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Hi John,
Welp, she did it.
Katie Hobbs vetoed the AZ ICE Act that would have stopped sanctuary cities in Arizona.
We are NOT going to let that stop us! ([link removed])
We learned in 2024: If you want to get good border legislation done under this Governor, you MUST go directly to the people.
KJZZ Phoenix has the story:
Republicans say they’re surprised and disappointed in Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs for vetoing the Arizona ICE Act, and they may seek to bypass the governor with a ballot referral.
SB 1164 would have blocked state agencies and local governments from adopting policies banning cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
The bill’s sponsor, Senate President Warren Petersen (R-Gilbert), accused Hobbs of playing political games by vetoing the bill.
He said lawmakers will consider bypassing the governor to put this bill on the 2026 ballot, when Hobbs is also up for reelection.
“We’re looking at 18 months until the next election and the governor will be on the ballot so part of the equation will be: is the focus going into getting a governor that will sign the bill? Or does this go on the ballot with it?” Petersen said at a press conference on Monday.
Hobbs wrote in her veto letter that she supports working alongside the federal government to secure the border, but she doesn’t support forcing state and local officials to comply with all federal immigration policies.
The head of the Arizona Sheriffs' Association said Monday that he and his counterparts in all 14 counties should be forced by state law to hold those they have arrested if they are wanted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Yavapai County Sheriff David Rhodes said at a press conference he disagrees with Hobbs’ veto.
The Arizona ICE Act specifically included a mandate that county sheriffs honor "detainer'' requests made by ICE to hold those who have been arrested on state crimes until the federal agency can pick them up.
That is something that sheriffs can do now. And Rhodes said he believes a majority of the sheriffs do comply.
"But you have a handful that are not,'' he said.
Rhodes did not name names. But Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is among those who said his agency will not participate in plans by ICE to conduct mass deportations, including holding those in county jails for anything beyond the state crime for which they were arrested.
That, said Rhodes, is wrong.
"The state should be telling those sheriffs, 'If you have somebody in your custody, and that person has committed crime, particularly violent crime, and they are subject to removal from this country, they must notify the immigration authorities,' '' he said. "I do believe that that is a fair, common sense, piece of legislation and direction that they need to follow.''
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It worked in 2024.
Having the Secure the Border Act on the ballot brought out America First voters and helped us take Arizona in 2024. Since Hobbs refuses to help with Arizona's illegal invasion, we could do it again in 2026.
The people of Arizona want the messy border and invasion problem FIXED. It affects us more than anyone else.
Hobbs STILL doesn't get it. We MUST go around her to get anything done. Do you agree? ([link removed])
We have passed a TON of great legislation- only to see Hobbs veto it. We need to get things done- Can you help me pass this legislation? ([link removed])
God bless Arizona, and God bless America!
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Wendy Rogers, Lt Col USAF (ret)
Arizona Senator LD7
PS: Hobbs is unreasonable and beholden to her extremist Dem base. We need to overrule them- please help us make this happen! ([link removed])
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