The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona and its top officials over the installation of hundreds of double-stacked shipping containers along the state's border with Mexico.
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona and its top officials over the
The federal government warned Arizona officials they are trespassing on federal lands and were violating federal law with the unauthorized placement of the containers, but the state continued with construction of the barrier. As of Dec. 8, hundreds of the containers have been placed along the border on National Forest System lands for roughly four miles, according to the Justice Department's lawsuit, and the state has cleared vegetation from at least two staging areas on National Forest System lands as part of the work. Most of the containers are within the bounds of the Roosevelt Reservation, a 60-foot strip of land along the U.S.-Mexico border, prosecutors said.
"Arizona's border barrier was always intended to be a temporary solution until the federal government erects a permanent solution," Anni Foster, Ducey's general counsel, wrote, noting that construction has ceased.
Environmental activists protesting the installation also stopped construction and plan to remain on the site until Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs takes office next month.
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