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Residents urge Phoenix leaders to adopt resolution limiting police cooperation with immigration enforcement
Summary
At a Spanish‑language budget hearing, dozens of residents and immigrant‑rights organizers urged the City Council to adopt a resolution restricting Phoenix Police cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and to stop using local tax dollars in ways they say facilitate deportations.
Dozens of residents and immigrant‑rights organizers used a Spanish‑language community budget hearing to press Phoenix City Council members to adopt a resolution limiting police cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and to refrain from using local funds in ways they said enable deportations.
April McQuew, a public commenter, told the council: "Yo estoy exigiendo que paren de usar nuestros impuestos contra racismo, deportación y detener a la gente y pasar la resolución." Several other speakers echoed that call, saying routine stops for minor vehicle infractions have led to detentions and transfers to federal immigration authorities.
Italia Miranda Cuevas, who identified herself as a transgender migrant resident, said the community needs protections and asked the Council to "luchar contra Trump" and provide tools to residents facing immigration enforcement. Sonia Almaraz described people she said were detained after minor traffic stops and asked the Council to help prevent police involvement with immigration authorities so families do not lose legal status.
Organizers from Poder en Acción and Rumbo repeatedly told the Council the community is fearful and requested an explicit commitment. At one point, an organizer asked Councilmember‑elect Ana Hernández for a yes/no commitment; during that exchange Hernández answered in the affirmative when asked whether she supported the group's resolution.
Speakers framed the request as immediate and practical: they asked for a City resolution, more public‑facing information in multiple languages and commitments that local resources not be used in ways that result in family separations. Multiple speakers said they pay taxes and expect local government to protect residents regardless of immigration status.
No formal Council action on a resolution was recorded during the hearing; comments constituted public input to the Council as it develops its positions and considers policy actions.
Ending: Organizers indicated they will continue outreach and asked Council offices to follow up with community meetings and multilingual materials.
