Legislation introduced by Democratic Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari of Arizona would curb funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and require detention oversight.
Ansari introduced a trio of bills — including one called the Drain ICE Act, which would rescind the $75 billion a GOP-crafted spending bill earmarked for the agency last year.
Another would require Homeland Security to report on detainee health conditions and standards of care inside detention facilities — and mandate investigations into allegations of detainee abuse. The last directs the Congressional Budget Office to conduct a study on the long-term economic impact of the administration’s immigration policies. All three are co-sponsored by fellow southern Arizona Democrat, Adelita Grijalva.
Ansari says she’s witnessed severe neglect and deteriorating health of detainees during her visits to the Eloy Detention Center. And the legislative package is a step toward reining in ICE.
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is co-leading a coalition of Democratic attorneys general and governors in a new lawsuit filed Thursday against President Trump for his second attempt to impose tariffs. -
Mexico says nearly half of the .50 caliber bullets it has seized since 2012 were produced at one government-owned plant in Missouri. -
Arizona regulators have repealed renewable energy requirements for the state’s utilities, erasing rules first passed two decades ago. -
From speeding up election results to getting rid of automatic early voting to requiring ID the proposals are impactful. And not even all Republicans agree on what should change. -
Immigration and Customs Enforcement says agents arrested more than 20 people in a raid in Phoenix this week near 15th and Peoria avenues.
