A new measure being added to the November ballot could classify the act of crossing the border illegally as a state crime.
Arizona voters will now decide on a ballot measure that could allow local law enforcement to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the border and give local judges the power to issue deportation orders.
If approved by voters, HCR 2060 would make it a state crime to cross the Arizona-Mexico border outside of official ports of entry. Local law enforcement agencies would be able to make arrests, and local judges would be allowed to order those convicted to leave the country.
The border-crossing provisions of Arizona's HCR 2060 are dependent on the state of Texas prevailing in those cases. If passed by Arizona voters, those sections would become enforceable 60 days after the Texas law takes effect.
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