By Taylor Pineda Youth and activism seems to go hand in hand as young people, historically full of passion have taken a stand over what they believe in. From Freedom Riders to present day demonstrations over immigration reform, the fight
As both sides remain at odds over key remedies to ensure the agency adheres to constitutional requirements, a federal judge Friday delayed a ruling in the racial profiling case against Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office Friday. U.S. District Judge Murray Snow
By Taylor Pineda Maricopa County jail inmates in Arizona have built white wooden crosses they will place where bodies of dead immigrants were found after ill-fated illegal border crossings, controversial Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced Thursday. Arpaio, whose reputation
TUCSON, Ariz. — Nine activists arrested after attempting to cross the border from Mexico into the U.S. in protest of American immigration policy were released Wednesday from federal custody in Arizona. The National Immigrant Youth Alliance announced that the so-called
By Emilie Eaton Cronkite News WASHINGTON – A year after the Obama administration said it would defer deportation of immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children, only about half of eligible Arizonans have applied for the
By Emilie Eaton Cronkite News Family ties A six-year University of Arizona survey of people recently deported from the U.S. claims that family ties are a major reason for many who cross the border illegally. The survey of 1,113 deportees
By Taylor Pineda Reyna Montoya’s story is truly a testament to what an impact community involvement can have over people’s lives. “After 1,838 signatures and 256 faxes, and after my dad had already spent nine months in detention, our community
By Connor Radnovich Cronkite News See related stories: ‘Gang of 8’ touts immigration-reform bill as best chance for change Immigration bill would triple border-crossing prosecutions in Tucson Immigration-reform bill criticized for going too far – or not going far enough
