Fronteras Desk News

Indigenous families in 3 Arizona counties can get help repairing homes from $2M grant
A nonprofit that started off providing relief for Native families during the pandemic is now helping Navajo and Hopi families repair their homes. From KJZZ’s Fronteras Desk in Flagstaff, Michel Marizco reports.
Feb. 5, 2024
Closing of Drumbeat Indian Arts inspires a new bead shop
One of Indian Country’s longtime destinations for beadwork supplies and accessories in Phoenix has closed after more than five decades on the last Saturday in January, but a former Diné employee has opened up her own bead-driven business to meet the demand from her urban Native community.
Feb. 5, 2024
Sen. Sinema calls for swift justice for asylum seekers
Independent U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is part of a coalition of lawmakers working on an immigration bill that will change how asylum seekers enter the country. It would end the policy of catching and releasing migrants and establish a new standard for lawful entry.
Feb. 4, 2024
AZ lawmakers OK $8M to bus migrants from border towns
Arizona lawmakers approved $8 million this week to allow the Department of Military and Emergency Affairs to keep busing migrants away from border towns.
Feb. 1, 2024
Ciscomani wants federal charges for illegally transporting migrants
A bill introduced by Arizona Congressman Juan Ciscomani that aims to increase legal penalties for people caught smuggling migrants in their vehicles is moving forward in Washington, D.C.
Jan. 31, 2024
USCIS announces increases on several immigration and work applications
Citizenship and Immigration Services — or USCIS — is raising the cost of some visa application. Unlike other federal agencies, USCIS is funded almost entirely by the fees it charges for various immigration processes.
Jan. 31, 2024
The Navajo Nation is adding routers to its emergency service vehicles
So far, routers from FirstNet have been installed on 300 police, fire and other emergency vehicles to boost cellphone signals when people need help.
Jan. 31, 2024
USGS wants to understand health risks from uranium mining to Havasupai
For the first time, the U.S. Geological Survey is considering potential harms to tribes from mining uranium in northern Arizona.
Jan. 30, 2024
Top AZ GOP lawmakers sign letter calling Texas migrant arrivals invasion
Some GOP lawmakers in Arizona are throwing their support behind Texas — where state and federal agencies are engulfed in a legal dispute over concertina wire placed along parts of the international border with Mexico.
Jan. 30, 2024
Goldwater Institute is suing Phoenix over wage rule. It says Tucson is next
The Goldwater Institute has notified officials in Tucson it intends to sue if a prevailing wage ordinance passed by city leaders earlier this month remains in place.
Jan. 30, 2024
Biden: Senate negotiations include new executive authority to shut down border
In a statement released by the White House on Friday, President Joe Biden said the bill being discussed now would include a new presidential authority to "shut down the border when it becomes overwhelmed." How that would work in practice is still not clear.
Jan. 29, 2024
Tucson schools to get electric buses with federal funds
Schools in the Tucson Unified School District and those in Flowing Wells nearby will receive buses as part of the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program.
Jan. 29, 2024
River cane helped keep Native flute-making alive. Arizona wants this invasive reed gone
Flute-making is a time-honored artform among tribal communities across Arizona, but this traditional craft may also be under threat. One invasive species is seen by conservationists as an evil plant, but it's also a natural resource deeply rooted in cultural practices among the state’s original inhabitants.
Jan. 29, 2024
Contrasting climate futures are presented in Grand Canyon region report
A new report by the U.S. Department of the Interior about the Greater Grand Canyon Region has been released and shows a rate of temperature increase in the region
Jan. 28, 2024
Environmental Day at AZ Capitol features Hopi elder
The 84-year-old former Hopi Tribal Council chairman Vernon Masayesva sat before a crowd of hundreds at Wesley Bolin Plaza to “plant a seed in your hearts” on Thursday.
Jan. 26, 2024
Lake Havasu holding an open house for a new bridge
London Bridge isn’t falling down in Lake Havasu City, but it needs help. Officials are planning for a new bridge to reach the city’s island.
Jan. 25, 2024
New mine has opened near Grand Canyon. What this means for tribes
The Show spoke with Maanvi Singh, west coast reporter for the Guardian, about what a new uranium mine near the Grand Canyon means for tribal lands.
Jan. 25, 2024
An immigration issue caused this Tucson familys separation. Now, theyre finally reunited
One day in 2009, Gloria De La Rosa left her family home in Tucson and headed to Texas where, on the advice of a lawyer, she planned to travel across the U.S.-Mexico border for a green card appointment with US immigration authorities in Juarez.
Jan. 24, 2024
ICE personnel will wear body cameras under new DHS directive
DHS rolled out a body camera policy last May and has conducted pilot programs within its various agencies for the last few years — part of a Biden administration effort to boost transparency and accountability to the public.
Jan. 24, 2024
Younger Latinos are struggling with mental health. Nonprofit offers help
More younger Latino people are struggling with their mental health. But language barriers and stigma can make accessing care difficult.
Jan. 24, 2024

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