US EditionArizona governor signs ‘Emily’s Law’ to alert when Native Americans go missing
- Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed 'Emily's Law' on May 13, 2025, creating an alert system for missing Native Americans in Arizona.
- The legislation was inspired by the case of a missing young woman from Mesa, Arizona, whose body was discovered more than 100 miles away in February 2025, prompting renewed activism and changes in the law to address such disappearances.
- The legislation is part of a movement begun in 2022 in Washington and adopted by states like Colorado, California, and New Mexico to use culturally significant alert systems.
- Arizona has established a rapid response system to issue alerts for individuals under 65 who are reported missing, including those belonging to federally recognized tribes, when authorities determine there is a risk to their safety or if the circumstances of their disappearance are unusual or suspicious.
- The law aims to address disproportionate disappearances in Native American communities and join similar efforts nationwide that support vulnerable minorities with urgent alert programs.
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