PHOENIX -- A federal judge has slapped down a bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to get the federal government to take custody of and deport more people who are here illegally and do it quicker.
In a 21-page opinion, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton agreed with Brnovich that the state is incurring costs due to a change in guidelines implemented earlier this year by the Biden administration.
That change altered the priorities for the Department of Homeland Security to use when deciding who to detain and deport. And the result has been that some people who are here illegally -- including those just released from state prisons -- have been allowed to remain.