On Friday, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed an executive order to mobilize the state’s National Guard to the US/Mexico border effective immediately. Hobbs’ order came in the wake of news that the Mexican military seized 10 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at the border on the Mexico side in the Tucson Sector.
Almost immediately after taking office, Hobbs ordered the dismantling of an improvised border barrier created by her predecessor Governor Doug Ducey.
Although Hobbs is the commander-in-chief of Arizona’s National Guard and had been called upon by Arizona State Speaker of the House Ben Toma and his colleagues to activate the troops, Hobbs instead punted the matter to Washington D.C. and announced she had asked the Biden administration to do so instead.
Hobbs had demanded more money from the feds and threatened to task the National Guard if the Biden administration failed to do so. The Biden administration ignored her demand.
Last week, Hobbs visited a strangely quiet Lukeville Port of Entry. During her appearance in front of the border wall that has become virtually obsolete, not one illegal alien could be seen.
As previously reported by the Arizona Daily Independent, it appears that illegal crossings were temporarily stopped during the Governor’s visit and resumed almost immediately after her departure from the area.
Wow! 10 minutes after Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs left the closed Lukeville, Arizona port of entry after her tour, hundreds of illegal aliens were escorted into the port! Can’t make this up! I’m here live. pic.twitter.com/el1OWq1b2o
— Just Jeff From Cali (@liberty_clarion) December 9, 2023
Hobbs was in the area for the photo opportunity to sell her request for more money from the Biden administration to address the ongoing surge of illegal migrant traffic that has shut down the Lukeville Port of Entry to everything but illegal traffic.
Week in Review…
– 18,400 Apprehensions
– 104 Federal Criminal Cases
– 13 Rescues
– 7 Human Smuggling Events
– 3 Narcotics Events
– 3 Significant Arrests (Sex Offenders)
– 2 Firearms Seized
– 1 Stolen VehicleHonor First! pic.twitter.com/kHKfR9J0dc
— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) December 16, 2023
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