‘I can’t even sleep’: Arizona immigrant hit with $1.8M fine for staying in US

By: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 1,319

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Sanchez was already nervous about receiving a letter from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, but nothing could prepare him for seeing the dollar amount the government said he owed them: $1,820,252.00

The Cuban landscaper, who came to the United States with his family 20 years ago, was floored. The Arizona Mirror isn’t identifying Sanchez by his full name because he fears he will be retaliated against for speaking out.

Just two years …

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