changes to its large water user ordinance, council members on Tuesday…
Concejo de Tucson ajusta las reglas levemente para grandes usuarios de agua mientras residentes piden límites más estrictos
Después de que residentes pidieron al Concejo Municipal de Tucson hacer cambios significativos a su ordenanza para grandes usuarios de…
Grijalva proposes federal money for bilingual education after Arizona lowers bar on English fluency test
Rep. Adelita Grijalva introduced three bills last week that would fund family literacy classes, dual language programs and teacher training…
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