National Politics
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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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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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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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ICE confirms it will add 1,500-bed detention facility in Surprise
ICE said it would add a processing facility with approximately 1,500 beds in Surprise as part of the agency’s efforts to expand detention space.
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Three-fourths of House Democrats now back impeachment of Kristi Noem
Rep. Greg Stanton joined the effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as outrage mounted over two killings this month by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis.
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Arizonans protest immigration raids at Zipps Sports Grill locations
After Homeland Security officials raided 15 Zipps Sports Grill restaurants across the state, activists gathered at a Phoenix location to oppose immigration crackdowns in Arizona.
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Gun rights extend to protests, advocates say, rejecting Trump aides’ stance after Pretti killing
Gun rights groups are fiercely disputing the Trump administration’s efforts to justify the killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents on grounds that he was armed, noting that attending a protest doesn’t limit Second Amendment rights.
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US citizen detained by ICE amid multiple brawls at Phoenix protest
An Arizona woman, who is a US citizen, said she was detained by ICE during a protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Phoenix Field Office.
