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Jude Joffe-Block

Senior Field Correspondent

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Senior Field Correspondent Jude Joffe-Block (Phoenix) caught the radio bug while assisting a radio reporter in Mexico, and has been happiest wearing headphones and pointing microphones ever since. She initiated Fronteras Desk coverage in Las Vegas as the project's first Senior Field Correspondent there. She then joined the Phoenix newsroom in July 2012. Previously, she contributed stories on immigration and criminal justice to KALW in San Francisco and multimedia content in both Spanish and English to the Associated Press in Mexico. She is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism and Yale University, and was a Fulbright Scholar in Mexico.

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Border & Immigration

Reforms To Prevent Racial Profiling By Arizona Sheriff's Office Come With A Price

Jude Joffe-Block

Court-ordered changes seek to remake the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, but the price tag will be tens of millions of dollars.
Border & Immigration

Arizona-Mexico Tensions Begin To Thaw

Jude Joffe-Block

There are signs that relations between Arizona and Mexico are on the mend. That’s after Arizona’s immigration enforcement law provoked deep tensions a few years ago.
Border & Immigration

ACLU Challenges Police Use Of 'Papers Please'

Jude Joffe-Block

It's the first challenge of its kind since this section of Arizona's SB 1070 took effect more than one year ago.
Border & Immigration

AZ Senators Remain Optimistic On Immigration Reform

Jude Joffe-Block

In a town hall-style discussion with constituents, Arizona Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake share their approach to immigration reform.
Border & Immigration

Phoenix Sheriff's Tent City Jail Turns 20

Jude Joffe-Block

The facility was originally set up as a solution to jail overcrowding, but it has since become a symbol of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s law enforcement regime.
Politics

Immigration Reform Opponents Hope For Bill's Demise

Jude Joffe-Block

The U.S. Senate could pass comprehensive immigration reform by the end of the week. But opponents in Phoenix and beyond are trying to build momentum to ensure the legislation falls apart in the House.