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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Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap said the county attorney and election staff working for the Board of Supervisors are stopping his office from taking control of equipment that rightfully belongs to the Recorder’s Office — but county budget documents tell a different story. -
The actions of the Trump administration have led a lot of people to make a lot of comparisons to other presidencies, or periods of history. -
State lawmakers are facing a few deadlines as they come back to the Capitol this week. June 30 is the end of the fiscal year, so they need to have a new budget in place by then. Before that, though, on June 24, is the deadline for Arizona voters to submit arguments for and against ballot measures. -
The bill, which would prohibit homeowner associations from banning certain dogs based on breed, size or weight, stalled when it was assigned to the Senate Government Committee, even though it has majority Republican support. -
A federal judge has scheduled oral arguments for June 26 on a Maricopa County request to end federal oversight of the Sheriff’s Office.
