Arizona sheriff: Shipping containers at border is 'illegal dumping'

A southern Arizona sheriff says he plans to stop shipping containers from being stacked at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff David Hathaway says that for the last four days, protesters have been showing up at the border, preventing crews from constructing the makeshift barrier.

Hathaway says he supports those protests, and calls Governor Ducey's order to use shipping containers as a border wall "illegal dumping."

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[robertl]

It's not Illegal Dumping, it's Container Migration and Asylum.

[robertclifton]

So you are not going to arrest people crossing the border illegally ?

[jesusvelasquez]

Illegal dumping??? 😂 Then arrest the people coming across dumping all the trash while crossing.

[mrs.f]

When the illegals come through your land. We don't want to hear about it.
It's said that a sherriff is not wanting to protect his people. So sad.

[ricruso]

Easy to see what side he's on, pretty sad

[Anonymous-ldhi]

This 'sheriff' needs to resign and move to Mexico. Bye.

[TheOGAZDev]

We The People

The illegal migration occurring at out southern border is at record levels, crime is at record levels, I support Ducey's last ditch effort at securing our southern border.

Protect your homes, protect your families, recall this sheriff. We The people need to make it clear, we are done putting our safety and our needs second to the thousands of illegals that the federal government will do nothing about. Don't let one power mongering sheriff get away with it. Remind this sheriff just how little power he actually has.

[niltomega]

He will arrest those securing the border, but not those violating the border.

[joshharmon]

Sounds like a lefty sheriff? Time to give him the boot!!

[Rainingdogsandcats]

Recall him. He's a nobody. Majority rules and not just the wealthy bribe paying smugglers. No sheriff has jurisdiction on federal land. He damn well knows that.

[sherifx]

He didn't say anything about arresting for other crimes being committed on that land, such as human smuggling, drugs...

[jeremymireles]

He needs to be lock up for stopping the wall and aiding and abetting drug actions

[niltomega]

Illegals crossing is illegal dumping too.

[Lmiller]

This is the sheriff is the sheriff of the county with the most drugs coming through Arizona's border, If that tells you anything. They find a drug tunnel every other week in Nogales. You would think he would be for any way to help stop the flow of drugs through his county but he isn't. Thats very telling

[alanspivey]

Arrest the Sheriff for interference in a Federal Government project, on Federal land the Sheriff has very little say to what The Federal Government is going to do.if he does arrest anyone he can also be put up on charges.
I used to be a contracted Federal Government employee highway division
And the only ones that could arrest n Federal land or federal employees is the National Police and FBI or CIA. Let that sheriff try to touch any of. Those Federal Contractors and his world will come crashing down.

[kaptkronik]

Governor can pardon any "crimes" charged by the sheriff. Checkmate?

[TheAlaska]

Sheriff needs to be removed for failure to protect American citizens.

[kmarshall]

Sherriff should house the illegals in his home then

[coffeeshop]

That sheriff needs to be fired talking about illegal containers you're a tool!

[stockwatcher]

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