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DHS Contractor Hiring Staff For Planned ICE Detention Facility In Surprise, AZ

June 25, 2026 2:04 pmJune 25, 2026 2:06 pm

A private contractor hired to renovate and operate a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention and processing facility in Surprise, Arizona, has begun recruiting workers for the site amid an ongoing legal fight over the project. GardaWorld Federal Services, a...

AG Mayes Moves To Dismiss Arizona Alternate Elector Case Without Prejudice, Plans New Indictment

June 20, 2026 11:00 amJune 20, 2026 11:00 am

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has moved to dismiss the state’s 2020 Trump alternate-elector prosecution without prejudice, while telling the court that her office still intends to re-present the case to a state grand jury and seek a new indictment....

Trump’s Landowner Envoy John Rich Rallies to Save Historic Phoenix Home from ASU Eminent Domain

June 13, 2026 8:22 amJune 13, 2026 8:22 am

The Arizona Board of Regents has filed an eminent domain lawsuit seeking to acquire a 124-year-old historic home in downtown Phoenix as Arizona State University moves forward with construction of its new ASU Health headquarters. The lawsuit, filed in Maricopa...

Maricopa County Recorder Heap Seeks Emergency Court Intervention After Criminal Investigation Of Election Workers

June 10, 2026 9:03 amJune 10, 2026 9:03 am

Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap has asked the Maricopa County Superior Court for emergency intervention after sheriff’s deputies appeared at the homes of multiple Recorder’s Office employees and informed them they were under criminal investigation. According to a Monday Recorder’s...

LUCHA Plans ‘Hands Off Our Elections’ Demonstration At Maricopa County BOS Meeting

June 5, 2026 2:08 pmJune 5, 2026 2:13 pm

Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA) is organizing a demonstration at the June 10 meeting of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors as disputes over election administration authority continue between county officials and Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap. The...

Border Patrol Operation In Arizona Arrests 52 Illegal Immigrants, Including 36 Commercial Truck Drivers

June 2, 2026 4:16 pmJune 2, 2026 4:17 pm

U.S. Border Patrol agents in Arizona arrested 52 individuals who were unlawfully present in the United States during a targeted enforcement operation last month, including 36 people found operating commercial semi-trucks, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The...

Maricopa Recorder Threatens Supervisors With Felony Charges Over Unauthorized Drop Boxes

May 22, 2026 1:42 pmMay 22, 2026 9:06 pm

In the latest escalation of the ongoing war over election administration in Arizona’s largest county, Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap has formally warned the Board of Supervisors that any attempt to establish or operate ballot drop boxes without his statutory...