Arizona immigrants fear return to mass arrests as state passes ‘secure our border’ act

Proposition 314 makes crossing the US-Mexico border a state crime, as Trump threatens widespread deportations

The news that Arizona voters on 5 November had approved the so-called secure our border" initiative hit Reyna Montoya like a gut punch.

The measure - proposition 314 on the ballot - makes crossing the US-Mexico border without authorization a state crime, empowering local officials to arrest and deport border-crossers and enhancing criminal penalties for unauthorised immigrants who apply for public benefits.