Arizona latest state to consider bounties to aid Trump deportations
Arizona's legislature is set to vote on legislation to pay police $2,500 for every illegal immigrant they help deport, marking it the latest U.S. state to consider bounties to support President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies.
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President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua members, provoking a legal fight. Here's what to know about the controversial law, which was last used during World War II.
Arizona latest state to consider bounties to aid Trump deportations
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Arizona's legislature is set to vote on legislation to pay police $2,500 for every illegal immigrant they help deport, marking it the latest U.S. state to consider bounties to support President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies. Arizona's so-called bounty bill would be paid for by taxing international money transfers and has a good chance of passing the
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Read Open Letter to President Garimella and University of Arizona Board now from Blog for Arizona for Politics from a Liberal Viewpoint
Dear President Garimella, On January 21, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded its policy restricting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in sensitive areas …
No court, no hearing: Trump revives fast-track deportations, expands reach nationwide
The Trump administration has revived a border security policy that legal experts say paves the way for mass deportations — without even a court hearing — and threatens to put Latino Arizonans, regardless of their citizenship status, at risk of racial profiling and removal from the country. On Friday, the White House officially reinstated a […]
Navajo Nation leaders raise alarm over reports of Indigenous people being questioned and detained during immigration sweeps | CNN
At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement and asked to produce proof of citizenship during immigration raids since Wednesday, according to Navajo Nation officials.
Trump immigration proposals could hurt public safety, experts say
Legal experts and researchers say incoming President Donald Trump's promised mass deportations could actually end up undermining goals of public safety and national security.
Biden expected to immediately use new asylum restrictions in sweeping measure | CNN Politics
The Biden administration plans to immediately invoke an authority to shut off access to asylum for migrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally, senior officials said Tuesday, a significant attempt by President Joe Biden to address head on one of his biggest political vulnerabilities.
Biden Limits Asylum & Shuts Down Border for Migrants
President Biden has issued one of the most restrictive immigration policies ever declared under a recent Democratic administration. It will temporarily shut down the U.S.-Mexico border, deny asylum to most migrants who do not cross into the U.S. via ports of entry, and limit total asylum requests at the southern border to no more than 2,500 per day. The ACLU has threatened to sue the Biden administration over what reporter John Washington, who covers immigration in Arizona, calls an “excruciating and likely deadly” decision. “An illegal asylum seeker is a contradiction in terms,” Washington continues. “People have the right, according to U.S. law, to ask for asylum irrespective of how they crossed the border or where they are or what their status is. And this rule really flies in the face of that.”
Immigration Enforcement Mechanisms at the U.S. Southwest Border: The Only Constant is Change
This webinar offers up-to-date information on enforcement mechanisms at the southwest border including the implementation of the new, abbreviated removal process dubbed Circumvention of Lawful Pathways.