With 1.2 pounds of methamphetamine concealed on his back and legs, 13-year-old Rene was arrested at the Interstate 19 Border Patrol checkpoint in April 2016. He was charged with unlawful transportation of a dangerous drug for sale. Fast forward to March of this year. The now 15-year-old was recently present in a juvenile court hearing…
All the videos show the same scenario: A Border Patrol agent walks up to water jugs behind chollas and cacti, opens them up and dumps the water out. Is it inhumane to destroy water and food for migrants crossing the border even if they are here undocumented? In 2010, a video released showed a…
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey started this week off with a press conference on gun safety, repeating a vow to increase the data sent into the gun registration database, despite calls from reporters to answer questions on whether or not the “gun show loophole” will be closed. As it stands, guns are only registered if…
Lanre Akomolafe, a local Tucson entertainment filmer and photographer, sees it now more than ever. “I was at Mad Decent Block Party, a music festival in Phoenix, Arizona, last year and a man fell to the ground and started seizing right in front of me,” says Akomolafe. Akomolafe brought medical personnel to help. Later, Akomolafe…
Nogales, Son. – Jesús Alejandro de la Torre comes out from behind his house, where he has a small welding shop. He lifts his baseball cap just enough to wipe the sweat off his forehead, and looks down the street, checking that everything is alright. Behind him, three little girls giggle while playing with a…
