ICE, Border Patrol respond to DPS claim that they declined to take custody of undocumented immigrants
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and last updated 2021-04-17 00:11:32-04
PHOENIX â Local officials say Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol declined to take custody of 17 alleged undocumented immigrants found inside a van during a traffic stop on Interstate 10 Friday.
DPS said at around 6 a.m., troopers stopped a van that was traveling on I-10 near Ray Road. Troopers said they made contact with the driver, a U.S. citizen, and observed 17 undocumented immigrants inside the vehicle.
In a tweet Friday, DPS said troopers requested assistance from ICE and Border Patrol to take custody of the group, and the agencies reportedly refused.