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Operation Desert Guardian: Arizona Gov. Hobbs signs executive order to create border task force
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced she has signed an executive order directing multiple agencies to create a joint task force, expanding security in the state's four border counties.
Executive order signed by Arizona governor creates border task force
The executive order states that the Arizona departments of public safety, homeland security and emergency affairs shall create a border task force.
Gov. Katie Hobbs launches task force to combat cartels in Arizona border counties
The task force will work to identify and reduce security vulnerabilities along the border and combat transnational criminal organizations.
Arizona creates border task force to counter cartels
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed an executive order to combat drug and migrant smuggling and gun-running in four counties bordering Mexico.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Launches Operation Desert Guardian to Strengthen Border Security
Gov. Hobbs launches Operation Desert Guardian to enhance Arizona border security and combat criminal activities.
Southern Arizona sheriffs react after Gov. Hobbs unveils latest executive order aimed at border security
According to a spokesperson for Gov. Hobbs, state officials with the Arizona Department of Homeland Security, the Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs will meet with some sheriffs on Monday to outline 'Operation Desert Guardian' further.
Arizona governor signs order ‘to combat the cartels’ and ‘stop drug smuggling’
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) has signed an order “to combat the cartels, stop drug smuggling, and secure Arizona’s border,” the governor said in a Tuesday news release. The executive order
Arizona Gov. Hobbs signs executive order to combat Mexican cartels, drug trafficking at state's border
Gov. Katie Hobbs' order expands border security operations in four border counties, Yuma, Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise.
Southern Arizona sheriffs react after Gov. Hobbs signs latest executive order centered on border security
Governor Katie Hobbs unveiled Operation Desert Guardian on Tuesday. Some sheriffs learned about the new border task force through a news release and news reports.
Democratic Governor Announces 'Operation Desert Guardian' To Secure Border
Katie Hobbs becomes one of the first major Democratic governors to align with the Trump administration on immigration enforcement efforts.
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AZ Governor Katie Hobbs speaks on Operation Desert Guardian while in Yuma
Hobbs says "What we're focused on here is really the criminal activity with the cartels, human smuggling, drug smuggling, trafficking off illegal weapons, and those things are still happening,".