Arizona border fund debate reignites fight over state role in immigration enforcement

By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 1,029

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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Last year, after a brief political tussle over whether the money could be spent on immigration enforcement, Gov. Katie Hobbs and lawmakers set aside $18 million for law enforcement agencies to carry out drug interdiction.

This year, Hobbs and Republican legislators want to increase that funding, but Democrats remain wary about whether it will amount to the state helping aid President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

At issue is the state law that …

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