Pima County leaders will discuss a trio of resolutions and ordinances this week that could alter how ICE operates within county lines.
One item, brought by Pima County Supervisor Jenn Allen, will look at whether the county can create an ordinance banning state, city, county and federal law enforcement officers from using masks. And requiring visible identification.
Allen says the changes will increase agents accountability — and it comes as masked ICE agents conduct enforcement operations in Tucson and around the country.
County supervisors will also discuss the possibility of a resolution against an ICE detention center planned for an old jail in the town Marana, just north of Tucson, and an ordinance prohibiting ICE agents from using county-owned property.
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This case dates back to 2018 — when a group of Iraqis and Afghans filed suit on the grounds that their Special Immigrant Visa applications, or SIVs, had been stalled. -
Pinal County Superior Court Judge Joseph Georgini placed a temporary restraining order on the Pinal County attorney’s agreement with ICE on Monday. -
Phoenix leaders voted to draft an ordinance for how to respond if authorities target the city for a crackdown like in Minneapolis. -
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is considering using the state’s “public nuisance” law to stop ICE from opening a massive detention facility in Surprise. -
The ruling comes from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals — which has jurisdiction over Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
