5 Arizona immigration stories to keep an eye on in 2026
The Supreme Court will weigh in on birthright citizenship and Arizona immigration activists will remain on guard next year.
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Laveen man brought to U.S. as a 3-year-old now facing deportation
Eric Ferrales came to the U.S. as a small child, his mother said. He speaks no Spanish but may be deported to Mexico.
ICE locked up man visiting Mesa for 70 hours despite valid visa
ICE said Edwar Gonzalez was “briefly detained,” but he spent nearly three days locked up despite legal permission to be here.
Mesa family says ICE detained visiting relative despite valid visa
Mexican national Edwar Gonzalez is being held by ICE, though is relatives say he was visiting them on a valid visa.
Rep. Grijalva says ICE pepper-sprayed her at Tucson taco shop
Tucson Rep. Adelita Grijalva says ICE pushed and pepper-sprayed her during a raid on the restaurant Taco Giro.
Sheriff considered request to house ICE detainees in county jails
Emails show Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan had at least preliminary discussions with immigration authorities.
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Mesa police arrested a longtime activist who said he was filming ICE
Martin Hernandez, an organizer with UFCW Local 99, was later released after a community outcry.
ICE agents were involved in a Mesa vehicle collision
ICE says a Venezuelan man they’d targeted hit them with his car, though ICE has been documented causing crashes before.
Bullet from Mesa police shootout hits ICE deportation plane
It’s not clear who fired the bullet that hit the plane, which ICE says is still airworthy.
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2 Phoenix politicians among top 25 young Democrats to watch
Arizona isn’t exactly overflowing with Democrats, but these two young legislators have earned national attention.
Phoenix New Times kicks off end-of-year membership drive
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‘ICE is violence’: Activists hold vigil for man shot at by federal agent
An ICE agent shot at a Honduran man during a traffic stop, leading to a demonstration outside the Phoenix field office.
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An ICE agent shot at a man during a traffic stop on Interstate 17
The man, a Honduran immigrant, is hurt but reportedly in stable condition. ICE claims the agent feared for his life.
Phoenix taco bus owner sentenced to prison following raid
The business owner was arrested this summer after federal agents found undocumented workers and firearms.
Marana residents decry possibility of new ICE detention center in town
Arizona, under Gov. Katie Hobbs, sold an empty Marana prison to a private prison group earlier this year.
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ICE rams Avondale man’s truck, arrests him after hours-long standoff
ICE had a warrant for someone else, the man’s wife said. ICE also claimed the man rammed them, but video says otherwise.
Judge gives history lecture, imposes order on county sheriff meeting
Federal Judge G. Murray Snow moved the unruly court-ordered meeting to the courthouse and treated it like detention.
Tempe faces call to remove AI cameras that track where you’ve been
Tempe has a deal with Flock Safety, whose license plate cameras feed a national database that ICE has sometimes accessed.
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Gallego trolls ex-Cardinals kicker for wearing flak jacket at border
Jay Feely, who is running for Congress as a Republican, posted a video covered military gear. “You poser,” Gallego wrote.
Phoenix ‘No Kings’ protest: When, where, what to know
The weather is cooling down, and the mass protests are gearing back up.
Arpaio feels ‘vindicated’ that Supreme Court OK’d racial profiling
Last month, the Supreme Court essentially approved tactics that Joe Arpaio made infamous. Now, Arpaio is riding high.
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Another Arizona Republican keeps retweeting bigoted anti-Muslim posts
GOP State Rep. Joseph Chaplik, who is mulling a Congressional bid, keeps amplifying Islamophobic social media content.