A generation of Arizonans revolted against hardline immigration policies and won important battles. This year, the state voted to bring those policies back

Summary

Arizona voters approved the “secure our border” initiative, which makes crossing the US-Mexico border without authorization a state crime.

Immigrant rights groups fear the measure could bolster Trump’s promise to enact mass deportations and deputize local law enforcement to help him expel undocumented immigrants.

Activists and advocates are scrambling to prepare to react to the law and brace for more round-ups and threats against immigrants as Trump moves to implement his plans for mass deportations.