AZ Senate Committee passes bill seeking to provide US with a prison to house illegal migrants
SB 1294 says that Arizona will lease the Marana prison to the federal government for $1 a year to house people with immigration violations.
Published: February 11, 2025 11:09pm
By Zachery Schmidt | The Center Square contributor
(The Center Square) - The Arizona State Senate Military Affairs and Border Security Committee passed on Monday Senate Bill 1294, which seeks to provide a prison to the federal government to house illegal immigrants.
SB 1294 passed with a 4 to 3 vote along party lines. It has one more committee stop before going to the state Senate for deliberation.
At the bill’s hearing, Sen. John Kavanagh, R-Scottsdale, the sponsor of SB 1294, said the federal government is increasing its enforcement of immigration laws “at the border and internally.”
Kavanagh added there will be a need for detention facilities to house people adjudicating their immigration status and people with deportation orders.
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