Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Jerod MacDonald-Evoy |Gloria Gomez |Emily Holshouser

Across the Grand Canyon State, tens of thousands of people braved the sweltering summer heat to gather in parks, on street corners and at the state Capitol for a national day of protest aimed at countering President Donald Trump, who was celebrating his birthday with a military parade in Washington D.C.. There were some 40 volunteer-organized “No Kings” rallies in Arizona on Saturday, including one at the state Capitol near downtown Phoenix that was attended by an estimated 5,000 people.

2 weeks ago | azmirror.com | Gloria Gomez |Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

Tensions erupted between immigrant rights advocates and Peoria police officers on Tuesday, amid a surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity across the Valley. Federal officials with Homeland Security Investigations, a division within ICE, descended on a Peoria neighborhood Tuesday morning. As many as six residents of a home on 69th Avenue and West North Lane were arrested, according to a neighbor who witnessed the use of flash bangs and a battering ram.

3 weeks ago | alabamareflector.com | Jerod MacDonald-Evoy |Ralph Chapoco

by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Alabama Reflector June 2, 2025 After Donald Trump tapped him as his running mate, J.D. Vance crisscrossed the country and gave speech after speech in which he, like Trump, demonized immigrants and promised to mount a mass deportation effort if elected. The Boeing 737 that he used to travel around the nation is now being used to deport immigrants. Records show that it has made at least 16 flights to Central and South American countries to deport immigrants this year.

4 weeks ago | dailymontanan.com | Jerod MacDonald-Evoy |Darrell Ehrlick

After Donald Trump tapped him as his running mate, J.D. Vance crisscrossed the country and gave speech after speech in which he, like Trump, demonized immigrants and promised to mount a mass deportation effort if elected. The Boeing 737 that he used to travel around the nation is now being used to deport immigrants. Records show that it has made at least 16 flights to Central and South American countries to deport immigrants this year.

1 month ago | pinalcentral.com | Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

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