Grand Canyon Times

Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.) today vetoed a bill to make it illegal for a person to enter Arizona by crossing the U.S.-Mexico border outside of an official port of entry. 

Sponsored by Sen. Janae Shamp (R-Surprise), SB 1231 would also have provided civil liability to state or local government officials who enforce the law.

"The Legislature did its job to protect our citizens, but Governor Hobbs failed to do hers," said Shamp in a statement. "Vetoing the Arizona Border Invasion Act is a prime example of the chaos Hobbs is unleashing in our state while perpetuating this open border crisis as Biden's accomplice."

SB 1231 had passed both the Arizona House and Senate without a single Democrat vote. 

11,800 illegal aliens were apprehended in the U.S Border Patrol's Tucson Sector during the week ending February 23, 2024, reported the Tucson Standard. There were also 28 human smuggling events, which makes 78 such events reported during the past four weeks in the Tucson Sector.

This is Hobbs' first veto of the year. She vetoed 143 bills in 2023, breaking the record set by former Gov. Janet Napolitano (D), who vetoed 58 bills in 2005, reported Deseret News.