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YCSO calls on federal government to pay fair share of incarcerations Published
Statement says locals have paid more than $2 million to house accused drug smugglers after declined prosecutions
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Yuma County Sheriff s Office (YCSO) is appealing to the federal government to start paying its fair share for the incarceration of undocumented immigrants.
YCSO released a statement Thursday citing the high cost of housing accused drug smugglers in the Yuma County Detention Center (YCDC). Internal records show, it cost more than $2 million for deputies to feed and house the 293 accused marijuana mules brought to the YCDC by U.S. Border Patrol and ICE between 2015 and 2018.
Governor s officer releases itinerary - Arizona ACLU blasts Ducey plan
PHOENIX, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - We re learning more about Gov. Doug Ducey s, (R-Ariz.) itinerary for his visit to Yuma on Wednesday.
Ducey announced plans for his visit Tuesday afternoon after issuing a Declaration of Emergency. He also revealed plans to send the National Guard to the state s southern border to assist with the continued surge of undocumented migrants and unaccompanied children.
Gov. Ducey made the announcement via social media:
NEW: The federal government won’t act but Arizona will. To address the crisis at the border, I’ve issued a Declaration of Emergency and am deploying the brave men and women of our @AZNationalGuard to support law enforcement efforts and protect Arizonans. pic.twitter.com/EdFkiM2C5t Doug Ducey (@dougducey) April 20, 2021
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3:13 Not only do we have a crisis, it s also catastrophic in nature, Sheriff Wilmot said. And he says it started as soon as Biden signed executive orders in February, rolling back Trump-era policies at the border.
As a result, it has had a significant impact on the resources and how border patrol agents perform, said Wilmot. They [ Yuma Sector Border Patrol] had over 250 unaccompanied juveniles just in the Yuma Sector itself.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) is the agency to handle illegal apprehensions at the border but Sheriff Wilmot said the Biden Administration diluted the agency, handing down the responsibilities to the Border Patrol.