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Santa Cruz County's sheriff criticizes Ducey's shipping container wall

Gov. Doug Ducey’s plan to stack shipping containers along the U.S.-Mexico border has been met with criticism — and federal challenges — from the start. But contractors continue to create the makeshift border walls, filling gaps in the existing fence since the project launched back in August.

Now, one border sheriff says if anyone tries to put the containers in his jurisdiction, he’ll have them arrested for illegal dumping.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff David Hathaway told the Nogales Internationalhe has concerns about the safety and legality of the shipping containers.

The Show spoke with him to learn about his worries.

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Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.