Q&A: Ansari blasts ‘racist’ Supreme Court ruling on Voting RIghts Act
In an exclusive chat, Rep. Yassamin Ansari talked redistricting, protecting mail voting, ICE and light rail expansion.
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Man held at Mesa ICE facility slept on feces-covered floor, wife says
Marcos Gaspar Da Silva was held at ICE’s Mesa airport facility for 10 days. The overcrowded facility has no beds or showers.
ICE said she wasn’t pregnant. Then she miscarried
A Phoenix-area woman was almost three months pregnant when ICE detained her. She suffered a miscarriage at ICE’s Eloy facility.
Kris Mayes sues to stop Surprise ICE detention center from opening
The detention center is set to open this fall. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes wants to stop that from happening.
Map: Where ICE has been seen in Phoenix so far
Publicly reported sightings – which represent a fraction of ICE activity – show agents hitting some areas more than others.
ICE suddenly decrowded packed Mesa facility before congressional visit
The detainee population dropped sharply after lawmakers announced a visit — then climbed again almost immediately after.
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ICE holds Arizona detainees for months. This legal tactic is freeing them
In Arizona, two habeas corpus petitions were filed on behalf of immigrants in March 2025. Last month, there were nearly 350.
Lake Havasu politics ruined an Arizona spring break party
DJ CEO was booked for a gig at Kokomo Beach Club. Then local Republicans found out about his “F*CK ICE” song.
Arizona candidate makes AI show tune about ICE’s Surprise facility
How much do you like musical theater? ICE? AI? The answers will determine how much you like this song.
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Demonstrators march through Sky Harbor to protest ICE at the airport
ICE has been deployed at the airport since last week.
DHS made a ton of unenforceable promises about Surprise ICE facility
Surprise Mayor Kevin Sartor said DHS claimed the huge detention center will house only 542 people. Activists call bullshit.
ICE’s Surprise detention center is near my school. Does my congressman care?
My classmates must pass the facility every morning. Our representatives have responded with silence, deflection or worse.
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The best signs we saw at the ‘No Kings’ protest in Downtown Phoenix
Thousands marched from Downtown Phoenix to the Arizona Capitol on Saturday to protest the Trump administration.
Phoenix ‘No Kings’ protests: When, where and what to know
The latest mass anti-Trump protest is set for March 28 in Downtown Phoenix and many other spots around the Valley.
Phoenix tries to distance itself from ICE — and from Cesar Chavez
The move to wipe the city of Chavez memorials happened fast. But the vote to bar ICE from city property was a long time coming.
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ICE agents flood Sky Harbor airport, kinda just stand around
What were ICE agents doing at the airport? It’s not clear even they knew.
ICE agents sent to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport: Report
TSA is unfunded during a partial government shutdown. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego called using ICE at airports a “dim idea.”
ASU students, faculty protest to block ICE from campus: 11 photos
The protesters demanded that ASU do more to restrict ICE activities on campus.
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Phoenix may bar ICE from using city property without permission
A city proposal would essentially create ICE-free zones on most city properties. The city council will vote on it next week.
Art vs. ICE: How the Valley’s fiercest artists are fighting the deportation-industrial complex
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity ramps up around Phoenix, local creatives use art to protest.
Here’s what we’ve uncovered in our Arizona Watchdog Project so far
In 2025, we got a big investigative grant. Since then, we’ve used the funding to report on local and national corruption.
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ICE stiff-arms Ansari as she scrutinizes detainee’s death
The Phoenix congresswoman said she believes ICE is hiding wrongdoing in the death of Emmanuel Damas: “How does a toothache lead to somebody’s death in a matter of weeks?”