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Jude Joffe-Block

Jude Joffe-Block is a senior field correspondent with member station KJZZ in Phoenix, Arizona. She is also a reporter for Fronteras Desk, a public radio collaboration focused on demographic change and border issues in the Southwest.
A woman holds a visibly distraught woman with her face in her hand.
Immigration
Arizona volunteers form ‘underground’ network to house migrants released by ICE
A young man sits at a table and talks with his mother.
Getting legal status opened the path to college for this Arizona immigrant family
A group of young people walk in front of the Arizona state Capitol.
Immigration
As DACA fix remains elusive, Arizona ‘Dreamers’ focus on in-state tuition
US Army soldiers install razor wire
Immigration
US troops’ arrival prompts unease on both sides of the border in Arizona
Carmen Pérez Noyola, holding an envelope, prepares to mail in her ballot from Phoenix for the July 1 presidential election in Mexico.
Politics
From the US, Mexican expats root for a ‘change’ candidate in presidential elections
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Conflict
After Arpaio guilty verdict, immigrant advocates want his legacy dismantled
Arpaio
Election 2016
Immigrants in Arizona are campaigning to oust a controversial sheriff
Arpaio sits on a folding chair in a gym
Justice
What you need to know about the criminal case against Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Vitomir Spiric in his home in Phoenix.
Conflict
A Bosnian Serb in Phoenix says he’s been labeled a war criminal without ever being tried or convicted
A group of Serbian-speaking men have a leisurely lunch at the Q2 Café in Phoenix. The café, run by a Bosnian Serb refugee, aims to attract patrons from all parts of the former Yugoslavia.
Conflict
Brutal enemies 20 years ago, they’re learning to get along. In Phoenix.
Graffiti of the letters "MS", which stand for the street gang Mara Salvatrucha, photographed in San Salvador on April 22, 2014. Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Calle 18 are rival gangs that started in Los Angeles but now have a heavy presence in El Salvador.
Conflict
Gang violence awaits a teen from El Salvador after his failed attempts to reach the US
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Conflict
Families that are deported after crossing the border say they return home feeling hopeless and desperate
Young migrants from Central America held at the US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) Nogales Placement Center in Nogales, Arizona, on June 18, 2014. US officials provided media tours of two locations in Brownsville, Texas, and Nogales, that have been ce
Conflict & Justice
With young Central Americans fleeing to the US, history seems to be repeating itself
Young migrants from Central America held at the US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) Nogales Placement Center in Nogales, Arizona, on June 18, 2014. US officials provided media tours of two locations in Brownsville, Texas, and Nogales, that have been ce
Conflict & Justice
With young Central Americans fleeing to the US, history seems to be repeating itself
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has its own helicopters for search and rescue operations, including some rescues of recent border crossers who call 911 dispatchers in the county.
Health & Medicine
When migrants crossing the US-Mexico border get into trouble, 911 is there
Global Politics
Some immigrants sour on plan for path to citizenship in immigration reform bill
Conflict & Justice
In Mexico, Families Hope Immigration Reform Will Trigger Long-Awaited Reunions