‘Be ready to be deported’: GOP AG hopeful Petersen pledges to help deport Arizona Dreamers

Republican Warren Petersen has pledged to support the Trump administration's efforts to deport over 18,000 Arizonans who were brought to the U.S. as children and have federal protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program if he wins the attorney general election in November. This stance reflects a hardline approach to immigration that could further polarize the debate. It matters because Petersen's position could shape Arizona's legal stance on immigration enforcement and affect the lives of many young people who call the state home.