President Biden s expected pick to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Chris Magnus, has a record of defending sanctuary cities and resisting Trump administration orders about undocumented immigrants.
Magnus is currently police chief in Tucson, Arizona, where he made headlines for rejecting federal border security grant money from Operation Stonegarden in 2020 a decision that earned him criticism from Tucson Police Officers Association head Tony Archibald. For years, this federally funded grant has paid for officer overtime to do proactive, on-site activity in high crime areas, Archibald said at the time, according to the Arizona Daily Star. The Stonegarden deployments have resulted in hundreds of arrests that would not have occurred without this federal money. Additionally, the Stonegarden deployments have taken countless guns and drugs off the streets of Tucson, he added. Without these federally funded overtime deployments, an already understaffed police depart
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Tucson Police Department to stop responding to some calls due to staffing shortage
A staffing shortage plagues departments across the city, not just police. The department will still respond to emergencies and life-threatening situations where officers are needed. (Source: kold) By Megan McNeil | March 10, 2021 at 6:09 PM MST - Updated March 10 at 6:09 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - In an email sent to staff, Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus said the department will stop responding to certain calls, citing long response times due to staffing shortages.
Some of those changes will happen quickly, but others will happen over a longer period of time.