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Fountain Hills Republican wants to make alerting others of ICE activity a crime

Sen. John Kavanagh wants to close a loophole in the law that would make it a crime to prevent the arrest of someone wanted by law enforcement.

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PHOENIX — Blowing a whistle to alert others when you see an Immigration and Customs Enforcement van in the area could land you in jail under a new bill in the Arizona Legislature.

Ditto bells, gestures, written messages or even electronic communications.
It’s all part of legislation by Sen. John Kavanagh to keep people from preventing the arrest of someone wanted by law enforcement.

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