1+ hour, 43+ min ago   (558+ words) The rule, which takes effect immediately, will allow USCIS, a Department of Homeland Security agency, to refer directly to immigration judges certain asylum cases — such as noncitizens who are not yet in deportation proceedings and are proactively seeking asylum — without…...

18+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1463+ words) Contractors for the border wall project near Lochiel, Ariz., uprooted and splintered three large cottonwood trees Monday, and may have violated federal promises to delay the destruction of the venerable trees to protect migrating birds. For more than a year,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1255+ words) They say they’re genuine Green Party candidates, but Risa Lombardo and Duwayne Collier are working hand-in-hand with Arizona’s Republican campaign machine, seemingly violating Clean Elections rules and sending huge chunks of public campaign funding to a shadowy, newly minted Nevada…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (543+ words) Voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast a ballot in Arizona's primary election. Registered Democrats and Republicans can cast ballots or drop off early ballots they did not return through the mail at any of 120 vote centers across Pima County. Voters…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (819+ words) Local school districts and the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona are providing food to families who depend on school meals through the summer. Community Food Bank's summer nutrition kits are available Monday through Friday at several spots until August....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (404+ words) Democracy Unites Us organized what they called Tucson's "only mid-summer peaceful non-violent protest" on Friday morning outside U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani's office over his voting record and the Trump administration's actions. Around 150 people held signs and flags at the corner of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (647+ words) Arizona’s top election official and top prosecutor both had strong words for President Donald Trump and his administration after a prime-time speech on Thursday that was filled with false claims of widespread voter fraud. Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1317+ words) The nation’s election infrastructure is vulnerable to cyberattacks by foreign actors, President Donald Trump said during a primetime address Thursday, citing a batch of documents he declassified — but providing no proof broad interference actually occurred or affected an election outcome....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1358+ words) The fate of a detained Tucson man seeking asylum from Russia may hinge on a Friday hearing at the immigration court in San Luis Rio Colorado, weeks after he was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Vlad, 23, has sought protection…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (660+ words) Organizations serving American Indian and Alaska Native survivors of violence say reductions in federal funding have led to over 1,000 unmet requests for help, according to a new report. Democratic U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona discussed the report at a congressional…...