The AZ Sheriffs’ Assoc. blasted AG Kris Mayes’ statements that have caused a firestorm related to the shooting of ICE agents.
In a January 26, 2026, letter, the Arizona Sheriffs’ Association blasted AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes’ (D) statements that seemed to indicate the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law might provide legal justification for shooting ICE agents.
Mayes made her comments in an interview posted by 12 News NBC, where she focused on Arizona’s “Stand Your Ground” law, noting that it is one of the most expansive such laws in the country.
She said:
You have these masked federal officers with very little identification — sometimes no identification — wearing plain clothes and masks, and we have a ‘Stand Your Ground’ law that says if you reasonably believe your life is in danger and you’re in your house or in your car or on your property, that you can defend yourself with lethal force.
