Arizona governor vetoes bill that would make border crossing a state crime
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The Republican-backed bill would give local law enforcement authority to arrest non-U.S. citizens for entering the country outside of a legal port of entry.
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An Arizona bill that would have made it a crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry has been vetoed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.
The Republican-backed bill would give local law enforcement authority to arrest non-U.S. citizens for entering the country outside of a legal port of entry.
Senate Bill 1231, also known as the Arizona Border Invasion Act, would have made border crossings a Class 1 misdemeanor, except at legal ports of entry.
Gov. Katie Hobbs late Monday quashed a bid by Republican legislators to allow state and local police to arrest those who have entered the country illegally.
Arizona Gov. Hobbs has vetoed the Arizona Border Invasion Act that would have made it a misdemeanor state crime for anyone to illegally cross the border other than at a lawful port of entry.
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed an Arizona bill that would make illegal border crossings punishable by law in the wake of the Supreme Court halting a similar Texas law.
PHOENIX -- (KVOA) Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill giving wide latitude to police and law enforcement officials to enforce federal immigration laws in our state.
In the wake of the vicious murder of Laken Riley by an illegal alien, Governor Katie Hobbs stunned Arizona residents with a veto of a bill that would have provided law enforcement the ability to protect Arizonans from heinous crimes associated with the nation's insecure border.
Gov. Katie Hobbs issued a stinging rebuke to Arizona Republicans on Monday, wielding her veto stamp to reject a GOP priority proposal that sought to give the state the power to arrest and deport migrants
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have, among other things, made it illegal for an unlawful immigrant to cross the border at any location other than a lawful port of entry.
