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Judges ruled deporting at-risk migrants home could lead to persecution or torture. ICE is detaining them anyway.
At least 120 immigrants were detained for months in Arizona ICE facilities, despite judges barring their deportation home because they would face prosecution or torture, an AZCIR analysis found. Many were held beyond six months as the Trump administration sought to deport them to countries where they had never lived, raising questions about constitutional limits…
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Border Patrol now targeting legal immigrants for ‘carry your papers’ law in southern Arizona
The Trump administration is ramping up enforcement against legal immigrants using a decades-old law initially designed to track noncitizens. Last year, Border Patrol issued more than 100 tickets to individuals that included permanent residents, international students and work visa holders across southern Arizona.
Medicaid fraud targeting Indigenous communities continues despite AHCCCS reforms
Though Arizona’s Medicaid agency says behavioral health fraud has stabilized since 2023, questionable sober living homes continue to recruit Native Americans. Lawmakers say systemic oversight failures remain unresolved, while legitimate providers contend the agency’s response is still hindering care for vulnerable patients.
After judge strikes down abortion laws, Republican lawmakers press ahead with new limits
Republican lawmakers are advancing a new wave of legislation targeting abortion in Arizona, even after a judge struck down several existing restrictions and affirmed voters’ 2024 decision to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
Despite broad support for abortion access in their districts, GOP lawmakers push new restrictions
Voters in 2024 passed Proposition 139, a constitutional amendment guaranteeing Arizonans the right to abortion, with nearly 62% support statewide. An AZCIR analysis shows Republican lawmakers responded by proposing bills and backing court actions that could narrow its reach.
Arizona’s community health centers were built on Medicaid. Now they face uncertainty
Arizona’s community health centers, which serve 870,000 patients, are among the most Medicaid-dependent in the nation. Now, a federal law could strip billions of Medicaid dollars from the state in the coming years — a loss that leaders warn could force clinics to cut services or even close.
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