TUCSON DOWNTOWN, Ariz. (KGUN)—Since Title 42 expired on May 11, some lawmakers have blamed the federal government for being unprepared.

It was Tuesday night during a roundtable discussion in which federal and local government officials discussed the challenges they faced post-coronavirus-era policies.

“None of you are responsible for solving this crisis,” said Arizona Senator Kirsten Cinema. “This is a complete failure of the federal government.”

Cinema, also joined by Oklahoma Senator James Lankford, led a discussion on how to deal with the impact of Title 42’s revocation.

“My aim today is to propose some short-term solutions,” Cinema said.

The meeting was held at the historic Pima County Courthouse, and local officials across the state called for more resources as immigration to the country continued to grow.

Nogales Mayor Jorge Maldonado stressed during the conference that the growing number of non-Spanish-speaking immigrants is posing a language barrier, slowing processing times.

“For individuals and families, it can take 30 to 40 minutes, or even an hour and a half,” he says.

The situation is similar in immigration shelters. After the expiration of Title 42, Casa Aritas said he was receiving as many as 1,500 immigrants per day. But that number has now dwindled to around 500, according to officials at the shelter.

“Even at 500, it’s still an overwhelming number for a Tucson shelter,” Cinema said, speaking to the media after the discussion.

Funding is also a key issue, as several field officials have stressed. That’s the problem Cinema and Senator Lankford are trying to address when they persuade their colleagues in Washington to take more action at the border.

“It is the federal government’s responsibility to enforce existing laws and communicate effectively and honestly,” she said. “Congress also has an obligation to reform the broken legal system to prevent this problem from recurring in the future.”