Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) plans to strike down a bill Republican lawmakers approved Wednesday that would criminalize illegal immigration in Arizona.  

The Senate passed the Arizona Border Invasion Act, proposed by Republican state Sen. Janae Shamp, with 16 votes. The bill would make it a crime in the state if a person came through Arizona’s border illegally, and it would protect government officials by granting them civil immunity for enforcing the law. 

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