ICE arrests at L.A. churches stoke fear in Arizona that migrant raids at houses of worship are ramping up https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061725_ice_churches/ice-arrests-la-churches-stoke-fear-arizona-that-migrant-raids-houses-worship-are-ramping-up/ Immigration raids at houses of worship remain infrequent. But arrests at two Los Angeles-area churches have stoked fear among migrants and an uproar among advocates, and although no reports have surfaced of churches in Arizona being targeted, many were already on edge. #Tucson #Arizona

Velazquez: Solar changed my life; Congress shouldn’t make it harder for others to follow https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061725_velazquez_op/velazquez-solar-changed-my-life-congress-shouldnt-make-it-harder-others-follow/ The U.S. House recently advanced legislation to eliminate solar federal tax credits at the end of 2025, though the credits are often the difference between dreaming of solar and being able to afford it. #Tucson #Arizona

Measles cases are in 34 states - including Arizona - with North Dakota now the focus https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061625_measles_growth/measles-cases-are-34-states-including-arizona-with-north-dakota-now-focus/ As super-contagious measles continues to spread and nears a six-year U.S. record, cases in its original epicenter of West Texas may be subsiding as hesitant residents become more concerned and willing to vaccinate, while North Dakota is a new focus with the highest rate. #Tucson #Arizona

Appeals court allows Trump to keep National Guard in Los Angeles temporarily https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061325_la_guard_trump/appeals-court-allows-trump-keep-national-guard-los-angeles-temporarily/ A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump’s deployment of California National Guard soldiers to continue while it considers Trump’s challenge to a lower court’s decision that found he illegally mobilized those troops without consulting Gov. Gavin Newsom. #Tucson #Arizona

How El Salvador's government impeded a U.S. investigation of MS-13 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061225_ms13_salvador/how-el-salvadors-government-impeded-us-investigation-ms-13/ Senior officials in Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s government repeatedly impeded the work of a U.S. task force as it pursued evidence of possible wrongdoing by the Salvadoran president and his inner circle, evidence at odds with Bukele’s reputation as a crime fighter. #Tucson #Arizona

Queen of the Night blooms: The single night life of a desert flower https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061025_night_bloom/queen-night-blooms-single-night-life-desert-flower/ The cacti Peniocereus greggii, also known as the Queen of the Night, unfurled its petals Monday night for its annual bloom. The one-night spectacle drew crowds of admirers to Tohono Chul Gardens to get a glimpse of the night-blooming cereus before it faded with the dawn, not to return for another year. #Tucson #Arizona

University of Arizona faculty say administrator causing severe harm to Native students https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061025_ua_native_harm/university-arizona-faculty-say-administrator-causing-severe-harm-native-students/ After several Native students at the University of Arizona expressed their concerns about student safety regarding assistant vice provost Tessa L. Dysart, multiple Native faculty members are calling for immediate action from university leadership. #Tucson #Arizona

Months after detaining people accused of being Tren de Aragua, authorities offer no evidence of gang ties https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060725_tx_gang_arrests/months-after-detaining-people-accused-being-tren-de-aragua-authorities-offer-no-evidence-gang-ties/ Texas and federal authorities apprehended 47 people, including nine minors, they were members and associates of Tren de Aragua, a violent gang - but two months later, authorities have yet to provide any evidence that the more than three dozen people have connections to the gang. #Tucson #Arizona

'Mayhem' as ICE officials arrest multiple people at immigration court in Phoenix https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052025_ice_court_arrests/mayhem-as-ice-officials-arrest-multiple-people-immigration-court-phoenix/ Federal agents arrested multiple people at the immigration court in Phoenix on Tuesday, creating a situation one attorney described as "mayhem" as people believing their cases had just been dismissed were taken into custody outside. #Tucson #Arizona

Trump asks Supreme Court to reverse its own order blocking Venezuelan deportations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051425_scotus_deportations/trump-asks-supreme-court-reverse-its-own-order-blocking-venezuelan-deportations/ The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to lift its own injunction placed last month in the Northern District of Texas to allow for the deportation of a group of Venezuelan nationals under an 18th-century wartime law. #Tucson #Arizona