Amy Goodman
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Meet the Activist Sent to ICE Despite Being Citizen After Blocking Arizona Highway to Trump Rally
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4:58Now PlayingDemocratic and Republican voters head to the polls today in Utah and Arizona, underscoring the battle over immigration reform. In Arizona, demonstrators shut down a highway leading to a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump outside Phoenix Saturday, delaying the rally ahead of today’s key primaries. Three people were arrested, including Jacinta González, a leading immigrant advocate who had locked her neck to a van’s window as part of the roadblock. González was then transferred to immigration custodydespite being a U.S. citizen. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, released a statement saying, "Under current ICE procedures, all foreignborn individuals who are booked into the Maricopa County Jail are interviewed by ICE personnel to determine alienage and removability and whether they would be an enforcement priority for the agency." The office of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been monitored by the U.S. Justice Department for what it calls a "systematic disregard for basic constitutional protections." We speak with Jacinta González, field director at Mijente, a national political hub for Latinx organizing.
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