Republican Congressman Juan Ciscomani has asked for an audit of a migrant shelter program that was used by Pima County until recently.
Ciscomani asked the Office of Inspector General to investigate the use of nearly $22 million paid out to Pima County for Casa Alitas. That’s the Catholic Community Services program that handled housing asylum seekers for more than five years before the program shuttered this summer.
Ciscomani’s allegations lean on local reporting that found overpaid vendors, family members hired for vendor contracts, and the misuse of nearly $200,000.
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The number of people who Border Patrol apprehended across the U.S.-Mexico border in August increased slightly, according to new federal data, though the Tucson Sector is no longer the region with the most apprehensions. -
Watch a debate over immigration enforcement, which will be on the Arizona ballot in the form of Proposition 314 this year, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19. -
Arizona will need around 190,000 long-term care workers by 2030. That’s according to PHI, a national nonprofit that studies this workforce. The challenge is, many Americans don’t want to do this kind of work. Now, a long-term care organization is calling for immigration reform in order to fill vital, caregiving jobs. -
T visas, which may be available for survivors and victims of human trafficking who meet certain conditions, offer a pathway to citizenship. Those eligible must have experienced a “severe form of trafficking in persons” as defined by federal law, which includes sex trafficking and labor trafficking. -
As the demand for long-term care workers increases as Americans age, it’s becoming clear that more foreign-born workers are needed. Now, a long-term care organization is calling for immigration reform in order to fill vital, caregiving jobs.
