Citing the arrest of a suspected terrorist who illegally crossed the border in May, Arizona’s attorney general has called on the governor to declare the wave of immigrants coming in an “invasion” so the state can “defend itself.”
Mark Brnovich said in a letter to Gov. Doug Ducey, “This horrible situation is a ticking time bomb.”
The state attorney general added, “The truth is that we have every indication that the border crisis will continue to escalate. If there is more that we as a state can and should do, it can be pursued with your declaration of an ‘invasion’ at our southern border.”
Brnovich, who is running for the Republican Senate nomination, has been a law and order advocate on border issues and has tussled with the Biden administration over their dismantling of former President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. Read more…
