Eyeing upcoming elections, Arizona activists want their city officials to stand up to ICE

By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: June 26, 2026

Words: 2,519

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago


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The article is published in a collaboration between the Arizona Mirror and Bolts.

It’s a sweltering 105 degrees on a Sunday afternoon in June when Jillian Ryan sets out to tell voters in east Mesa that their city has a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to allow local police officers to be a cog in President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts.

The 39-year-old mother of two is the head of Indivisible …

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