The CDC is ending the pandemic border rule known as Title 42. It kept asylum seekers in Mexico for fear they would bring COVID with them if they were allowed to enter the U.S.
Since December, border officials in Yuma report on average there have been 1,000 illegal crossings every day.
Ducey is not alone. Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly say ending Title 42 without a plan puts Arizona communities and migrants at risk. She plans to hold a hearing to put Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on record explaining the Administration's plan to deal with the anticipated crush of immigrants once Title 42 goes away.
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