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'Appallingly short' of basic human dignity: Democrats demand answers about Mesa ICE facility Three Arizona Democrats demand DHS answers after finding Mesa ICE facility packed far beyond capacity with detainees on concrete floors

“Congress has a responsibility to ensure that all federal detention facilities operate in a manner consistent with the law and in accordance with basic human dignity. The conditions we observed are appallingly short of that standard and demand immediate remediation.”

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“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears.

"She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.”

“'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..."

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Some additional photos from last night.

Yesterday morning, the Mirror reported on how ICE's own data shows how overcrowded this Mesa facility has been -- and how ICE hid that from congressional Democrats in February.

Last night, three of those Democrats showed up unnanounced and were horrified by what they saw.

Why a surprise inspection? Because the last time they inspected this facility they had to give 7 days notice; and ICE moved almost everyone out of the facility before they got there, then filled it up again when they left. azmirror.com/2026/04/09/i...

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“I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,” Rep. Adelita Grijalva said. “It is frightening in there. It is disgusting.”

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They described people laying down inside "like sardines," many of them pleading for help. Some with fevers, all laying on concrete floors with no blankets.

Will have more on this in the morning hours.

@repyassansari.bsky.social @repgregstanton.bsky.social and Rep Grijalva just conducted an unannounced oversight visit to this facility. Said there were at least 250 people (facility holds 157) with over 40 people in rooms with listed occupancy of 21. Deportation aircraft were there when they arrived

Tucson Police had access to some of this tech. They purchased it using the state's Border Security fund. In documents provided to the Mirror they talked about using it to monitor protests and large scale events.

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heatmaps from the report showing tracking

BREAKING: You checked the weather this morning.

And you just told a surveillance company where you sleep.

Meet #Webloc, used by ICE, cops & foreign govs to track 500m+ phones.

No warrant required.

Our @citizenlab.ca investigation + how to protect yourself 🧵/1
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ProPublica journalists walk off the job in first U.S. newsroom strike over AI On the picket line in New York, union leaders said they expect "more concentrated conflicts" over AI in the news industry.

Yesterday, the ProPublica Guild walked off the job in the first strike by a major U.S. newsroom over, at least in part, AI protections.

I spoke with striking journalists and union leaders on the picket line in New York for @niemanlab.org. www.niemanlab.org/2026/04/prop...

MS NOW is investing in local news and original reporting as it builds a post-NBC identity - Poynter The network will partner with The Marshall Project, States Newsroom and the Pulitzer Center to power investigative and statehouse coverage

MS NOW is celebrating Local News Day by announcing new partnerships with the Pulitzer Center, The Marshall Project & States Newsroom, doubling down on our commitment to original & investigative reporting 🔥📰

Thank you!!!! ❤️

“The answer is surprise inspections, and this is something that the Trump administration fought bitterly to prevent,” said @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

The chart on the left is the daily population of the facility visited by the lawmakers from Jan 1 to March 10 of this year.

The chart on the right is daily population of that same facility during the same time frame last year.

good reminder to change your signal notification settings

Population at the Mesa facility dropped sharply in the seven days after Democrats Yassamin Ansari and Greg Stanton announced their visit — then climbed again almost immediately after

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AG nearly done investigating GOP legislative candidate who may have voted illegally since 2012 | Arizona Mirror The Arizona AG's investigation into Neil DeSanti for allegedly voting illegally in 16 elections is nearly complete

Neil DeSanti has voted at least 16 times since 2012. He's never been legally registered to vote, and a bid to restore his civil rights in 2024 was rejected.

He's once again running for the #azleg.

But he may be facing serious criminal charges soon.

Court ruling lets Arizona abortion provider mail pills and see patients by telehealth Arizona's largest abortion provider is mailing pills and offering telehealth after a court voided multiple restrictions

A February ruling that struck down Arizona's telehealth ban and two-trip requirement has allowed the state's largest abortion provider to cut costs and reach more patients

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RFK Jr. touts IHS funding at tribal conference while spreading false claims about diabetes RFK Jr. told tribal leaders diabetes is curable through diet while touting IHS funding at an Arizona tribal conference

“Type 2 diabetes is curable,” Trump's health secretary said. “You can reverse the diagnosis by changing the food source.”

That isn’t true.

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A composite image showing, at center, Corey Noel Scott, a white man with thinning dirty blonde hair and beard stubble wearing a black shot and smiling. The image of his face is up-close and in a circle with a light outline. Two other circles are floating in the image that read “PATRIOT FRONT MEMBER IDENTIFIED." That text is on a mock edit of a red, white and blue Patriot Front logo that crosses out their center fasces symbol with an X. Another floating image shows the red, white, and blue patch for Seal Team 7, which is a thin triangle facing downward with a large 7 in the center and the logo for the Navy on top of the 7, seven white stars are at the point of the triangle. All these images are sitting on top of a military group shot that’s faded in the background. The men in camo are holding up guns and a red, white and blue American flag and posing for the camera. Most soldiers are blocked by the various images except for one section where Corey Scott and Eddie Gallagher can be seen in sunglasses by the flag.

EXCLUSIVE at the newly relaunched @informant.news: We've obtained secret documents showing that a former Navy SEAL whose testimony helped overturn a war crimes case against his platoon leader has recently joined the white supremacist group Patriot Front.

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The normally sleepy SRP election was marked by long lines, 3 times the early ballots this year The election for the board of the Salt River Project is normally very quiet. It's an off-cycle election in the middle of April with an archaic voting model that allows only some property owners to eve...

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Senate President Petersent refers AG Mayes and Secretary Fontes to DOJ for obstruction Warren Petersen referred Kris Mayes and Adrian Fontes to the DOJ after they asked what voter data he handed over to the FBI

The Senate president referred his likely attorney general opponent to the DOJ after she asked whether confidential voter data was included in records he gave the FBI

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Spence Rogers @SpenceRogers, he has a FourG affiliate logo and blue checkmark on X.com Revoke more visas Cancel more H-1Bs Cancel more student visas Deport more illegals Hire more ICE agents Denaturalize more invaders Arrest more criminals Block more countries from immigrating Topple more Hindu statues Topple more mosques Put up more crosses 12:08 PM • 4/7/26 • 27 Views

Spencer Rogers makes tens of thousands of dollars a year from AZ-GOP state senators Wendy Rogers and Mark Finchem via his Florida-based political consulting firm Go Right Strategies, Inc.

Here he is calling for Hindu statues and mosques to be “toppled.”

Shelly Kittleson, American Journalist Abducted in Iraq, Is Freed The journalist, Shelly Kittleson, was abducted by a militia allied with Iran and held for a week. Iraqi officials say she was freed in exchange for the release of militia members.

Breaking News: Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist who was abducted in Iraq by a militia allied with Iran, was freed after a week in captivity.

Nearly 5,000 migrants were charged with military trespassing at border. Most cases got dropped Last summer, the Trump administration designated more than a third of Arizona’s roughly 370-mile-long border with Mexico a military zone.

Last summer, the Trump administration designated more than a third of Arizona’s roughly 370-mile-long border with Mexico a military zone.

Rep. Ansari: "Donald Trump is trying to normalize language that essentially threatening genocide, threatening the potential use of nuclear weapons ... how is nobody trying to restrain this madman who is trying to get all of us killed. This is a nightmare scenario. It's apocalyptic."

Arizona Republicans file complaint against Pima County's policy barring ICE from county property Arizona Republicans asked the AG to investigate Pima County's policy barring ICE from county property without a warrant

“We're seeing Democrat-run local governments put radical political agendas ahead of public safety," Senate President Warren Petersen said

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