๐ต On March 3rd, 2026 ๐๏ธ, the Tucson City Council ๐๏ธ held one of the most consequential meeting days of the year ๐จ โ and most people werenโt watching. ๐ซฃโก
The council unanimously voted โ to bar ICE ๐ซ๐ฎโโ๏ธ from using any city-owned property for immigration enforcement, even as new FOIA data ๐ revealed ICE arrests in Arizona ๐๏ธ had tripled ๐ in the last fiscal year โ and a 775-bed private detention facility ๐ was being quietly activated in Marana ๐คซ with zero public input. ๐ฃ๏ธโ
๐ก At the same time, the council debated ๐ฃ๏ธ whether to take on Fortis Inc. ๐ฅ โ the Canadian corporation ๐จ๐ฆ that owns Tucson Electric Power ๐ and pockets your electric bill profits ๐ธ โ after the cityโs own independent study ๐ง found public power could save households $1,000+ a year long-term. ๐๐ฐ…