Two friends quit their jobs and cashed out their 401(k) accounts to start their own business. Now they’re at the center of a growing mezcal scene.
Author: Daniel Gonzalez, Arizona Republic
‘A lot of hope’: Black immigrant advocates praise Joe Biden for reinstating deportation protections for Liberians
More than 10,000 Liberians, who have been living in the U.S. without legal status since fleeing a civil war decades ago, will get to stay for now.
628 parents of separated children are still missing. Here’s why immigrant advocates can’t find them.
Immigrant advocates face challenges trying to locate hundreds of parents separated from their children in 2017 by Trump administration policies.
Who is the ‘Latino voter?’ 2020 election reflected a diverse bloc that varies region to region
The 2020 election shattered the widely held assumption that Latinos are a monolithic bloc that largely vote the same way.
ICE contractor still holding migrant children in Arizona hotels, acting DHS secretary says
Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf testified before a Senate panel that ICE is still holding migrant children in hotels and has “for decades.”
More than 300,000 immigrants may not become citizens in time to vote as COVID-19 stalls process
The federal agency in charge of processing naturalization applications suspended in-person interviews and oath ceremonies this spring.
More than 40% of staff at large Arizona detention center positive for COVID-19, operators say
128 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at Arizona’s Eloy Detention Center, underscoring the severity of the outbreak at the facility.
ICE: International students must leave US if universities only offer online classes this fall
The Trump administration announced that international students will have to go home if the schools they attend only offer online classes this fall.
Protesters call for ICE to release detainees because of coronavirus
The protest, staged in cars to protect participants, came as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases among detainees in Arizona continues to rise.
273 Americans stuck in Central America flown back to U.S. on ICE deportation flights
Americans were brought back on the return legs of three ICE removal flights to Central America, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said.