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A line of DPS officers forms in front of an Indigenous Peoples' Day Protest north of the Lukeville Port of Entry on Oct. 12, 2020.

'Falling on deaf ears': Tohono O'odham Nation reacts to use of force at Indigenous protest

Oct 15, 2020 Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Ned Norris Jr. says tribal needs along the border are being ignored.
Rep. Tom O'Halleran, left, and Republican challenger Tiffany Shedd, right, debate on Arizona PBS, Oct. 8, 2020.

Shedd challenges O'Halleran in Arizona's 1st Congressional District

Oct 14, 2020 Arizona's largest district is bipartisan.
Arizona Department of Safety officers surround and handcuff an Indigenous demonstrator during an O'odham-led blockade at a Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 85 on October 12, 2020.

Indigenous Peoples' Day border demonstration ends with tear gas, arrests

Oct 12, 2020 11 demonstrators taken into DPS custody during a Border Patrol checkpoint blockade in Pima County.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

Daily News Roundup: Pascua Yaqui sue over ballot access, court mulls voter registration extension, and restaurants look for relief

Oct 12, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 12
President Donald Trump stands at a section of border wall on the southern border near Yuma, June 23, 2020.

Appeals court rules against Trump administration on border wall funds

Oct 10, 2020 The 9th Circuit ruled that just because the country’s military deems the border wall is necessary, that doesn’t mean it is.
A sign directs voters where to cast their ballots at a polling place in Tucson.

As candidates woo Latino voters, local organization steps in with an ear to the ground

Oct 10, 2020 LUCHA's get-out-the-vote campaign aims to reach more than a million Indigenous, Black and Latino voters.
A Border Patrol vehicle.

Border Patrol agents to be equipped with body cameras

Oct 9, 2020 The cameras will be distributed to agents stationed along the Mexico border starting next spring.
No More Deaths says this agent was armed in the camp.

Border Patrol storms humanitarian aid camp in Southern Arizona; no criminal charges filed

Oct 7, 2020 The raid is part of escalating tension between the federal agency and nonprofit No More Deaths.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Court extends AZ voter registration, UA to start in-person classes, Indigenous protesters block border crossing

Oct 5, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 5
An O'odham demonstrator stands in front of a pickup truck trying to break through a highway blockade the morning of Oct. 5, 2020.

O'odham-led demonstration blocks highway north of Arizona-Sonora border crossing

Oct 5, 2020 Demonstrations against border wall construction on ancestral Indigenous land continue despite Quitobaquito closure.
A federal court temporarily blocked a steep increase in fees for citizenship and asylum application and other fees set to take effect Friday. That’s good news for migrants, but poses a challenge for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services which gets almost all of its budget from fees for services.

Judge halts fee hike that would have nearly doubled cost of citizenship

Oct 1, 2020 Arizona advocates welcomed the action, saying the increases would have put the cost of citizenship out of reach for many.
Tribal members and supporters gather in front of the construction line to wave down O'odham runners coming from Sonora ahead of a cross-border ceremony at Quitobaquito Springs on Sept. 27, 2020.

NPS closes route to Quitobaquito Springs

Sep 29, 2020 Closure comes a day after O'odham leaders held a cross-border ceremony at the spring.
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: UA COVID app reaches 30,000 devices, Indigenous people protest border-wall construction on traditional lands

Sep 28, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, September 28
Demonstrators struggle as National Park Service officers and Border Patrol agents try to pull people from a fallen human chain during a demonstration at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument on Sept. 21, 2020.

Stand off with Border Patrol, National Park Service ends in scuffle with Indigenous-led demonstrators

Sep 22, 2020 O'odham organizers and their supporters stopped construction for over five hours at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
A woman fills out a ballot at a polling place inside Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Aug. 4, 2020.

Campaign led by DACA recipients aims to engage youth, Latino voters

Sep 15, 2020 In Arizona and across the nation, immigration is a forefront issue this November.
A Hia-Ced O'odham protester sits inside a vehicle to block construction on a stretch of border wall going up in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument on Sept. 9, 2020.

Indigenous activists arrested in demonstration against border wall construction near Quitobaquito Springs

Sep 10, 2020 Two O'odham protesters were arrested for impeding construction in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

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