Mayes, who was elected in 2022, made the remarks as immigration enforcement activity expands in Arizona. She also pledged to prosecute any ICE agent who violates state law.
Department of Justice officials vowed to investigate the incident, with Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon emphasizing potential federal civil rights violations.
“All the patriots of ICE want to do is remove them from your neighborhood and send them back to the prisons and mental institutions from where they came …”
The shooting reignited scrutiny of the dangers faced by federal immigration agents — and brought renewed attention to a previous case in which the same agent narrowly avoided serious injury ...