Governor Doug Ducey has filed a lawsuit after the federal government ordered Arizona to take down double-stacked shipping containers that are filling gaps along the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
On Friday, Ducey said in a news release that "the lack of planning and action from the Biden administration demonstrates that border states like Arizona cannot rely on the federal government to ensure its security."
"Our border communities are overwhelmed by illegal activity as a result of the Biden administration’s failure to secure the southern border," Ducey said. "Arizona is taking action to protest on behalf of our citizens. With this lawsuit, we’re pushing back against efforts by federal bureaucrats to reverse the progress we’ve made. The safety and security of Arizona and its citizens must not be ignored. Arizona is going to do the job that Joe Biden refuses to do — secure the border in any way we can. We’re not backing down."
Ducey ordered the installation of more than 100 double-stacked containers that were placed along the wall near Yuma over the summer, saying he couldn’t wait for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to award the contracts it had announced for work to fill the gaps in the border wall in the border area.
The Bureau of Reclamation sent a letter last week, calling for the existing containers to be removed and no new ones placed. The letter said the bureau wanted to prevent conflicts with two federal contracts already awarded and two more pending to fill two border wall gaps near the Morelos Dam in the Yuma area. --->READ MORE HERE
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The double-stacked shipping containers were placed in gaps along the border wall in Arizona in an effort to deter illegal immigrants and criminal activity
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is suing the Biden administration over a federal order demanding the removal of double-stacked shipping containers used to fill in gaps on the state's border with Mexico.
In a news release announcing the lawsuit, Ducey, a Republican, said Biden's failure to secure the southern border has resulted in surrounding communities being overwhelmed by "illegal activity."
"Arizona is taking action to protest on behalf of our citizens," he said. "With this lawsuit, we’re pushing back against efforts by federal bureaucrats to reverse the progress we’ve made. The safety and security of Arizona and its citizens must not be ignored. Arizona is going to do the job that Joe Biden refuses to do — secure the border in any way we can. We’re not backing down."
The lawsuit names as defendants the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Forest Service as well as its leaders and Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack.
On Thursday, Ducey said the "Border Barrier Mission is working." in reference to the containers stacked along the border. In August, he announced the state had filled more than 4,000 feet of gaps in the border over the summer with shipping containers that were welded shut and topped with 4 feet of razor wire. --->READ MORE HEREFollow link below to a relevant story:
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Arizona sues Biden administration over border wall: 'We're not backing down'
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