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.
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.
Demonstrators march through Sky Harbor to protest ICE at the airport
ICE has been deployed at the airport since last week.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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?”
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Border Patrol ticketing legal immigrants for not carrying their papers
The Trump administration is using a Cold War-era law to crack down on immigrants — including those allowed to be here.
Florence ICE detainee dies after tooth infection left untreated
Emmanuel Damas, an ayslum seeker from Haiti, is at least the 10th person to die in ICE custody this year.
Phoenix flooded with billboards depicting violent ICE arrests
Forty billboards depicting violent ICE arrests will be seen around Phoenix for the next month.
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ICE wants to send detained Tempe man to his death in Iran, lawyer says
The lawyer for Tempe resident Mehrzad Eidivand says he faces an execution order in Iran. ICE wants to send him there anyway.