The Brief
- Homeland Security Investigations special agents arrested five undocumented immigrants during a targeted criminal operation Tuesday outside a Mesa Food City.
- Civil rights groups condemned the Election Day enforcement action as voter intimidation, emphasizing the grocery store is located less than a mile from two active polling places.
- Mesa police denied collaborating with federal agents, stating they received routine notification but provided zero operational support to HSI.
MESA, Ariz. – Federal agents arrested five people during a targeted criminal operation outside a Mesa grocery store on Election Day, setting off fierce backlash from community advocacy groups who accused federal authorities of voter intimidation near polling locations.
The Tuesday operation unfolded outside the Food City near Southern Avenue and Mesa Drive.
What we know:…