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Arizona Halts Federal Immigration Facility | Mesa News
Arizona’s Attorney General Kris Mayes just scored a major legal win, forcing a federal immigration processing center in Surprise to pause all operations—no construction, no detentions, nothing—until a missing environmental review is completed. The facility, purchased for $70 million, was meant to hold undocumented immigrants for up to a week and was slated for completion by September. But with this agreement, the project is on ice while the state watches closely, ready to challenge any inadequate review. It’s a powerful reminder that even federal projects can’t skip environmental due…
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