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Arizona's Governor Hobbs and DPS Director Glover urge peaceful protests, stressing nonviolence and respect for law.
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Thousands of Arizonans flooded the Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza and braved triple-degree heat June 14. Organizers called it the resistance.
Roberto Reveles, a prominent Latino civil rights leader, spoke to the crowd about the state’s past with racism and immigration enforcement. His organization, Somos America, led one of the largest civil rights marches in the state’s history and won a lawsuit against then-Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for racial profiling.
Arizona leaders are warning people who participate in Saturday’s “No Kings” protests to exercise their First Amendment rights peacefully.
An anti-ICE protest broke out in downtown Phoenix amid violent protests in Los Angeles, where President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard; a plane bound for the Valley crashed near San Diego; and more.
Arizona high school athletes are protesting rising immigration enforcement, fearing its impact on their future, scholarships and families. School districts including Phoenix Union are stepping up to protect undocumented students.