Hobbs Orders National Guard To Mobilize on Southern Border After 10 IEDs Discovered In Tucson Sector
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…