Arizona Border Coordination and Public Safety Reimbursement Act - State Bills

Summary

This bill creates an Arizona DPS coordination program to share intelligence and run joint operations on unlawful border crossings, cartel activity, and human trafficking, while requiring quarterly reports. It also sets up a reimbursement fund to help local governments and public safety agencies cover documented immigration-related emergency response and prosecution costs, prioritizing border and high-impact communities.

Full text

The State of Arizona shall establish a Border Enforcement and Trafficking Interdiction Coordination Program within the Department of Public Safety to improve information-sharing and joint operations among state, county, local, and federal law enforcement on unlawful border crossings, cartel-related activity, and human trafficking; require quarterly reporting on interdiction activity, trafficking investigations, and associated public safety impacts; and create a state reimbursement fund, subject to legislative appropriation, to assist counties, municipalities, sheriffs’ offices, detention facilities, and prosecutors with documented immigration-related public safety and emergency response costs, with priority given to border and high-impact communities.