The border crisis in Arizona is hitting yet another tipping point as some federal funding is set to dry up in April, which could lead to high numbers of migrant street releases throughout the state.
In hopes of avoiding the problem, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs spoke out in support of $752 million in border funding from Congress, which is what Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are also asking for, according to The Center Square. She told The Center Square on Monday morning that the state is working on getting a backup plan to prevent street releases.
According to Arizona's Family, street releases could impact border communities, as well as Tucson and Phoenix, with hundreds potentially being released daily as a result of funding being maxed out for transportation and other support.
This comes as a small delegation of Arizona Senate Republicans visited the border near Hereford, Arizona, on Saturday to speak with ranchers and law enforcement. Hereford is located in the Tucson Sector, which currently has the highest number of migrant encounters nationwide in recent months. Migrants, as well as traffickers, are typically entering through gaps where there is no wall or a part of the wall is cut open.
