Arizona attorney general sues to halt ICE facility in Surprise

Attorney General Sues to Block Immigration Detention Facility in Surprise, Arizona

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit on April 24 against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), seeking to overturn a decision to create a proposed detention facility for up to 1,500 undocumented immigrants in Surprise. The lawsuit claims DHS and ICE failed to complete required environmental reviews and did not provide public notice, violating state and federal laws. “The Trum…

Arizona Attorney General Files 41st Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Planned ICE Facility

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a federal lawsuit Friday seeking to halt the conversion of a warehouse in Surprise into an immigration detention and processing facility, alleging violations of federal environmental and immigration law. The complaint, filed against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), names DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons as …

Surprise Residents Rally Against Proposed ICE Facility as Legal Battle Intensifies

Tensions are rising in the West Valley as residents of Surprise gather in protest and state officials pursue legal action over a proposed federal immigration processing facility. On Saturday evening, more than 250 community members assembled near an industrial warehouse slated for conversion into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing site. The demonstration came just one day after… Source

Arizona attorney general sues to halt ICE facility in Surprise

SURPRISE, Ariz. (CNN, KYMA) - Arizona is taking legal action against ICE as Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claiming it didn't do proper planning before buying a detention center. Dysart High School senior and Student Body Vice President Cali Overs took her concerns about the new ICE detention center coming to Surprise directly to Attorney General Mayes. "Many students have told m…