DACA Recipient and Former Maricopa County Democratic Party Communications Director Edder Diaz Martinez Warns About Trump’s Dystopian Immigration System

At a recent community meeting hosted by Representatives Yassamin Ansari and Adelita Grijalva, former Maricopa County Democratic Party Communications Director Edder Diaz Martinez was among the panelists, calling attention to the dystopian vision and actions of the Donald Trump/Stephen Miller immigration system and their cruel quest to deny innocent people who have lived in the … Read more

From the Editor’s Desk: Please Subscribe to BlogForArizona’s Insight Arizona Podcast! Now with Short Videos and Podcast Syndication!

I have mentioned a few times that I am now co-hosting the Insight Arizona Podcast with Andrew Sheesley, and I would very much appreciate you checking it out and subscribing, liking, reviewing, and leaving comments. Every such interaction helps us get noticed and promoted by the mysterious algorythms that now run our lives and dictate … Read more

“Laying Like Sardines”: AZ Reps. Ansari, Grijalva, and Stanton Inspect ICE Facility and Discover “Horrible,” “Frightening,” and “Shocking” Conditions

Nothing like a surprise trip to a government facility to uncover all the broken rules, compromised regulations, and appalling conditions being allowed there. That is what happened yesterday evening when Arizona’s three Democratic Representatives, Yassamin Ansari, Adelita Grijalva, and Greg Stanton made an unannounced late evening visit to the DHS-ICE Administered Arizona Removal Operations Coordination … Read more

“A Stain on Our Country”: Representatives Ansari and Grijalva Hold “Stop Mass Detention Center” Community Briefing

46 deaths: the highest number ever of people who have died while in ICE custody since the start of the second Trump Administration. 5000 people are detained every day in Arizona’s three detention facilities, with innocent people, including pregnant women and disabled individuals, who have lived decades in this country being kidnapped from the communities … Read more