The U.S. Justice Department plans to sue the state of Arizona over its controversial border wall made of shipping containers.
Gov. Doug Ducey delivers a statement during a news conference in front of a border gap near the Morelos Dam covered by shipping containers.The U.S. Justice Department has notified Gov. Doug Ducey that it intends to file suit against Arizona as early as Wednesday over shipping containers used as a makeshift wall at the border, which the government contends is illegal, dangerous and interferes with federal duties.
The action is the latest move in a high-profile standoff between the governor and the federal government over conditions along the nation's southern border., asking a judge to allow the state to continue placing shipping containers at the border near Yuma after officials with the federal agency sought to halt construction days earlier.
"The State’s actions have substantially curtailed federal law enforcement personnel from freely accessing the border area, and Arizona’s placement of armed guards on federal land risks putting federal law enforcement officials in danger," the Justice Department Office of Legislative Affairs wrote in an email about its planned action obtained by The Arizona Republic.
Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., who chairs the House Natural Resources Committee, called the federal response"welcome news and long overdue." “We need immediate action to finally address the illegal and useless container wall on federal and Tribal lands," he said."Governor Ducey has wasted $95 million in taxpayer dollars, blocked critical wildlife corridors, and manufactured a dangerous situation with unauthorized armed security personnel along our southern border. Governor Ducey is determined to leave office with a mess and unfortunately, it’s now up to someone else to clean it up.
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