Recent Articles from Aida Chavez, Cronkite News
Trump may match Obama on deportations, but would radically shift focus
President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration pledge to deport undocumented immigrants with criminal records, which he estimates at 2 million to 3 million immigrants – is roughly the same number deported by outgoing President Barack Obama.
Arizona immigration lawyers busy fielding calls from anxious clients
Immigration lawyers in Arizona said they have been flooded with calls from anxious clients in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, but they are urging people to avoid rash decisions in the midst of uncertainty.
For voters on reservations, getting to the poll just the first hurdle
It’s tough to give a poll worker your street address when you don’t live on a traditional street, but that’s just one of the challenges that Native American voters who live on a reservation can face.
Advocates worry rape kit backlog will discourage victims, enable offenders
A state task force said Arizona has thousands more untested rape kits than originally thought, a problem that advocates fear could undermine efforts to get victims to come forward while giving serial offenders a “free pass.”