Nina Kravinsky is a senior field correspondent covering stories about Sonora and the border from the Hermosillo, Mexico, bureau of KJZZ’s Fronteras Desk.
She's covered many on-the-ground stories in Mexico, including the drought digging into Hermosillo as the region is scrambling to quench the thirst of a growing city, while rural Sonorans fear they will be left high and dry; the few remaining migrants at Nogales shelters in summer 2025; and local highlights like pitaya season and markets in central Hermosillo.
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Mexico’s foreign secretary says 14,000 Mexican nationals remain in immigration detention in the United States as Mexico pursues consular and legal action. -
The move comes after a nearly yearlong ban of Mexican cattle into the United States to protect against the New World screwworm parasite. -
The San Luis port of entry from Sonora, Mexico, is Arizona’s westernmost border crossing, and could see delays for four to five months starting later this month. -
No cases of the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite have been reported in Arizona, but USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in the state has recommendations for ranchers to protect against it. -
Mexican immigrants sent less money back to their country of origin last year, after 11 consecutive years of increased remittances, according to BBVA. Now, they appear to be increasing again. -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says has confirmed the parasitic fly larva in a three-week-old calf in south Texas. -
Sonora Gov. Alfonso Durazo says a report in the Los Angeles Times – that he and another Mexican governor are facing criminal investigations by U.S. authorities – is baseless. -
Mexico’s president is escalating the rhetoric around a U.S. indictment of several public officials ahead of the USMCA trade treaty review. -
U.S. officials say the practice of stealing crude oil has become the most important non-drug revenue stream for Mexico-based cartels. -
A report from Human Rights Watch found many of the nearly 13,000 non-Mexicans who have been deported to the country since January 2025 are elderly, homeless and separated from their families in the United States.
