Bid to freeze Arizona’s ‘Secure the Border Act’ fails, but fight isn’t over

By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 790

Last Updated: 2 days, 20 hours ago

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An attempt to temporarily block an Arizona law allowing state officials to jail immigrants failed, but there’s still a chance that opponents could pause the law’s implementation — though when that might happen and whether it will be too late to prevent any arrests is unclear.

Earlier this month, the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, a nonprofit that frequently provides free legal defense for people facing deportation proceedings, filed a lawsuit against Proposition 314, …

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