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Cochise County, Arizona Sheriff Mark Dannels on immigration officials blaming sequestration for releasing detainees.
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This was a decision made by career officials -- -- without any input from the White House as a result fiscal uncertainty.
Over the continuing resolution.
And possible sequestration.
You know I haven't.
No more information today about it -- I did yesterday.
So legal so let out of that I the white house press -- say he still doesn't know what's really off.
-- market O'Donnell's from.
Cuts discount I hope I got that right sheriff Arizona's outraged by this -- but I've noticed -- is that no one's owning up to what the real deal as we know.
Hundreds of illegals have been released we we are told that that's cheaper than keeping them detained for the taxpayer.
Even though I wonder about monitoring these guys that I could be cheaper if your monitor -- -- every individual but leaving that aside.
This argument that it was done because of sequestration.
Cuts that even even come yet sounds that best pieces to me when it what's going on.
Well first -- -- thanks for having -- -- The unknowns are.
Are many.
I've -- -- much -- you have when it comes to this send and the questions.
Our author I don't have the answers.
It's disturbing it's alarming to know that.
Three up to 300 detainees -- Illegal immigrants criminal whatever category they may fit are now being released into Archimedes.
Being a border community that we take a hard stance on illegal immigration based on the crimes that we deal with -- now facets of the stresses and might need based on all this a lack of border security and in the seat at three her released.
What I don't understand isn't based on my reading is that the ice has released these we're we're part of the executive branch and law enforcement.
Where's as usual side of this -- the due process of -- What does that tell you I mean that you would assume that they would no ice would know would say well we've released I think -- -- statements was.
The the the ones who were in for minor offenses let's assume.
Traffic violations or are hopefully not worse.
On but I can you tell -- -- you know -- why don't they just pass along the folks that they've released so that you can monitor them to.
The problem is they were locked up for -- reason.
They kept demand I detention facility for a reason -- all of sudden what's the reason now we just released them but either negative that everybody negatives.
I don't know I know these Questar is -- com the point of reason they're throwing out there.
Yeah that's it had not yet been out in other words we're we're putting based on cuts that haven't materialized -- they might but they have yet.
Eight exactly and that's my point is we having got to that point yet the be released -- It it really takes a lack of trust away.
For all what role do when -- elected I'm elective official here southern Arizona and to see this.
You know I have a great partnership with our local -- -- and our custom officers and agents that work within our my counting.
And now we have 15100 federal agents in my county here in southern Arizona along with my staff -- -- -- great partnership in the partnership is.
Don't let our citizens live in peace and to see this is just very disturbing and alarming the fatally.
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No problem -- -- will keep on just like you will -- do we get some answers appreciate it served in the meantime.
