Tucson's Top Stories: June 16
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A new Trump administration policy could force many immigrants seeking green cards through U.S. citizen relatives to leave the country and complete the process abroad, potentially triggering lengthy bans on returning. Immigration advocates warn the change could lead to prolonged family separations, while supporters argue it restores fairness and accountability to the immigration system.
A new report from the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project details an assortment of conditions at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Florence Staging Facility that it says make it a "deplorable" stay for detainees.
A federal jury has convicted an Arizona man who delivered documents to federal courthouses threatening to kill whichever candidate won the 2024 presidential election. Prosecutors said the Casa Grande man threatened both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and later told investigators he would carry out the threats if his demands were not met. He faces up to 15 years in prison at sentencing.
