Immigration + Arizona Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 18, 2009

Video report of Latina forced to give birth while in chains in Maricopa County, AZ courtesy of Sheriff Joe Arpaio (en Español)

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has launched its 13th immigration and crime sweep and reported 27 arrests by Monday night.

October 17, 2009

A Rogue Sheriff Roams in Arizona: FI2W’s Valeria Fernández on The Takeaway

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio launched a sweep in Phoenix on Friday, a half day after officials in Washington limited his powers to make federal immigration arrests.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio cited a non-existent federal law and included a legal interpretation taken from an anti-immigration Web site in a document he distributed during a news conference last week.

October 7, 2009

An Arizona sheriff known for aggressively cracking down on illegal immigration has been stripped of some of his special power to enforce federal immigration law, and he claims the Obama administration is taking away his authority for political reasons. – Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio

October 6, 2009

“Toughest Sheriff in America” Stripped of ICE Agent Status – According to a statement released by MCSO, the new 287(g) agreement has “stripped Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deputies of their ICE agent status to act as federal immigration authorities.”

September 29, 2009

The number of deaths of undocumented immigrants in the Arizona desert increased by 20% during the 2009 fiscal year, despite extreme vigilance and the efforts of humanitarian organizations.

August 16, 2009

Arizona immigration debate at heart of littering case – The heated issue inflames a court case, in which an Arizona man is convicted for leaving water jugs for migrants in the desert.

August 13, 2009

Children of Detained Immigrants Call for End to Raids in Arizona: Raid Today One of the Largest

Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies early Thursday launched an employer’s sanctions raid at a Valley paper company and planned to detain more than 100 employees in connection with using false or stolen IDs.

August 11, 2009

Joe Arpaio-Supporting, Gun-Toting Nativists Menace Children’s March for Family Unity

August 3, 2009

The self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America” has never gotten so much resistance from the federal government. The Homeland Security Department wants Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., to stop arresting illegal immigrants whose only crime was crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without documents.

July 15, 2009

The decision by Bashas’ Supermarkets to close three Food City stores illustrates how much businesses that cater to the Hispanic community are suffering as the economy and immigration crackdowns have driven Latinos out of Arizona.

July 1, 2009

The Arizona House has defeated a bill that would have made it the only state in the nation to criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants by expanding its trespassing law.

June 28, 2009

Arizona State Sen. Russell Pearce has taken the lead in a new round of anti-immigration reforms that could have long-lasting effects – One would require school districts to collect data on any student who can’t prove legal residency. Another would require state and local officials to enforce federal immigration laws, thus making sanctuary laws illegal.

June 25, 2009

It’s a win for Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The County Board of Supervisors has voted to give County Attorney Andrew Thomas $1.4 million to enforce employer sanctions laws — and part of that money will go to Sheriff Joe Arpaio to help combat illegal immigration.

Immigrant Treatment in Phoenix Reminiscent of Slavery – By Rev. Al Sharpton

June 23, 2009

Sharpton in Arizona Evokes Civil Rights Struggle in Fight for Immigration Reform

June 17, 2009

Phoenix Suns forward Amar’e Stoudemire Backstabs Hispanic Fans, Signs on as “Special Deputy” Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio

June 5, 2009

White House Staffer Disappoints Phoenix Latino Leaders in Meeting at El Portal – Don’t hold your breath waiting for the Obama administration to do anything in the near future about immigration reform, or yanking Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 287(g) authority

June 3, 2009

The City of Flagstaff has decided not to rent space for ICE to conduct its operations in Northern Arizona

April 2, 2009

Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Latest Victim? Yet Another Hispanic Mom in Estrella

March 13, 2009

The Department of Justice notified Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Tuesday that it had opened an investigation into him for “alleged” patterns of discrimination because of national origin, among other things.

The federal government’s decision to investigate Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for alleged civil rights abuses was praised Thursday by two immigrants’ rights activists, who said they expect the Obama Administration to act quickly on comprehensive immigration reform.

March 3, 2009

Activists Protest Immigration Raids In Phoenix – Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has dispatched deputies into Hispanic communities in the Phoenix area.

January 26, 2009

Some 300 women held at immigration detention centers in Arizona face dangerous delays in health care and widespread mistreatment, according to a new study by the University of Arizona, the latest report to criticize conditions at such centers throughout the United States.

January 21, 2009

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Separates Mother from Children, Immigrant Crack Down

November 20, 2008

Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano tapped as new Homeland Security chief – The vocal immigration reformer brings border-state experience to the post.

November 11, 2008

A Hispanic lawyers group has asked Arizona’s chief justice to end state court use of words its members consider inflammatory such as “illegal aliens.”

September 25, 2008

“Virtual Kidnappings” ::Families of illegal immigrants in Arizona are increasingly being targeted by an extortion scam in which criminals falsely claim to have kidnapped their loved ones as the immigrants tried to sneak across the U.S. border with Mexico.

September 21, 2008

Indigenous Peoples battle for their lives, and others, on US borders – Mike Wilson, Tohono O’odham, replaces missing water tanks for migrants on the southern border

September 11, 2008

Federal investigators will conduct an audit later this month of an 18-month-old agreement that gives the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office authority to enforce federal immigration laws. – Sheriff Joe Arpaio

September 5, 2008

A member of a southern Arizona Indian tribe who has been putting out water for illegal immigrants crossing the desert for about seven years said Thursday that he has again been told to stop.

August 28, 2008

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputies raided a Mesa landscaping company early Wednesday, arresting nearly three dozen people suspected of being in the country illegally.

August 25, 2008

DNC Hispanic Notes – Marco Lopez, Director of the Arizona State Dept of Commerce and x-mayor of Nogales speaking at NDN event

August 17, 2008

Tucson’s police chief is revising his department’s policy on dealing with illegal immigrants officers encounter.

Arpaio’s West Valley sweeps netted 102 arrests – Arizona

July 28, 2008

The Reign of ‘Sheriff Joe’ – In Arizona, the perils of driving while brown – (revealing read)

July 27, 2008

“On the Border with Al Garza,” which first aired July 14, is hosted by Garza, who is perhaps best known for his role as national executive director of the border watch group Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. – Cochise County, Arizona

July 24, 2008

Hundreds of critics of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio packed the county chambers Wednesday to try to persuade the Board of Supervisors to put an end to his controversial immigration sweeps, to better monitor lawsuits related to his office, and to more closely examine his emergency response times and jurisdictional reach.

July 21, 2008

Immigrant arrests sever parents, children

July 15, 2008

Newspaper series reveals rampant abuse of power under Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s watch (Latina Lista)

Arpaio launches another sweep in Mesa

July 14, 2008

Coyotes turning to new tactics to thwart law

June 26, 2008

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans to begin sweep Thursday in Mesa – Arizona

June 24, 2008

Six bodies found in desert by Border Patrol agents

Immigrant deaths are down in Yuma sector

Illegal immigrants indicted on fake document charges – Arizona

June 19, 2008

Arpaio claims 1,000th arrest under smuggling law – Arizona

Lawman’s raids on immigrants spark fury in Phoenix – Sheriff Joe Arpaio

June 18, 2008

Arizona’s Department of Public Safety lauds its immigration efforts

June 17, 2008

Toughest sheriff in US vows no let up in immigration fight – Sheriff Joe Arpaio

June 12, 2008

Immigration Raid in Arizona Could Test New State Law

Sheriff Arpaio’s thugs threaten to arrest a New Times reporter for looking at public records – (wow, you have to read this one) – Phoenix, Arizona

June 5, 2008

Man Eegee – No More Deaths Seeking Summer Volunteers – Tucson

May 29, 2008

Activist raises awareness on illegal immigration – Annie Loyd in Arizona

May 27, 2008

Does crackdown cross line? – Arizona efforts stir racial profiling claims

May 22, 2008

Uninsured Immigrant Patients Sent Home for Care Against Their Will – Woman in Coma the Latest Example of Arizona Uninsured Immigrant Facing Forced Removal to Home Country

Group mans 90 water stations for border crossers – goes through 1,500 gallons a week in Southern Arizona

May 21, 2008

Migrant deaths down along border, but high heat looms – Arizona

63 undocumented immigrants arrested in Arizona within 24 hours

May 20, 2008

Arizona’s E-Verify system is the crystal ball for the nation’s economy (Latina Lista)

Arizona Immigrant Witch Hunter Handcuffed – Joe Arpaio

May 19, 2008

Top officials hinge careers on immigration – Arizona

May 15, 2008

Feds grapple with backlog for citizenship – Arizona focus

Did You Know? In Phoenix, 15,976 immigrants applied for citizenship during fiscal 2007, which ended Sept. 30, up 64 percent from 2006.

May 14, 2008

Sheriff Joe Arpaio cut out of state funding – Arizona

May 13, 2008

Human smuggler who caused deaths of 10 immigrants in Arizona crash gets life in prison

May 12, 2008

53 illegal immigrants held against will in Phoenix

May 8, 2008

Maricopa County OKs $1M for illegal-immigrant sweeps – Arizona

Illegal-immigrant crackdowns have Valley churches on edge – Arizona

May 5, 2008

LULAC leadership Joins Rep. Ben Miranda and State Hispanic Caucus Members in Arizona Denouncing Maricopa County Sheriff’s Anti-Immigrant Actions on May 1st

Group works to make immigrants politically aware – Immigrants Without Borders in Phoenix

April 30, 2008

Immigrant rights groups shifting tactics as November approaches – Arizona

Pulling Back the Immigration Posses – Arizona

Arizona sheriff’s sweeps on solid legal ground

April 29, 2008

Arizona Lawmakers approve changes to employer sanctions law

Napolitano vetoes bill on police role in immigration – Arizona – (may have cost as much as $100 million)

April 25, 2008

24 immigrants hurt in Arizona rollover traffic

Joe’s worthless sweeps – Not only are they wrong, they’re not even making dent in illegal migration

Mesa on edge as it awaits promised Arpaio sweeps – Arizona

Bill would let sheriff’s office join forces with Border Patrol – Arizona

Hispanic activists: Local law enforcement should not have role in immigration enforcement – Arizona

April 24, 2008

Latino leaders: Veto immigration-policing bill – Arizona

April 21, 2008

Hispanic lawmakers join call for Arpaio investigation

Arizona’s Immigration Two-Step – Traumatized by a tidal wave of illegal immigrants, Arizona last year enacted the nation’s most pitiless law to punish employers who hire undocumented workers. Now state lawmakers, having proved that they mean business — even if it means killing off businesses — are reconnecting with reality: They want to import Mexican workers.

April 16, 2008

Mesa Police Chief Gascón speaks out against Arpaio crime sweeps – Arizona

Arrests of immigrants at campsite blasted – Arizona

April 14, 2008

Phoenix Mayor Asks FBI to Check Sheriff Joe Arpaio

April 12, 2008

Arizona Anti-Defamation League calls on U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s bogus “crime suppression sweeps.”

April 10, 2008

Guess what media focus is on with Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigration? The big picture? Nah.

April 8, 2008

Van rolls, dozens of illegal immigrants injured, one killed – Arizona

April 1, 2008

Arizona guest-worker program hits snag

March 28, 2008

Illegal immigrant apprehensions in Bisbee area increase – Arizona

March 24, 2008

Special Latina Lista Post: Why Does the Nation Remain Silent While One AZ Sheriff Conducts Immigrant Manhunts? (Latina Lista)

Arizona Legislation Prohibits Renting To Illegal Immigrants

March 20, 2008

No penalties for Tucson Panda Express with illegal workers, investigators say

March 11, 2008

Over 600 illegal immigrants arrested in Arizona in the last week

The Growing Nightmare for Immigrants in Arizona

March 10, 2008

NPR: ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Takes on Immigration – Joe Arpaio in Arizona

March 6, 2008

Arizona Panel OKs Sanction Law Changes

Ruben Navarrette: The role of local police in immigration – Phoenix

March 5, 2008

Did You Know? Sometime in the coming months, a single music label, Universal Music, will control almost half of the U.S. Latin music marketplace. – because of recent laws

February 25, 2008

Immigration laws send Hispanics elsewhere – 2 states (Arizona & Oklahoma) that approved crackdowns have seen an exodus of illegals – Is Indiana Next?

February 19, 2008

2007 Retrospective: The Local War on the Undocumented – Phoenix, Arizona

February 18, 2008

Immigration will confront next Mesa mayor

Phoenix Police to Check Arrestees’ Immigrant Status

February 13, 2008

Virtual Fence on Border to Get Approval – Arizona

February 12, 2008

Arizona Senate Bill Drafts Temporary Worker Program

Arizona Seeing Signs of Flight by Immigrants

February 11, 2008

Judge upholds illegal immigrant hiring law – Arizona

February 7, 2008

CENSORED NEWS: Nogales residents: US building border wall on Mexico’s land

February 5, 2008

McCain Unlikely to Lose Home State of Arizona Despite Immigration Positions

February 4, 2008

Immigration battle divides Arizona GOP

February 1, 2008

Arizona Seizes Spotlight In U.S. Immigration Debate

January 31, 2008

Apartments going empty as hiring law hits migrants – Arizona

Did You Know? A van of 11 people believed to be illegal immigrants were in custody after a vehicle the van rear ended tapped a Homeland Security vehicle in an automobile accident Tuesday.

January 28, 2008

‘Hispanic panic’ as Arizona immigration crackdown bites – (this is a new term, I haven’t seen before – Hispanic Panic ?!?!?)

January 24, 2008

Immigrant rights group is building a case against Sheriff Arpaio – Arizona

January 22, 2008

Mexican politicians say migrants returning because of Arizona law

January 15, 2008

Did You Know? More illegal immigrants are caught in Tucson than anywhere else. Last year, Border Patrol agents arrested almost 400,000 immigrants.

January 14, 2008

Linda Chavez: Silence in wake of Arizona’s immigration law

Program to Prosecute Illegal Immigrants to Expand in Arizona

Arizona ground zero for immigration

January 11, 2008

Sheriff Bans Illegals From Work Detail – Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio pulls them because of Arizona’s employers sanctions law?

Immigration Fallout Seen In Schools – Phoenix

Showdown in Arizona, Where Mariachis and Minutemen Collide – Phoenix

January 10, 2008

The ChamberPost: Economic Impact of Immigration – (Arizona studies)

January 8, 2008

Over 200 Arizona State University students couldn’t prove legal status – charged out-of-state tuition

January 4, 2008

Besieged Day Labor Center Stays Open – Phoenix

January 2, 2008

Arizona gets tough on employers to solve its immigration problem.

Opinion: In Arizona, the bitter fruit of Congress’ failure

December 14, 2007

Arizona squeeze on immigration angers business

December 13, 2007

UFCW Members Stand with Arizona Workers for Humane and Fair Immigration Policies

Miembros de la UFCW Apoyan a Trabajadores de Arizona en Políticas Inmigratorias Humanitarias y Justas

December 11, 2007

Cross-Border Tunnel Discovered In Nogales – Arizona

Report claims abuses by police, others of illegal immigrants – Arizona

December 9, 2007

Arizona Businesses, Latino Groups Vow to Keep Fighting Illegal Immigrant Hiring Law – Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum

Many work to be sure entrants know rights – The immigration raids are coming. It’s no longer a matter of if, but when. – Arizona

Latino Fears About Phoenix Police Policy Subside

Arizona Immigration Law Challenge Tossed

Outside Phoenix store, border debate rages on

December 5, 2007

Arizona Congressman Wants to Draft Special Visa Legislation for Illegal Immigrant Hero (Latina Lista)

Arizona farm employers await judge’s ruling in sanctions law challenge

Phoenix mayor criticized for about-face on immigration policy

November 30, 2007

Kidnapping of illegal immigrants on the rise – Arizona

Study says household income for immigrants in Arizona last in U.S. – (from the ‘anti-immigration’ Center for Immigration Studies)

November 28, 2007

Patrol arrests immigrants with long rap sheets – Yuma, Arizona

Immigrant who helped boy in US desert said he thought of own kids

Arizonans generally support the concept of local police officers enforcing federal immigration laws, but their support is fractured deeply along political and racial lines.

November 27, 2007

Crossing Arizona deserts nearly as dangerous in winter as summer

November 25, 2007

Illegal immigrant rescues boy whose mother died in Arizona crash

Hysteria over illegal immigrants must stop – Arizona

Illegal Immigrant Is Boy’s Guardian Angel, Stranded In The Desert, A 9-Year-Old Boy Is Rescued By A Man From Mexico – (awesome)

November 13, 2007

Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano Calls for Extension of Border Patrol During Azteca America’s Political Forum “Issues: Caras y Voces”

November 4, 2007

Sheriff gets no love from activists over migrant stance – Arizona

October 29, 2007

Federal aid fails to cover migrant health care costs – Arizona

October 18, 2007

Governor prefers law on undocumented workers – Arizona

October 17, 2007

Immigration law cited for enrollment decline – Mesa, Arizona – (1,295 fewer students could = $5 million less for district)

October 16, 2007

2nd Arizona initiative proposed on illegal hirings

October 15, 2007

Police chiefs united in voice of reason (concerning immigration) – Phoenix

October 10, 2007

Police union calls for change in Phoenix’s immigration policy

October 2, 2007

Judge upholds no-bond rule for illegal immigrants defendants – Arizona

September 27, 2007

Minutemen, splinter group to spend a month at border – Arizona

September 20, 2007

Promoting La Cultura Hispana at Arizona State University

September 19, 2007

Did You Know? More than 1,100 Arizona employers have enrolled in a federal program to screen out illegal immigrants since the state’s new employer-sanctions law passed in July.

September 18, 2007

Young illegal immigrants lead border agents to mother’s body – Arizona

September 13, 2007

Citizenship applications double in Phoenix

September 12, 2007

Did You Know? Nearly one out of every seven adult males in Arizona is not a U.S. citizen

September 11, 2007

Valley immigrant activists plan weekend boycott – Phoenix, Arizona

August 29, 2007

Poll: Most Arizonans favor Bush administration’s immigration plan

August 28, 2007

Arizona pilots border driver ID – (a secure driver’s licenses)

August 27, 2007

Migrants fleeing as hiring law nears – Immigration hard-liners cheer, but economic fallout begins – Ar

August 23, 2007

Napolitano: No need to stop raids on illegals for 2010 census – Arizona

Sheriff: Suspected Illegal Immigrant Hotline Ringing Off the Hook – Arizona

August 21, 2007

Officials: Employer sanctions law could trigger more ID theft – Arizona

August 20, 2007

City Struggles to Handle Illegal Immigration After 19797 Roundup – Chandler, Arizona

August 13, 2007

U.S. Chamber joins fight against Arizonas ban on employing illegal immigrants

August 9, 2007

Illegal immigrants banned from visiting people at county jails – Maricopa County, Arizona

July 30, 2007

Arizona’s Immigrant Hotline May be Legal, but Is It Right? – Latina Lista

July 26, 2007

Sheriff Urged to Close Immigrant Hotline

Latino Leaders Outraged by Arizona Sherriffs Illegal Immigration Tip Hotline

July 25, 2007

Sheriff Arpaio Says Illegal Immigrant Hotline Off to Great Start – Arizona

July 23, 2007

Key Hispanic American Leader in Arizona Calls for Boycott of 2008 NFL Super Bowl in Phoenix

July 18, 2007

Business owner group says illegal-hire law will hurt Anglos, too – Arizona

July 12, 2007

University of Arizona prof scores with short film about teen illegal immigrant

Migrantless Arizona economic output would drop 8.2%

July 10, 2007

Uncertainty as Arizona immigrants await crackdown

June 27, 2007

Did You Know? The recent hot spell – temperatures have reached 100 every day since June 13 – has taken a toll on illegal entrants. Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector have found 11 bodies in the past 12 days, bringing this fiscal year total to 109, compared to 116 the same time last year.

June 4, 2007

Grijalva Backs Visas For Low-Skilled Workers

Feds ramp up deportations in Phoenix, other cities

May 31, 2007

Immigration forum planned by Rep. Raul Grijalva – Arizona

May 24, 2007

Arizona Senate approves bill to confront illegal hirings

May 22, 2007

No bail for illegal immigrants? – A new Arizona law that denies bond to suspected illegal immigrants charged with crimes faces its first legal challenge Tuesday.

May 16, 2007

Hispanic Chamber pushing STRIVE – Tucson

May 2, 2007

Marchers re-energized amid immigration push – 15,000 people marched in Phoenix

May 1, 2007

Marchers begin to arrive at Capitol – Arizona

April 30, 2007

Immigration rights activists ready to march for change – Phoenix

April 25, 2007

Leading GOP conservative searches for immigration deal a year after shunning one

April 8, 2007

Data tracking crime, migrant status lacking – Arizona

April 4, 2007

Panel at Arizona Legislature Endorses Employer Sanctions Bill

March 30, 2007

Arizona travel agency employees accused of helping illegal immigrants

March 26, 2007

Tales of illegal immigrant exploitation

March 22, 2007

Former Miss Bolivia admits to hiring illegal immigrants – Arizona

March 21, 2007

100 immigrants found in Phoenix home

March 7, 2007

Business community calls immigration debate complex

February 28, 2007

Arizona Governor Demands Bush, Congress Reform Immigration

January 31, 2007

Spanish-language station airs story about Payson’s immigration ordinance – Arizona

January 25, 2007

Arizona border patrol targeting illegal immigrants at McCarran

January 24, 2007

Bills take disparate approaches to border security – Arizona

January 23, 2007

Anti-illegal-immigration activist gets probation for incident outside Mexican Consulate – Arizona

January 17, 2007

State GOP puts immigration on front burner – Arizona

January 10, 2007

2 Honduran, Guatemalan youths are among the lucky few – Phoenix

January 3, 2007

Arizona’s colleges struggling to enforce new tuition statute

December 12, 2006

Judge: Wilson Four were wrongly targeted – Arizona

December 8, 2006

Immigrants attack Border Patrol agent with rocks – Arizona