Arizona AG sues Trump over Surprise immigration detention warehouse

By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: April 24, 2026

Words: 1,618

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing the Trump administration over its plan to turn a warehouse in Surprise into an immigration detention center, saying that federal law prohibits its construction because the building is directly across the street from a hazardous chemical storage facility.

During a Friday news conference announcing the lawsuit, Mayes argued the building was never meant to house people and accused the Trump administration of violating multiple federal laws …

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