Cochise County, Arizona — Idaho sheriffs are calling on the government to take action after witnessing a growing humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue He is Vice President of the National Sheriffs Association. He has been to the US border region many times before, but this week he is in Cochise County, Arizona at the request of Florida governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, who is sending troops to the border.
The visit comes at a time of escalating immigration struggles as the Republican primary campaign begins.
Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Donahue, sheriffs from the southwestern United States and elsewhere attended Wednesday’s roundtable.
“We have not won this war. We are so far behind,” said Donahue. “And the war is with the cartels and the bad guys. And again, it doesn’t matter what political side you’re on. Drugs are still haunting and they still victimize all these people.” I have.”
Donahue warns that what happens at the border affects us here at home. He says we should all be concerned about the problems going on at the southern border, including Mexican cartel crimes against Americans and immigrants, human trafficking, and the smuggling of drugs like fentanyl.
“In this county, smugglers are averaging nine to 10 high-speed traces a day of smugglers. It’s not the drugs, it’s the people. “It’s orchestrated, financed, and incredibly dangerous and deadly by a Mexican cartel called ‘It’s a real threat right across the border,'” he said. And that’s where it affects people in the United States, especially Treasure Valley, where you and I lived. ”
Sheriffs toured the border on Wednesday afternoon to see officers repairing the fence. Donahue said a camera system captured people coming in from the American side while they were there.
DeSantis and sheriffs want Southwestern Border State officials to step up their presence at the border to compensate for federal inaction.
Donahue said Wednesday’s meeting focused on developing strategy.
As KTVB reported Wednesday, Idaho Governor Brad Little recently headed to the Texas-Mexico border with several other governors to combat the influx of fentanyl into Idaho.
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