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Republican Who Led Prop. 308 Campaign Slams DOJ Lawsuit

August 28, 2026 9:55 amSeptember 2, 2026 9:31 am

The Department of Justice sued the state of Arizona and the Arizona Board of Regents on Thursday for granting in-state tuition to undocumented students–”dreamers”–who graduate from Arizona high schools. In an interview with Arizona Globe, Tyler Montague, a lifelong Republican...

Shope, Kavanagh, Petersen Challenge Pima County’s ICE Refusal

April 6, 2026 5:47 pmApril 22, 2026 4:09 pm

Arizona Senate Republicans escalated Arizona’s latest immigration-enforcement fight this week by asking Attorney General Kris Mayes to review whether Pima County’s new anti-ICE policy violates state law — a move that could turn a local dispute into a statewide test...

Pinals’s Miller FIles Suit to Prevent BOS Ice Partnership Ban

April 3, 2026 3:50 pmApril 22, 2026 4:10 pm

The running legal and political fight between the Pinal County Board of Supervisors and Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller over immigration enforcement has become a high-stakes test of who controls county power in Arizona when local officials clash over cooperation...

Pinal’s Miller Wins Round 1 in County’s ICE Ban

February 20, 2026 9:28 amMarch 5, 2026 11:48 am

Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller scored an early procedural win Friday in his legal fight with the Pinal County Board of Supervisors over his office’s controversial partnership with federal immigration officials, after a judge ordered the case moved out of...

Miller, Pinal BOS Clash over ICE Partnership Plan

February 13, 2026 9:38 amFebruary 25, 2026 10:23 am

PHOENIX – A Superior Court judge has temporarily blocked Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller from implementing his office’s 287(g) Task Force Model agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, escalating a dispute between the Pinal County Board of Supervisors over...

Petersen Speaks on Hobbs-Mayes ICE Threat Rift

February 3, 2026 2:39 pmFebruary 17, 2026 12:21 pm

PHOENIX – Last week marked an unexpected turn in Arizona state politics, as a rift in the state’s executive branch widened. Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs called on fellow Democrat, Attorney General Kris Mayes, to retract recent remarks on Immigration and...

Gallego Calls for Dismantling of ICE

January 20, 2026 9:40 amFebruary 3, 2026 2:40 pm

WASHINGTON — During an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) continued his onslaught against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), calling for its fundamental dismantling, claiming the agency itself has created the current “hostile” environment....