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The ICE Back Door: From Phoenix’s McDowell to Nogales – WTOP News
ICE held him in a Phoenix processing office for 26 hours before sending him to Mexico, part of a sharp rise in street arrests and voluntary departures.
- ICE agents arrested Ramón Barraza in Phoenix on January 6, 2026, detaining him for 26 hours at the agency's Central Avenue facility while a waiver extending holding limits from 12 to 72 hours remained in effect.
- In June 2025, the agency issued an internal waiver extending the holding limit for temporary cells from 12 to 72 hours, formalizing the practice of detaining individuals for up to three days.
- Luis Silas, another migrant detained at the same office in February 2026, spent more than 70 hours in custody, sharing space with at least 14 people and receiving only bean burritos every six hours.
- On June 23, 2026, a federal judge struck down the waiver, finding it "arbitrary and capricious" because it conflicted with ICE's own national standards.
- Records show ICE held 9,276 people at the Central Avenue office between January 2025 and March 2026; the American Immigration Council notes such facilities' classification often exempts them from routine federal inspections.
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By CELIA MONTOYA/Connecta Arizona The white Nissan truck was left on a street in western Phoenix. In the trunk there was a tile cutter, ceramic boxes and an open adhesive bag. Ramón Barraza, the man who handled it, did not return for it. It was 7:00 a.m. when Barraza left the apartment [...]
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The ICE back door: From Phoenix’s McDowell to Nogales
The white Nissan pickup was left on a street in west Phoenix.
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