Politics
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Her mom was detained in the Zipps raids. Now, she’s speaking out
Patricia Gonzalez was one of more than 30 people detained after immigration authorities conducted raids at Zipps Sports Grill locations across the Valley. Now, her daughter is speaking out.
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Arizona Republicans look to boost Trump’s mass deportation agenda
Republicans in Arizona’s State Legislature have introduced bills that would aid the president’s aggressive and violent crackdown on immigrants.
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Marana voters may get to decide fate of proposed data centers
The No Desert Data Center Coalition, Worker Power, and other local activists garnered thousands of signatures to let Marana residents decide the fate of a proposed data center campus in the town.
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Census Bureau plans to use citizenship question in 2030 test, alarming experts
The Census Bureau plans to use a survey form with a citizenship question as part of its practice test of the 2030 census.
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Rental assistance might come to Arizona through new bill
A bipartisan push to give money to Arizona residents struggling to pay rent passed a key committee hearing, though not without some Republican criticism.
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Uproar over Surprise ICE facility prompts Gosar to demand transparency from Noem
Rep. Paul Gosar, a Republican whose district includes the planned ICE detention facility, wrote a terse letter to Noem demanding coordination with a community that had received none so far.
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Judge sees Hegseth bid to demote Sen. Mark Kelly as assault on free speech of veterans
At a hearing Tuesday, a federal judge cast Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s effort to demote Sen. Mark Kelly in retirement as an unprecedented attack on the free speech rights of military veterans.
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ICE is placing a detention facility in Surprise. Here’s what our readers think
ICE announced last week that it is placing a 1,500-bed detention facility in Surprise. Here’s how our readers responded to the news.
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Communities push back as Trump rolls out $45B ICE detention expansion
Federal officials have been scouting cities for places to hold immigrants as detention facilities financed by Trump’s recent tax-cutting law.
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Nearly 1,000 demonstrators gather against planned ICE facility in Surprise
Nearly 1,000 people protested on the sidewalks in Surprise against ICE and its planned detention facility in the city.
