Katie Hobbs of Arizona vetoed a bill on Monday that would have authorized the state police to arrest undocumented immigrants.
Her veto on highlights the election-year tensions over border security as border states and major cities grapple with a record number of migrants crossing the southern border.
Ms. Hobbs has expressed frustration with the Biden administration’s handling of the border crisis, but said the Republican-backed measure was anti-immigrant and most likely unconstitutional.
The bill, called the Arizona Border Invasion Act, would have made crossing the border without authorization a misdemeanor state crime, and a felony for migrants who crossed after being deported or ordered to leave.
It would also have allowed state law enforcement officials to detain migrants, and Arizona judges to order deportations.
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