“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

Phoenix City Council Approves Tracking System for Federal Immigration Enforcement Abuses

Not wanting to go down the road of major United States cities besieged by ICE agents running rampant, like Chicago and Minneapolis, the Phoenix City Council approved the formation of the Community Transparency Initiative (CTI) on March 25, 2026. This initiative, when fully in place, would “document federal immigration enforcement activities within Phoenix and assess … Read more

Ciscomani Is All Hat, No Cattle

Image design by Charlie Grantham, rendered by ChatGPT 5.2 Watching Juan All hat, no cattle – Texas Proverb Background Representative Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), serving as Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, consistently advocates for fully funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), emphasizing the need to secure the southern border and … Read more