US sues Arizona over shipping containers on Mexico border
The U.S. government has sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state over the placement of shipping containers as a barrier on the border with Mexico, saying it is trespassing on federal lands PHOENIX -- The U.S. government sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state Wednesday over the placement of shipping container s as a barrier on the border with Mexico, saying it is trespassing on federal lands. The complaint filed in U.S. District Court comes three weeks before the Republican governor steps aside for Democratic Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs, who has said she opposes the construction. Ducey told U.S. officials earlier this week that Arizona stands ready to help remove the container s, which he says were placed as a temporary barrier. But he wants the U.S. government to say when it will fill any remaining gaps in the permanent border wall as it announced it would a year ago. The U.S. “owes it to Arizonans and all Americans to release a timeline," he wrote in a Tuesday letter,...