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Advocates Warn Arizona Woman Could Die of Cancer If She’s Not Released from ICE Jail

HeadlineJul 10, 2025

In Arizona, immigration courts have begun distributing flyers warning immigrants to “self-deport.” The documents are written in English and Spanish and produced by the Justice Department. They appear to target immigrants without lawyers and have even been presented to people who’ve won their immigration cases.

Advocates are demanding the release of a Phoenix musician and artist with cancer who’s been jailed by ICE for five months, even though she’s a lawful permanent resident who’s lived in the U.S. for over 25 years. Arbella “Yari” Rodríguez Márquez has languished at the Eloy Detention Center since February, when she was detained by immigration authorities on her way back from Mexico and stripped of her residency by an immigration judge. Her partner says Yari has lost 55 pounds due to inadequate medical care. She said, “I am worried that if she is not released, Yari will be the next death in Eloy Detention Center.”

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