Federal border officials on Wednesday ordered migrants being held in the Tucson, Arizona sector to be released back out onto the street due to overcapacity.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office said it was notified of the street releases by CBP leadership outside the county.
The sheriff’s office took aim at the Biden administration, calling the street releases another reflection of the “fracture” within the Department of Homeland Security concerning border security.
FILE: A road sign stands near the U.S.-Mexico border fence on November 03, 2022, near Douglas, Arizona. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Sheriff Mark J. Dannels said the migrants were bussed into the county, processed, and then released.
“Cochise County is a rural county with limited resources leaving these migrants vulnerable,” he said. “In short, this lack of humanitarian consideration poses risk for the migrants.”
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