Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) has signed an order “to combat the cartels, stop drug smuggling, and secure Arizona’s border,” the governor said in a Tuesday news release. The executive order requires a joint task force named “Operation Desert Guardian” to be set up by the Grand Canyon State’s Department of Public Safety,

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced she has signed an executive order directing multiple agencies to create a joint task force, expanding security in the state's four border counties.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday signed an executive order she said will direct three state departments to create a joint task force to expand border security in the four border counties including Yuma.

The task force will work to identify and reduce security vulnerabilities along the border and combat transnational criminal organizations.

PHOENIX - Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order to launch Operation Desert Guardian, a new initiative aimed at enhancing border security in Arizona's four border counties.

Gov. Katie Hobbs' order expands border security operations in four border counties, Yuma, Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise.

The executive order states that the Arizona departments of public safety, homeland security and emergency affairs shall create a border task force.