Republicans in the Arizona Senate approved legislation that would force local and state law enforcement to help federal officials carry out the Trump administration’s deportation effort.

The state Department of Corrections is pushing back against the request for a federal judge to remove its control of the prison health care system.

Currently, 39 states provide compensation for wrongful convictions, according to the Arizona Justice Project. PHOENIX — A bill providing financial compensation to wrongfully convicted individuals is advancing through the Arizona Legislature, potentially making it the 40th state to offer such relief.

The Human Rights Defense Center, publisher of Prison Legal News and Criminal Legal News, wants records from GEO Group about settlements over $1,000.

Republicans have introduced legislation that, in a shift from the Biden days, would require local authorities to enforce federal immigration policy.