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Stories by Kimberly Silverio-Bautista
Posted Dec 8, 2021, 6:28 am
Kimberly Silverio-Bautista
/Cronkite News
Buried in the $1.9 trillion Build Back Better Plan is $100 billion for immigration reform, money that critics say has no business being in the bill and that migration advocates say does not go nearly far enough. ... Read more»
Posted Nov 30, 2021, 9:37 am
Kimberly Silverio-Bautista
/Cronkite News
Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man dubbed the “QAnon Shaman” for his support of QAnon conspiracy theories, who pleaded guilty to his role in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol - switched attorneys Monday, laying the groundwork for a possible appeal of his 41-month sentence. ... Read more»
Posted Oct 26, 2021, 10:55 am
Kimberly Silverio-Bautista
/Cronkite News
Apprehensions at the southwestern border hit 1.7 million in fiscal 2021 - the highest in more than 60 years - but while the numbers can be shocking, they can also be misleading, since one migrant may try to cross the border several times but will show up repeatedly in the total.... Read more»
Posted Sep 21, 2021, 6:58 am
Kimberly Silverio-Bautista
/Cronkite News
The ban on nonessential travel on land crossings between the U.S. and Mexico will be extended another month, a “disheartening” development for border towns and businesses that have already had to cope with the travel limitation for 18 months. ... Read more»
Posted Sep 6, 2021, 7:07 am
Kimberly Silverio-Bautista
/Cronkite News
Federal regulators on Friday rejected a mining company’s request to reduce critical habitat for endangered jaguars in the Santa Rita Mountains on land that overlaps the footprint of the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine. ... Read more»
Posted Aug 24, 2021, 2:57 pm
Kimberly Silverio-Bautista
/Cronkite News
Nogales Mayor Arturo Garino said he is “fed up” with the federal government’s COVID-19 ban on nonessential border crossings, which has been extended for another month, further crippling local businesses that rely on cross-border customers. ... Read more»