PHOENIX — An Arizona state senator is facing death threats and calls for her expulsion from the Legislature over her social media posts about immigration enforcement sightings.
State Sen. Analise Ortiz, a Democrat whose district includes Maryvale and parts of Glendale, has posted on Instagram about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement efforts, drawing attention from the right-wing influencer X account “Libs of TikTok.”
“I am not intimidated by this, because what I did was simply alert my community to stay away from an area where ICE could be, to keep themselves safe,” she told ABC15. “That is First Amendment-protected speech.”
Ortiz said many of her constituents are afraid of ICE raids, noting that U.S. citizens and legal residents have been detained. She compared her posts to apps