IMMIGRATION
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Avelo ending ICE deportation flights, closing 3 US bases. What to know
Avelo Airlines is closing its base in Mesa and ending its controversial operations with the US Department of Homeland Security.
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ICE appears to back off farm raids as Trump allows more foreign workers
In a tacit admission that US food production requires foreign labor, the Trump administration is making it easier for farmers to employ guest workers from other countries.
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How Arizona nonprofit Rancho Feliz is confronting the immigration crisis at the source
Rancho Feliz, a nonprofit organization based in Douglas, Arizona, aims to build up the Mexican working class and provide them with a comfortable life in their home country.
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Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns
The US Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found.
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As solitary confinement surges in ICE detention centers, oversight weakens
Solitary confinement at immigration detention centers has surged since President Donald Trump returned to office, even as the Department of Homeland Security’s internal oversight network has been gutted.
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A tougher US citizenship test is now rolling out. Here’s how AZ groups are helping
A tougher version of the US citizenship test has officially taken effect, adding new hurdles for immigrants. Here’s how Arizona organizations are stepping in to help.
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ICE’s use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment
Referred to as “the burrito” or “the bag,” the WRAP has become a harrowing part of deportations for some immigrants.
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Amid fears of detention, US citizens are carrying passports and avoiding Spanish in public
A growing number of American citizens say they live in fear of being detained by ICE and are taking precautions like carrying their passports.
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Without insurance, immigrant patients may face unregulated ‘medical deportation’
Hospitals across the US sometimes return uninsured noncitizen patients in need of long-term care to their countries of origin. Advocates call this “medical deportation.”
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Phoenix woman with leukemia has been without medical care in ICE detention for 7 months
US Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) conducted her second oversight visit of an Arizona ICE detention facility, meeting with her constituent dying without medical care.
