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
Arizona business that sells wigs to people undergoing cancer treatment targeted by anti-mask group
A Black-owned wig shop was targeted by the founder of an anti-mask club. Customers are required to wear masks because many are undergoing chemotherapy.
‘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.
Thousands of Dreamers have applied for DACA since December as Texas court ruling looms
More Dreamers are applying for DACA for the first time after December’s court decision ordering the Trump administration to fully restore the program.
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.
2 US citizens detained for speaking Spanish in Montana store settle border patrol lawsuit
Two U.S. citizens, who were detained in Montana by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for speaking Spanish, have reached a monetary settlement.
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.
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.