‘A witch-hunt’: how Arizona jailed a grandmother for ballot collecting

Guillermina Fuentes was sentenced to one month for alleged unlawful ballot collection - and advocates say prosecuting cases like hers suppresses the right to vote

The small city of San Luis is tucked away in the far corner of Arizona, closer to Mexico than to any major US city. The community is nearly 95% Latino and tight-knit - the type of place where you know your neighbors and their parents and cousins.

It's not uncommon here for residents to frequently cross the border into Mexico to go shopping or see a dentist, as the vast majority of residents are US citizens who can go back and forth freely. And they do not take their right to vote in the US for granted. Election days in San Luis were typically joyous occasions, with music and celebrations in the streets.