Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation that would have required local jurisdictions to cooperate with federal law enforcement.
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Badlands MediaOct 15, 2026
Multiple sources confirm Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation requiring local and state officials in Arizona to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, including the 2025 ICE Act (Senate Bill 1164) per AP and other outlets, and House Bill 2099 requiring cities and towns to comply with federal immigration enforcement.
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… They split them up, they split them up, they cut them in half, and yet two people died from one pill. That's the power of that crap. Yet, as we're getting these monsters out of Arizona, Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation to require local jurisdictions to cooperate with federal law enforcement, so we'll have a killer, and we'll send the federal law enforcement, Border Patrol, ICE, even your police department, to pick him up, and they won't give him to us. They want to protect him. Crazy. Andy Biggs will always stand with law enforcement. …
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Supports. AP reports that Hobbs vetoed a Republican-backed bill requiring local and state officials in Arizona to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts, including honoring federal detainer requests.[1][3]
Supports. The Phoenix New Times 2025 veto roundup lists Senate Bill 1164, the 'Arizona ICE Act,' as vetoed, describing it as forcing state and local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.[4]
Supports. Capitol Media Services reports Hobbs nixed the Arizona ICE Act, which would have required law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, and that she vetoed other bills requiring local officials to cooperate with federal enforcement.[5]
Supports. Hobbs's veto letter for Senate Bill 1610 states that she vetoed it and that it places burdens on local law enforcement, consistent with her opposition to forced local cooperation with federal enforcement.[2][6]
Context. Hobbs's veto letters say she supports working with the federal government on border security but objects to forcing state and local officials to take 'marching orders from Washington.'[1][7]
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7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 5 not rated
- 1Arizona governor vetoes bill requiring local officials to help ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Veto of Senate Bill 1610azleg.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Gov. Hobbs rejects GOP-backed immigration crackdown ...azfamily.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4All 174 bills Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed in 2025 ...phoenixnewtimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Gov. Katie Hobbs Vetoes a Host of Proposed Measures - KAWCkawc.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6GOP criticizes Arizona governor's vetoes of immigration billswashingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7DPS video touts Gov. Katie Hobbs' border work days before votetucson.com · not rated · cited for: context
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