Michel Marizco
Senior Field CorrespondentSenior Field Correspondent Michel Marizco (Tucson) has reported along the Southwest border for the past decade, most of that in Arizona and Sonora. Before joining the Fronteras Desk, he produced stories in the field for CNN Madrid, the BBC, 60 Minutes Australia, and the CBC. His work now focuses on transnational trafficking syndicates, immigration, federal law enforcement and those weird, wild stories that make the U.S.-Mexico border such an inherently fascinating region. He is a contributing author on Shared Responsibility: U.S.-Mexico Policy Options for Confronting Organized Crime and an occasional writer at High Country News. In his spare time, he works with Investigative Reporters and Editors and the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, assisting in the ongoing investigations of journalist killings in Mexico.
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They withdrew their petition after prosecutors in the case agreed to work with them informally. If granted, the request would have opened the possibility of turning the smuggling case into one against the ATF. -
Some teenagers in the Tucson Unified School District cut class to attend a controversial program canceled by a state law. -
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) will attend the State of the Union in Washington D.C. Tuesday night. It will be the end of her five year career in federal service-she will resign later this week. -
Some local health officials support the proposal. But raising the drinking age would stop 18-to-20 year old American teens from drinking legally at bars and restaurants along the U.S.-Mexico border. -
Relatives asked to be included in the case against an accused gun buyer whose weapons were allegedly found where Agent Brian Terry was slain. The judge said the link is too weak for them to be part of the case. -
A think thank estimates about 5,000 children were left with foster care agencies, at times for months, during the first half of last year. Officials say parents are allowed to make arrangements for their children.
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