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🌱 What the green-lit ICE warehouse could mean for Surprise residents

Surprise, Arizona Patch AM: a 4 min read

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  • What the green-lit ICE warehouse could mean for Surprise residents

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Today's riddle: What did the mommy tomato say to the baby tomato? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Very warm with hazy sun, with a high of 109 and low of 84 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Hot; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 109, low: 79.
  • Saturday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 107 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• US to offload ICE warehouse prisons after $700M spent (audacy.com) — A federally purchased ICE warehouse in Surprise is one of a few facilities the government still plans to operate, even as it moves to sell off similar sites elsewhere. Local pushback, including concerns raised by a Surprise city councilmember, is highlighted as federal officials give the project a green light while rethinking large-scale detention plans nationwide.
   

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  • A good deed !
    A nice young man has been helping me with my trash cans. I didn’t know who it was until recently. Thank you!! (Nextdoor Sun Village)
  • My husband came upon this poor baby right near Saguaro and 174th in Surprise Farms (right across from the skate park)
    about an hour ago. He was working and didn’t have any cat food or water with him but just as he was going to stop he saw a lady come to the baby but… (Nextdoor Northwest Ranch Community)
  • ABM Industries, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse Janitorial Cleaner in Surprise. Apply here.
  • Ottawa University posted a job opening for Graduate Assistant Mens Basketball Coach (29362) in Surprise. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Surprise here.

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