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Alisa Zaira Reznick
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Journalist covering people, wildlife, water and communities in the AZ-Sonora borderlands.
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This is the latest of several waivers DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has issued since this summer.
DHS issues another waiver for border wall construction in Arizona
This is the latest of several waivers DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has issued since this summer.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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"No child is prepared to represent themselves in front of the court”

This is an upsetting update on immigrant children facing deportation proceedings alone because of funding cuts for legal service providers

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'Shock to the system': As funding remains uncertain, some migrant children are facing court alone
The Trump administration cut most of the federal funding for a program providing free legal counsel to unaccompanied immigrant children who are seeking asylum in the U.S. The money was restored under ...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Mexican truckers and farmers blocked multiple border crossings to the United States Monday to protest the Mexican government.
Mexican protesters block border crossings to Arizona in Nogales, Sonoyta
Truckers and farmers in Mexico blocked the border on Monday to demand safer highways and better prices.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Almost 230 miles of the Arizona-Mexico border was lined with a 30-foot steel bollard wall during the first Trump administration. So environmentalists breathed a sigh of relief when the San Rafael Valley was left unwalled back then. But that's changing now.
Long a relief zone for wildlife and water, San Rafael Valley is now in shadow of new border wall
Almost 230 miles of the Arizona-Mexico border was lined with a 30-foot steel bollard wall during the first Trump administration — part of a project that cost roughly $15 billion and covered just over ...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history dragged on over the last several weeks, one lawmaker was at the center of it — even though she hadn’t officially been sworn in as a lawmaker yet: Adelita Grijalva.
Finally sworn in, Adelita Grijalva is ready to take on the border wall, ICE, tariffs and more
As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history dragged on over the last several weeks, one lawmaker was at the center of it — even though she hadn’t officially been sworn in as a lawmaker yet: Ade...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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The U.S. 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.
Border Patrol monitors drivers, detains those with 'suspicious' travel patterns, including in AZ
The U.S. 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 fo...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.

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August 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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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
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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.
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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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."
The Court need not resolve the thorny question of whether the judiciary has the authority to assess this claim in the first place. That is because Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on another equally fundamental theory: before they may be deported, they are entitled to individualized hearings to determine whether the Act applies to them at all. As the Government itself concedes, the awesome power granted by the Act may be brought to bear only on those who are, in fact, "alien enemies." And the Supreme Court and this Circuit have long maintained that federal courts are equipped to adjudicate that question when individuals threatened with detention and removal challenge their designation as such. Because the named Plaintiffs dispute that they are members of Tren de Aragua, they may not be deported until a court has been able to decide the merits of their challenge. Nor may any members of the provisionally certified class be removed until they have been given the opportunity to challenge their designations as well. The Motion to Vacate will thus be denied.
March 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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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
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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
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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 at 12:52 AM, the Department of Justice contacted the undersigned via email. Under the subject line “Momodou Taal et al v. Trump, 25-cv-335 (NDNY),” the government informed the undersigned for the first time that the government intended to serve Mr. Taal with a Notice to Appear (NTA), and that they intended to take Mr. Taal into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Given that this information confirms the factual basis for Plaintiffs’ request for an emergency temporary restraining order, ECF No. 23, and the increased urgency with which the Court’s intervention is needed, we respectfully request the Court construe this letter as any procedurally appropriate vehicle to obtain the same. Plaintiffs’ counsel is immediately available to follow up with any submissions the Court deems appropriate in this extraordinary situation. Attached to this letter is an affidavit from Counsel Eric Lee (Exhibit 4), the government’s 12:52 AM email (Exhibit 5), and Plaintiffs’ counsel’s reply (Exhibit 6). The email reads: My colleagues and I represent the United States in this matter. The applications for admission of Messrs. Stone, Moss, and myself to the bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York are pending, so we have not noticed our appearances yet. But we wanted to reach out to establish a line of communication, and relate some information concerning your client. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has asked us to convey to you the following. ICE invites Mr. Taal and his counsel to appear in-person at the HSI Office in Syracuse at a mutually agreeable time for personal service of the NTA and for Mr. Taal to surrender to ICE custody. Accordingly, if you are interested in proposing such a date and time, we will promptly forward it to ICE for consideration
March 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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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
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
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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