Arizona’s Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs deploys National Guard to southern border when Biden would not
(Migrants at the US / Mexico Southern Border, Image credit: Twitter)
Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs of Arizona is deploying the Arizona National Guard to the U.S. / Mexico border in her State due to the ongoing border crisis and because President Biden refused to do so.
One week after her letter to President Biden asking him to reassign the Arizona National Guard to re-open the Lukeville Port of Entry went unheeded Hobbs signed an Executive Order to carry out the next step in Operation SECURE, which is mobilizing the National Guard to southern Arizona. There, they will assist the Department of Public Safety and local law enforcement agencies with enforcement activities, including fentanyl interdiction, analytical support, and human trafficking enforcement efforts.
Although remote, the crossing is a popular route for Arizonans traveling to the Mexican resort of Puerto Peñasco, or Rocky Point, about 62 miles (100 kilometers) south of the border on the northern shores of the Sea of Cortez. Hobbs said the National Guard members will be stationed at multiple locations along the southern border, including around Lukeville. ~ The Associated Press
“Yet again, the federal government is refusing to do its job to secure our border and keep our communities safe,” said Governor Katie Hobbs. “With this Executive Order, I am taking action where the federal government won’t. But we can’t stand alone, Arizona needs resources and manpower to reopen the Lukeville crossing, manage the flow of migrants, and maintain a secure, orderly and humane border. Despite continued requests for assistance, the Biden administration has refused to deliver desperately needed resources to Arizona’s border.”
According to Hobbs, the White House has also failed to respond to Arizona’s request for reimbursement for border security spending. The National Guard members she’s deploying will be stationed at multiple locations along the southern border, including near both the Lukeville Port of Entry and the San Miguel crossing. It’s unclear when the troops would arrive at the border and exactly how many would be mobilized, according to NPR.
Read Governor Hobbs’ Executive Order in its entirety here.
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(Source: Office of the Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs)
(Cover photo of Katie Hobbs, Image credit: Twitter)
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