Alisa Zaira Reznick
@alisazairareznick.bsky.social
Journalist covering people, wildlife, water and communities in the AZ-Sonora borderlands.
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When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
August 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
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U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari said planned to visit people from her district, including a green card holder who’s been in the U.S. for 20 years and is battling leukemia.
Ansari says she requested visits with 3 people in immigration detention. ICE denied all 3
On a call Thursday, U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari told reporters she planned to visit people from her district, including a green card holder who’s been in the U.S. for 20 years and is battling leukemia.
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July 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari said planned to visit people from her district, including a green card holder who’s been in the U.S. for 20 years and is battling leukemia.
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NEW: Nathan Albers once co-owned a company that schemed to hire and conceal undocumented workers.
Now his company could make hundreds of millions from work on the nation's largest detention camp.
“The irony is thick,” said a former DHS official.
Now his company could make hundreds of millions from work on the nation's largest detention camp.
“The irony is thick,” said a former DHS official.
His Former Company Got Caught Employing Undocumented Workers. Now He’s Profiting Off an Immigrant Detention Camp.
Disaster Management Group is one contractor behind the nation’s largest detention camp, to be built at Fort Bliss. It’s run by Nathan Albers, who previously co-owned a company that pleaded guilty to a...
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July 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
NEW: Nathan Albers once co-owned a company that schemed to hire and conceal undocumented workers.
Now his company could make hundreds of millions from work on the nation's largest detention camp.
“The irony is thick,” said a former DHS official.
Now his company could make hundreds of millions from work on the nation's largest detention camp.
“The irony is thick,” said a former DHS official.
"After he refused to give them his daughter, Mendoza said eight officials grabbed the pair and pushed them up against a wall. Some pried his arms open while others spread his legs, and finally, his daughter was pulled from his chest and taken away screaming."
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Some Families Separated at the Border Got Free Legal Aid. The US Just Cut That Contract | KQED
As part of a settlement in a lawsuit over the separations under the first Trump administration, the government agreed to fund legal services. But providers say the program is in jeopardy.
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June 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"After he refused to give them his daughter, Mendoza said eight officials grabbed the pair and pushed them up against a wall. Some pried his arms open while others spread his legs, and finally, his daughter was pulled from his chest and taken away screaming."
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“The current administration is removing information about people’s rights, their obligations, their ability to go through full legal proceedings before potentially being deported [and] their access to assistance" - Amelia Dagen
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Lawyers say posters suggesting migrants 'self-deport' are now appearing in court, detention
The material — shared by the Amica Center — is in English and Spanish and says immigrants who self-deport can keep money earned in the U.S., may be eligible for help flying home and could apply for le...
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May 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“The current administration is removing information about people’s rights, their obligations, their ability to go through full legal proceedings before potentially being deported [and] their access to assistance" - Amelia Dagen
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As President Donald Trump attempts to fulfill a campaign promise to deport millions of individuals in the country without legal status, Arizona Republicans want to force state and local authorities to help out. @alisazairareznick.bsky.social and I report.
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Trump wants to supercharge ICE enforcement. Some Arizona lawmakers want to help
As President Donald Trump attempts to fulfill a campaign promise to deport millions of individuals in the country without legal status, Arizona Republicans want to force state and local authorities to...
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April 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
As President Donald Trump attempts to fulfill a campaign promise to deport millions of individuals in the country without legal status, Arizona Republicans want to force state and local authorities to help out. @alisazairareznick.bsky.social and I report.
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Environmental advocates, tribal leaders and outdoor enthusiasts gathered at the Arizona Capitol on Thursday afternoon to send a message: Public lands should stay in public hands.
'Public lands belong in public hands,' say protestors at the Arizona Capitol
Environmental advocates, tribal leaders, and outdoor enthusiasts gathered at the Arizona Capitol Thursday afternoon to send a message: Public lands should stay in public hands.
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March 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Environmental advocates, tribal leaders and outdoor enthusiasts gathered at the Arizona Capitol on Thursday afternoon to send a message: Public lands should stay in public hands.
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WA Farmworker activist Alfredo Juarez detained by ICE:
Alfredo "Lelo" Juarez is an outspoken advocate for farm worker rights. His supporters believe he was targeted for those beliefs.
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Alfredo "Lelo" Juarez is an outspoken advocate for farm worker rights. His supporters believe he was targeted for those beliefs.
www.king5.com/article/news...
Farmworker activist Alfredo Juarez detained by ICE
Alfredo "Lelo" Juarez is an outspoken advocate for farm worker rights. His supporters believe he was targeted for those beliefs.
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March 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
WA Farmworker activist Alfredo Juarez detained by ICE:
Alfredo "Lelo" Juarez is an outspoken advocate for farm worker rights. His supporters believe he was targeted for those beliefs.
www.king5.com/article/news...
Alfredo "Lelo" Juarez is an outspoken advocate for farm worker rights. His supporters believe he was targeted for those beliefs.
www.king5.com/article/news...
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By the way, see a lot of folks confused by how ICE can call themselves “police” and basically lie to targets. I wrote (almost seven years ago now, how time flies!!) about how this is also completely legal and in fact is a specifically-sanctioned tactic the agency has
The ICE Ruse: How Agents Impersonate Local Law Enforcement and Lie to Make Arrests - Documented
This article was co-published with The Daily Beast.Leer en EspañolIt was early in the morning when Miguel found his Brooklyn apartment surrounded by people clad in vests emblazoned: “POLICE.” Immigra...
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March 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
By the way, see a lot of folks confused by how ICE can call themselves “police” and basically lie to targets. I wrote (almost seven years ago now, how time flies!!) about how this is also completely legal and in fact is a specifically-sanctioned tactic the agency has
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Video of Tufts University grad student Rumeysa Ozturk taken by ICE in Massachusetts:
Surveillance shows Tufts graduate student detained
YouTube video by WCVB Channel 5 Boston
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March 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Video of Tufts University grad student Rumeysa Ozturk taken by ICE in Massachusetts:
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It's been two months since President Donald Trump closed the door on asylum seekers. But a sliver of hope remains for those who have few options other than to wait in Mexico.
2 months into Trump's 2nd term, asylum seekers in Nogales hold out hope
It's been two months since President Donald Trump closed the door on asylum seekers. But a sliver of hope remains for those who have few options other than to wait in Mexico.
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March 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It's been two months since President Donald Trump closed the door on asylum seekers. But a sliver of hope remains for those who have few options other than to wait in Mexico.
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Under the new rule, posted to the Federal Register Tuesday, nationals from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela who were given temporary protection and work permits under a Biden-era parole program will have that status revoked.
New rule revokes immigration status for many Haitians, Cubans, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans
Under the new rule, posted to the Federal Register Tuesday, nationals from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela who were given temporary protection and work permits under a Biden-era parole program wi...
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March 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Under the new rule, posted to the Federal Register Tuesday, nationals from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela who were given temporary protection and work permits under a Biden-era parole program will have that status revoked.
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BREAKING: Chief Judge Boasberg denies the federal government's effort to vacate the TROs in the Alien Enemies Act case, finding that people the government claims are subject to the proclamation at least have a right to "individualized hearings to determine whether the Act applies to them at all."
March 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
BREAKING: Chief Judge Boasberg denies the federal government's effort to vacate the TROs in the Alien Enemies Act case, finding that people the government claims are subject to the proclamation at least have a right to "individualized hearings to determine whether the Act applies to them at all."
The Bernie/AOC Fight Oligarchy tour is in Tucson this morning and has drawn thousands to Catalina High School.
March 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Bernie/AOC Fight Oligarchy tour is in Tucson this morning and has drawn thousands to Catalina High School.
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A group of immigrant rights organizations are suing the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies over asylum rules they say go against U.S. immigration law.
Legal aid groups file suit against a Biden-era rule that changes fear screenings for asylum seekers
The suit includes the Arizona-based Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, which provides pro-bono legal services to asylum seekers, and focuses on a Biden-era rule enacted just days before Pr...
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March 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A group of immigrant rights organizations are suing the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies over asylum rules they say go against U.S. immigration law.
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WHOA. On March 15, a Cornell PhD student with UK and Gambian citizenship, here on a student visa, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn Trump's EO aimed at foreign students accused of "antisemitism.
Last night, the DOJ emailed asking him to come to ICE to be detained and put into removal proceedings.
Last night, the DOJ emailed asking him to come to ICE to be detained and put into removal proceedings.
March 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
WHOA. On March 15, a Cornell PhD student with UK and Gambian citizenship, here on a student visa, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn Trump's EO aimed at foreign students accused of "antisemitism.
Last night, the DOJ emailed asking him to come to ICE to be detained and put into removal proceedings.
Last night, the DOJ emailed asking him to come to ICE to be detained and put into removal proceedings.
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"We trusted that the U.S. was going to respect his rights — they don't respect human rights."
Families of deported Venezuelans dispute gang claims after deportations under Alien Enemies Act www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
Families of deported Venezuelans dispute gang claims after deportations under Alien Enemies Act www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
Families of deported Venezuelans dispute gang claims after deportations under Alien Enemies Act
NPR talked to the families of four men believed to be in El Salvador. None of them had a serious criminal record in the U.S. Only some had been charged with illegal entry. Three had signed their volun...
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March 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"We trusted that the U.S. was going to respect his rights — they don't respect human rights."
Families of deported Venezuelans dispute gang claims after deportations under Alien Enemies Act www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
Families of deported Venezuelans dispute gang claims after deportations under Alien Enemies Act www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
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Tribal leaders in Arizona: the Trump Administration disrespected the legacy of Native veterans who served and fought for the United States by removing the 22 tribal nation flags from the Phoenix VA facility. White Mountain Apache chair Velasquez: "unacceptable message that diminishes" sacrifices
March 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Tribal leaders in Arizona: the Trump Administration disrespected the legacy of Native veterans who served and fought for the United States by removing the 22 tribal nation flags from the Phoenix VA facility. White Mountain Apache chair Velasquez: "unacceptable message that diminishes" sacrifices
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In a case involving the Alien Enemies Act, ICE tells a federal judge that out of literally millions of immigrants the agency is aware of on its various docket, there are a total of 258 Tren de Aragua “terrorists”, and ice hasn’t even bothered to arrest over half of them. Self own.
March 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
In a case involving the Alien Enemies Act, ICE tells a federal judge that out of literally millions of immigrants the agency is aware of on its various docket, there are a total of 258 Tren de Aragua “terrorists”, and ice hasn’t even bothered to arrest over half of them. Self own.
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A crowd of former staffers, local families and other community members joined Raúl Grijalva's family just before sundown outside the El Pueblo Neighborhood Center, in Tucson’s south side, on Sunday.
Hundreds of Tucsonans honor late Congressman Raúl Grijalva at candlelit vigil
A crowd of former staffers, local families and other community members joined Raúl Grijalva's family just before sundown outside the El Pueblo Neighborhood Center, in Tucson’s south side, on Sunday.
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March 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A crowd of former staffers, local families and other community members joined Raúl Grijalva's family just before sundown outside the El Pueblo Neighborhood Center, in Tucson’s south side, on Sunday.
@ckuck.bsky.social hi there, I’m working on a story about the new USCIS database and am hoping to connect for an interview. Can you write me at areznick@kjzz.org?
Thanks!
Thanks!
February 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
@ckuck.bsky.social hi there, I’m working on a story about the new USCIS database and am hoping to connect for an interview. Can you write me at areznick@kjzz.org?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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A state Senate Committee approved a bill to allow law enforcement to detain people for up to five days if they are suspected of being impaired by drugs.
AZ Senate committee OKs bill to detain people suspected of drug impairment for up to 5 days
A state Senate Committee approved a bill to allow law enforcement to detain people for up to five days if they are suspected of being impaired by drugs.
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February 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
A state Senate Committee approved a bill to allow law enforcement to detain people for up to five days if they are suspected of being impaired by drugs.