Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen praised the federal court order stopping the sale of material originally intended for the southern border wall before President-elect Donald Trump retakes office.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey argued in court after a report raised concern about the legality of the practice, and the federal judge ruled that the Biden administration could not auction off the materials. In Arizona, piles of materials have been left sitting by the current administration.
“Arizona is grateful that the court stopped the lawless Biden administration from selling border materials for pennies on the dollar. The Biden admin was clearly violating congress’ intent to secure our border. AG Paxton delivered a big border security win not only for Texas but America. Conservative AGs matter,” he told The Center Square in a statement.
On a state level, Proposition 314 passed in November to allow non-federal law enforcement to enforce nationwide border laws, but it is dependent upon how a federal appeals rules on a similar Texas law, Senate Bill 4. The proposition made its way to the ballot by way of the Republican-majority state legislature, as a bill make similar proposals was vetoed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.
