Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Vetoes Bill Making Border Crossing a State Crime

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Senate Bill 1231 would have allowed state officials to fine and imprison illegal immigrants entering the state from Mexico.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have made border crossing a state crime.

Republican state Sen. Janae Shamp sponsored Senate Bill 1231, which โ€œmakes it unlawful for a person who is an alien [illegal immigrant] to enter Arizona from a foreign nation at any location other than a lawful port of entry.โ€

According to her statement on the veto, Ms. Hobbs said the โ€œbill does not secure our border, will be harmful for communities and businesses in our state, and burdensome for law enforcement personnel and the state judicial system.โ€

โ€œFurther, this bill presents significant constitutional concerns and would be certain to mire the State in costly and protracted litigation,โ€ she said.

The veto is Ms. Hobbsโ€™ first of the year. The Senate and the House passed the legislation along a party-line vote.

It would have allowed state officials to fine and imprison illegal immigrants entering the state from Mexico.

โ€œItโ€™s time to take the handcuffs off of our sheriffs who have been elected to protect the citizens of Arizona, which is why Iโ€™m introducing the Arizona Border Invasion Act, SB 1231,โ€ said Sen. Shamp during a press conference on the bill.

The bill indemnifies government officials, employees, and contractors from civil liability for damages that could arise from enforcement action related to illegal entry.

โ€œOur state local law enforcement are putting their lives on the line daily to protect our communities and itโ€™s clear they need all of our support,โ€ said Republican state Sen. David Gowan.

The legislation makes illegal entry a class-one misdemeanor unless the person has been convicted of illegal entry previously, in which case it becomes a class-six felony. Illegal entry escalates to a class-three felony if the accused has past convictions related to drugs, assault, or terrorism.

โ€œThis bill will also address illegal re-entry by establishing state law against non-U.S. citizens who enter if they have already been denied entry or have been renewed,โ€ said Mr. Shamp.

Byย Matt McGregor

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