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

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

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs delivers remarks at the Tempe Center for the Arts in Tempe, Ariz., on Sept. 28, 2023. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images

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 “makes 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.”