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The legislation would legalize the murder of undocumented immigrants, who often have to cross ranches that sit on the state's border with Mexico.
State Rep. Justin Heap (R.) said the bill is intended to close a loophole by which migrants have moved within the U.S., per the Arizona Mirror.
Context: George Alan Kelly, an Arizona rancher, was accused of killing a migrant, Gabriel Cuen Buitimea, walking through his 170-acre property last year, per the Arizona Republic.
His trial is set for March 21, per the AP.
The bill expands the existing doctrine from a home intrusion to a home or property intrusion.
https://www.axios.com/2024/02/27/arizona-gop-bill-rancher-migrant-kill
State Rep. Justin Heap (R.) said the bill is intended to close a loophole by which migrants have moved within the U.S., per the Arizona Mirror.
Context: George Alan Kelly, an Arizona rancher, was accused of killing a migrant, Gabriel Cuen Buitimea, walking through his 170-acre property last year, per the Arizona Republic.
His trial is set for March 21, per the AP.
The bill expands the existing doctrine from a home intrusion to a home or property intrusion.
https://www.axios.com/2024/02/27/arizona-gop-bill-rancher-migrant-kill
