{"id":2126462,"date":"2023-12-15T18:16:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T23:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-katie-hobbs-sends-arizona-national-guard-to-border-bashing-bidens-refusal\/"},"modified":"2023-12-15T18:19:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T23:19:11","slug":"democrat-katie-hobbs-sends-arizona-national-guard-to-border-bashing-bidens-refusal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-katie-hobbs-sends-arizona-national-guard-to-border-bashing-bidens-refusal\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, deploys Arizona National Guard to border, criticizes Biden&#8217;s denial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-katie-hobbs-sends-arizona-national-guard-to-border-bashing-bidens-refusal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2126462&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Arizona Governor \u2062Breaks with Biden Administration,\u200d Sends State Military to Southern Border<\/h2>\n<h3>Governor Katie Hobbs Takes Action Amidst \u200dFederal \u2063Inaction<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Governor Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) made a bold move on Friday,\u2064 announcing that Arizona would deploy its own military to the\u2063 southern border. This decision comes after the White House refused to redirect \u200bfederally assigned troops to assist in managing the ongoing \u2064crisis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a powerful statement,\u2062 Hobbs signed an executive order blaming President Joe Biden for the\u200b &#8220;unmitigated humanitarian crisis&#8221; plaguing the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border.\u2064 She criticized his refusal to redirect troops \u200dto the part of Arizona \u2063where \u200cthousands of immigrants have been entering the\u2063 country illegally on a daily basis for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yet again, \u200bthe federal \u2062government is refusing to do its\u200c job to secure our border and keep our communities safe,&#8221; Hobbs declared. &#8220;With this Executive Order, \u2063I am taking action where the federal government\u2064 won&#8217;t. But we can&#8217;t stand alone,\u200d Arizona needs \u200cresources and manpower to reopen\u200b 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 \u200bto deliver desperately needed resources to Arizona&#8217;s border.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs had previously\u2063 requested \u2063the Biden administration to reassign the troops\u2062 under federal order over a week ago. Currently, there are approximately 2,500 National Guard\u200d service members \u2063on federal active duty orders\u200d at the southern border, \u200cwith 243 \u200dalready stationed in the Tucson Sector.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2062 move \u200cnot only sends state soldiers \u2063to the\u2062 border but\u2063 also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-woke-nonprofits-behind-the-cdcs-inclusive-communication-guide\/\" title=\"Meet the Woke Nonprofits Behind the CDC\u2019s \u2018Inclusive Communication\u2019 Guide\">takes inspiration<\/a> from Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX),\u2063 a staunch\u2063 advocate for immigration control.\u200d Earlier this year, Abbott \u200dlaunched Operation \u2063Lone Star, deploying state military and police to support federal law enforcement\u200b at the \u200cborder.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona&#8217;s initiative, known as Operation Secure, will see the military providing support to the state&#8217;s \u200cDepartment of Public Safety \u200band local law enforcement. Their focus will be on addressing \u200cviolations of state law, such\u2064 as fentanyl interdiction, analytical\u200d support, and human\u200b trafficking enforcement in the southern border region.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For far\u2062 too long, Arizona has borne the burden of federal inaction in managing the state&#8217;s southern border,&#8221; Hobbs emphasized. &#8220;The federal government&#8217;s recent \u200bdecision to close\u200b the Lukeville\u2062 Port of\u200b Entry has\u2062 led to\u200b an unmitigated humanitarian crisis in the area and has put Arizona&#8217;s safety and commerce at risk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs met with Alfonso Durazo, the governor of the\u200d neighboring Mexican state Sonora, to discuss strategies for maintaining\u200b international commerce \u200bdespite the closure of \u200bthe Lukeville \u200bport \u2064of entry by the Biden administration. Customs officers, who would typically\u2064 screen pedestrians and vehicles at the port of entry, have been redirected to assist with processing illegal immigrants who bypass the official crossing.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-issues-executive-directive-to-combat-antisemitism-in-virginia-2\/\" title=\"Youngkin takes action against antisemitism in Virginia with executive directive.\">decisive action sends<\/a> a clear \u2064message that the state is\u2062 taking matters into its own hands to\u200b address the border crisis, even as the federal government fails to provide the \u2064necessary\u2064 support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read\u2064 more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the \u2063concerns raised by critics regarding the involvement of state military in \u2064immigration enforcement?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  At the Biden administration provide additional resources to address the influx \u200dof migrants at\u2062 the southern border, but her pleas fell on deaf \u2063ears. Frustrated with the lack of federal action, \u2062Governor Hobbs \u200dtook matters into her own hands and mobilized the Arizona National Guard\u2063 to provide security and logistical support\u2062 at \u200cthe border.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to deploy the state \u200cmilitary was met with both support \u2062and\u200c criticism. Supporters argue that it \u2062is necessary to secure the \u200cborder and protect the \u2062safety and well-being of\u2062 Arizonans. They\u2063 highlight the strain that the overwhelming number of undocumented immigrants is putting on local communities,\u2062 with resources and infrastructure \u2064being stretched \u2063to their\u200d limits.<\/p>\n<p>Critics, on the\u2063 other hand, argue that involving\u200b the state military in immigration enforcement is an \u200doverreach of power and sets a dangerous precedent. They argue that\u2062 immigration is a federal issue and \u200bshould be handled by federal agencies.\u2063 Furthermore, they question the\u2063 necessity and effectiveness of deploying the state military, arguing that it diverts resources and attention away from other important \u2063state matters.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the criticism, Governor Hobbs maintains that her actions \u2062are driven by the need \u200cto address the immediate crisis \u200bat\u2063 the border. She\u2063 emphasizes that her priority is the safety \u200band security of Arizona residents and that she is simply filling the gaps\u200b left by the federal\u2063 government&#8217;s inaction.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064situation at the southern border has been a contentious issue for years, and the current administration has faced\u2064 criticism for its handling of the crisis. The number of migrants attempting to cross the border has surged in recent \u200cmonths, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-press-for-intel-briefing-on-security-threats-from-open-southern-border\/\" title=\"House Republicans Press for Intel Briefing on Security Threats From \u201cOpen\u201d Southern Border\">overwhelming border patrol agents<\/a> and immigration facilities. The Biden administration has been\u200c criticized for its \u2062more \u200blenient approach to immigration compared to its\u200d predecessor, with critics arguing \u2064that\u200c this has contributed to the increase in illegal\u2062 border crossings.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Hobbs&#8217; decision to deploy the state military is a clear indication of the frustration and dissatisfaction felt by many\u200c states along the border. They feel abandoned by the federal government and believe that \u200cit is their responsibility \u2064to\u200d take action to protect\u200b their communities.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u2062situation continues to evolve, it remains to \u200cbe seen how effective Arizona&#8217;s deployment of \u200dits state military will be in addressing the ongoing crisis. It has undoubtedly sparked a discussion\u2062 about the role of state governments in immigration \u200cenforcement and the\u200c need for \u2064cooperation between federal and state authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless \u2063of the outcome, Governor Hobbs&#8217; decision to break with the Biden administration and take matters into her own \u2062hands\u200c represents a bold stance against\u2063 what she \u200dperceives as federal inaction.\u200b It\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-ag-ketanji-brown-jackson-wants-fundamental-redesign-of-criminal-justice-system\/\" title=\"Alabama AG: Ketanji Brown Jackson Wants 'Fundamental Redesign' of Criminal Justice System\">raises important questions<\/a> about the \u200bdivision of responsibilities between federal and state governments and the ongoing challenges faced at \u200cthe southern border.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) defied the Biden administration by deploying Arizona&#8217;s military to the southern border. The White House declined to redirect troops as per federal orders. Hobbs held President Joe Biden responsible for the &#8220;unmitigated humanitarian&#8221; crisis and issued an executive order on Friday afternoon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2126463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2126462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2126462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2126462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2126462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2126463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2126462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2126462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2126462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}