Arizona State Troopers Release 17 Illegal Aliens After ICE Declines to Take Custody
By Charlotte Cuthbertson
April 18, 2021 Updated: April 18, 2021
https://www.theepochtimes.com/arizona-st...?utm_source=gab

The Arizona Department of Public Safety said state troopers were forced to release 17 illegal aliens after Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) both declined to take them into custody.

A state trooper initiated a traffic stop early on April 16 and discovered the 17 illegal aliens in the vehicle, the Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) wrote on Twitter. The driver was a U.S. citizen.

The incident occurred in Chandler, near Phoenix.

“AZDPS requested assistance from Immigration [and] Customs Enforcement & the U.S. Border Patrol to take custody of the undocumented aliens, both agencies declined the request,” the department wrote on Twitter.

“Absent response from the agencies with jurisdiction on immigration violations, the AZDPS trooper issued the appropriate citations for the traffic violations, impounded the vehicle, and was forced to release the subjects.”-- excerpt, rest at link above --