
Emily Bregel
Border and Immigration Reporter at Arizona Daily Star
Border reporter, Arizona Daily Star
Articles
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2 days ago |
tucson.com | Emily Bregel
The U.S. Attorney's Office is no longer pursuing criminal charges against a man from Mexico who was detained by border agents outside a Tucson hospital last month. A Border Patrol operation outside St. Joseph's Hospital on April 29 led to the of the longtime Tucson resident, whom the Star is identifying only by his first name, Francisco, at the request of his wife, who is an asylum seeker.
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6 days ago |
tucson.com | Emily Bregel
After an undocumented Tucson resident was arrested by border agents outside St. Joseph's Hospital in April, health-care providers are grappling with how to protect patients' privacy and safety without interfering with law enforcement, while encouraging vulnerable patients to seek out medical care in the face of stepped-up immigration enforcement.
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6 days ago |
tucson.com | Emily Bregel
A Tucson man from Mexico who was arrested by border agents last month outside St. Joseph's Hospital is facing criminal prosecution, not just deportation, court records show. On April 29, the longtime Tucson resident, whom the Star is identifying by his first name Francisco, was detained in St. Joseph's parking lot after he accompanied a relative who sought emergency care there, the Arizona Daily Star reported last week.
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1 week ago |
tucson.com | Emily Bregel
A new mother from Guatemala, who was detained by Tucson sector border agents just days before giving birth at Tucson Medical Center, has been released from federal custody with her baby girl after a public outcry over her impending rapid deportation, her attorney said Saturday. The woman is still subject to removal proceedings, but no longer faces an immediate deportation, after federal immigration officials reversed course on Friday.
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1 week ago |
tucson.com | Emily Bregel
An undocumented Mexican man who has lived in Tucson for almost 15 years was arrested by immigration agents outside St. Joseph's Hospital on Tuesday, after his wife says hospital staff questioned him and a cousin extensively about their legal status. The man, whom the Star is only identifying by his first name, Francisco, was detained when leaving St. Joseph's Hospital with a cousin who had sought emergency care there, his attorney Luis Campos told the Arizona Daily Star.
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