US EditionArizona AG Kris Mayes: ICE tactics ‘un-American'
Kris Mayes warns ICE tactics risk lethal encounters under Arizona's Stand Your Ground law, sparking bipartisan backlash and support amid recent ICE-related shootings.
- On Sunday, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes released a video defending her remarks that described ICE tactics as un-American and opposed masked agents, after Dave Harvey resigned Friday.
- Mayes warned that ICE tactics could spark deadly confusion, tying the risk to the deaths of Renee Good and two Americans in ICE-involved shootings earlier this month.
- Citing state law, Kris Mayes, Arizona Attorney General, said residents may use lethal force if they reasonably fear for their lives and denied wanting any officer harmed, which Senate Democrats backed.
- Senate Majority Leader John Kavanagh called on Mayes to resign and recant, while U.S. Representative Abe Hamadeh condemned the remarks as justifying ICE agent murders and Joe Clure warned they endanger more than 12,000 police officers.
- The courtroom fights are now central to Mayes' re-election campaign as she vowed to defend the United States Constitution and warned the fallout may take years to repair.
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Kavanagh: Mayes must resign, her comments endanger ICE
(The Center Square) - Senate Majority Leader John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, called on Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes to resign after she said people who feel they are in danger are legally allowed to shoot masked federal law enforcement officers.
Arizona Attorney General Defends Remarks Suggesting State’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Could Be Deadly for Masked Law Enforcement Officers
‘ICE’s behavior is destroying the public’s trust in law enforcement and putting every American, including local law enforcement, in danger,’ Kris Mayes says.
Top Police Liaison RESIGNS Days After Unhinged Democrat AG Kris Mayes Justify Shooting ICE Agents | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
The top police liaison for Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes abruptly resigned just days after Mayes made explosive comments that dangerously legitimized violence against federal law enforcement officers, specifically ICE agents.
Arizona AG Kris Mayes Sparks Outrage by Suggesting Protesters Can Shoot Masked ICE Officers Under Self-Defense Laws
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, is facing widespread condemnation and calls for her resignation after comments in an exclusive interview where she suggested that residents could use lethal force against masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents if they feel attacked. The remarks, made amid heightened tensions over federal immigration enforcement operations, have been labeled “reckless” and “dangerous” by law enforc…
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