DACA

Great News for Karla Toldeo, but Many Innocent Arizona Residents, Including Children, Still Suffering in Trump’s Concentration Camps

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As Blog for Arizona Editor Larry Bodine reported yesterday, DACA recipient Karla Toldeo, who was wrongly detained for almost a week by Trump’s Gestapo-ICE agents last month, received a favorable ruling from the courts, where the immigration judge presiding over her case dismissed the deportation case against her. Reacting happily to the ruling, Arizona Representative … Read more

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

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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

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

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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

Open Letter to President Garimella and University of Arizona Board

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Dear President Garimella, On January 21, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded its policy restricting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in sensitive areas such as schools, healthcare facilities, and places of worship. This reversal of policy allows DHS, ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to freely conduct operations in these … Read more