Arizona, Katie Hobbs and Border Security

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Operation Desert Guardian to target cartels along Arizona-Mexico border
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs launched a new border security plan aimed at cracking down on criminal cartels along Arizona’s 370-mile border with Mexico
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 requires a joint task force named “Operation Desert Guardian” to be set up by the Grand Canyon State’s Department of Public Safety,
Arizona governor signs order to fight Mexican cartels, drug trafficking at border
Gov. Katie Hobbs' order expands border security operations in four border counties, Yuma, Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise.
Arizona governor partners with Trump administration to combat cartels
Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) announced a new border security initiative in the Grand Canyon State that includes a new partnership with federal authorities. On Tuesday, the governor signed an executive order to create a task force gathering multiple state agencies,
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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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 ...
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KJZZ's Friday NewsCap: Arizona Democrats are getting tough on the border. Will it save them in 2026?
To discuss Gov. Katie Hobbs’ new border task force, DEI changes at University of Arizona and more, The Show sat down with ...