Arizona’s attorney general wants people across the state to send her office videos and photos of what ICE agents are doing.
Attorney General Kris Mayes launched a new reporting website on her official page where the public can submit evidence of what she calls potentially unlawful activity by federal agents. That includes not only ICE, but also Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security investigations.
The website says independent evidence sent directly to her office could be critical for future investigations into alleged misconduct.
A press aide confirmed the move is directly tied to what happened earlier this month in Minneapolis — where Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent.
Mayes says she doesn’t dispute that federal agents have broad authority to enforce immigration laws — but says it has to be done lawfully.
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Last week, the Department of Homeland Security purchased a massive warehouse in Surprise for over $70 million, ICE has plans for a 1,500-bed processing facility. -
Among them is a proposed county ordinance banning state, local and federal law enforcement from wearing masks. -
The policy was first laid out last summer and overturned when a federal judge found it violated a U.S. statute guaranteeing lawmakers the right to make unannounced visits to ICE facilities. -
The Phoenix Union High School District has posted a video online educating students and families about their rights when encountering ICE agents. -
Over 1,000 people gathered on the Arizona State University campus in Tempe on Friday as part of a coordinated nationwide protest against increasingly violent enforcement activities, particularly in Minneapolis. -
Businesses and schools across Tucson took part in the national strike, which called for people to stay home from work and school in protest of the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis this month, along with other ICE actions. -
Gov. Katie Hobbs on Thursday called the comments by Attorney General Kris Mayes about possible dangers from confrontations between citizens and law enforcement officers "inappropriate."
