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We focus on two areas Eyeing Upcoming Elections, Arizona Activists Want Their City Officials to Stand Up to ICE
Mesa’s longtime partnership with ICE has emerged as a major fault line in the July elections, as organizers work to limit local collaboration with federal immigration authorities.
| June 26, 2026
Immigrant organizing has rocked local politics and caused election upsets throughout the country during Trump’s second term, and Arizona activists hope they can similarly channel many residents’ anger toward his immigration crackdown—in Mesa, Arizona’s third most populous city, but also in smaller towns like Surprise and Marana where ICE wants to build immigration detention centers.
Past campaigns in these cities have revolved mainly around taxes and affordable housing, but this time candidates are also having to grapple with immigration policy and how local law enforcement partners with ICE.
In Mesa’s Fourth District, which includes the city’s downtown core, two political newcomers have staked out opposing views on the subject as they run to replace Jenn Duff, who is retiring. Ray Johnson has given the city’s agreement with federal immigration officials his full-throated support, while Nick Willis has vowed to oppose it if elected.
In that crowded field, self-described progressive Danny Hart was recruited by Indivisible Mesa. Hart is the only candidate in District 5 who has unequivocally said he would vote to terminate the city’s partnership with federal immigration officials.
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