Your Pinal County Judge just told ICE no.
Oye, good morning, Phoenix. Carlos Espinoza-Reyes here, bringing you the latest from City Hall, or at least, what's shaking up *around* City Hall. Look, here's the deal— things got interesting down in Pinal County this weekend, and it's got folks here in the Valley talking. A judge there just blocked Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer's deal with ICE, saying he went too far, exceeded his authority. This came down on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
This is a big one, mijo, especially when you consider what happened just before that. Representatives Stanton, Ansari, and Grijalva are demanding answers from ICE about reports of pepper-spraying 47 detainees in overcrowded conditions. You connect those dots, and you see why a judge stepping in to block local officials from cutting their own deals with federal immigration enforcement matters. It's about accountability, and making sure our folks, the people living and working here, are treated with dignity. We’ll be watching to see how this plays out, and what it means for future agreements in the region.
That's the Valley, baby — 115 degrees and we're still out here.
Carlos Espinoza-Reyes, MiTL Sports Desk.
You know Keith and the crew are gonna be all over this on the Morning Wire—tune in at mornings.live,órale.