Surprise
Coverage of Surprise in the Nexus archive.
- Firefighter donates kidney to husband, a fellow firefighter, after shocking diagnosis
Maddy Geer, a Phoenix firefighter, donated a kidney to her husband, Junior Coleman, a Surprise firefighter, after he was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease and entered stage 5 kidney failure. Both firefighters are recovering at home following surgery and plan to return to full duty.
- Firefighter donates kidney to husband, a fellow firefighter, after shocking diagnosis
Maddy Geer, a Phoenix firefighter, donated a kidney to her husband, Junior Coleman, a Surprise firefighter, after he was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease leading to stage 5 kidney failure. Both are recovering at home following surgery and aim to return to full duty. Coleman required dialysis three times weekly before the transplant, and the couple emphasized their gratitude for the successful procedure.
- Agreement stalls immigrant detention center in Surprise
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to delay converting a warehouse in Surprise into an immigration detention center until an environmental review is completed. The facility, initially intended to hold 542 detainees, will not begin operations or new construction during the delay, though some security-related work is permitted.
- Homeland Security pauses Arizona ICE facility for environmental review
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has paused converting a Surprise, Arizona warehouse into an ICE detention facility until an environmental review is completed. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes secured a stipulation requiring compliance with environmental laws, citing risks from a nearby chemical plant and schools.
- Eyeing upcoming elections, Arizona activists want their city officials to stand up to ICE
Arizona activists in Mesa are pushing to end their city's 287(g) agreement with ICE, which allows local police to investigate citizenship status of arrested individuals. They aim to flip the city council in upcoming elections to terminate the partnership, as candidates in Mesa and other cities increasingly face immigration policy debates.
- Frustrated by inaction on ICE warehouse, activists move to dissolve Surprise altogether
Activists in Surprise, Arizona, filed a petition to disincorporate the city to transfer control to Maricopa County, aiming to push back against an ICE immigration detention center. The city council has refused to oppose the facility, which the U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to retrofit in a warehouse near a hazardous chemical storage site.