Pinal County board: County attorney acted as a ‘vigilante’ by signing ICE deal without approval

By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: April 11, 2026

Words: 823

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago


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Attorneys for Pinal County’s Board of Supervisors are calling on the courts to void County Attorney Brad Miller’s partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement because he failed to seek the board’s approval first, which its attorneys said is required under Arizona law.

In the most recent legal filing, attorney Brett Johnson urged Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Michael Gordon to nullify the partnership. Johnson said the board agrees with Miller’s arguments that …

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