
Emily Bregel
Border and Immigration Reporter at Arizona Daily Star
Border reporter, Arizona Daily Star Email: [email protected] Find me on Signal: emdashbregs.28
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2 weeks ago |
tucson.com | Emily Bregel
The Trump administration's deportation campaign is now targeting U.S. courthouses, pursuing immigrants as they attend required court hearings, at the same time as the Department of Homeland Security has moved to reopen thousands of immigration cases previously deemed "low-priority" and closed, local attorneys say. Over the last week, immigration agents, often wearing masks, have been conducting mass arrests outside federal courthouses in major U.S. cities, including Phoenix.
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3 weeks ago |
tucson.com | Emily Bregel
Evidence of the Trump administration's militarization at Arizona's southern border has been mounting in recent weeks, even as migrant arrivals there have dwindled to historic lows. Humanitarian volunteers have spotted eight-wheeled "Stryker" armored vehicles rolling along the steep border wall road east of Sásabe, and in the town of Why, about 27 miles north of Lukeville.
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3 weeks 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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4 weeks 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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4 weeks 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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