A woman holds up a large banner that reads: “ICE is here! Take precautions,” in Spanish at the Phoenix Immigration Court in Phoenix on May 28, 2025. (Photo by Gloria Rebecca Gomez/Arizona Mirror)
‘Children are going to die’: Advocates decry migrant-child legal contract
The federal government’s decision to award a small Texas law firm run by a Trump ally a $150 million contract to represent over a thousand migrant children is nothing more than an attempt to undermine the rights and fasttrack the removal of minors who entered the country alone, including hundreds in Arizona who are seeking asylum, according to immigrant legal aid organizations…
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Judge won’t delay receiver’s takeover of Arizona’s unconstitutional prison healthcare system
A federal judge on Wednesday said that she won’t pause her decision to turn over control of the healthcare system in Arizona prisons to an outside supervisor because it’s clear to her that doing so is the fastest — and perhaps only — way to ensure that sick and injured prisoners don’t have their constitutional rights violated.
“It is indisputable that Plaintiffs and other parties interested in the proceeding continue to be harmed by the unconstitutional health care conditions in Arizona state prisons, and the longer…
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Critics say ‘Protect Girls Sports’ act will lead to intrusive bathroom policing
Arizonans will decide in November whether schools should scrutinize who uses which bathrooms during school sports events. Republicans have framed it as a safety issue while critics warn it will only lead to intrusive policing and humiliation.
For the past several years, Republicans across the country have pushed discriminatory policies barring transgender people from…
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