Shipping container barriers toppled at Arizona-Mexico border
This photo provided of Univision Arizona shows empty shipping containers toppled over Sunday overnight on the Mexico-US international borderline in Yuma, Ariz., on Monday, Aug. 16, 2022. An effort by Arizona's Republican Gov. Doug Ducey to use shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the U.S.-Mexico border wall suffered a temporary setback over the weekend when two containers stacked on top of each were somehow toppled over. The stacked pair of containers were righted by early Monday morning. (Claudia Ramos/Univision Arizona via AP)
YUMA, Ariz.— A plan to fill gaps in the Arizona-Mexico border wall hit a roadblock.
Two of the shipping container Arizona is using as a wall were found tipped over this week.
The containers, which weigh about 8,800 pounds each, were not attached to other cargo boxes, a spokesperson for Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said.
They have since been put back into position— bolted and welded into place.
Ducey signed an executive order last week to install the barriers at the border. He said Arizona communities are being overrun with people crossing the border illegally.
“It’s our responsibility to protect our citizens and law enforcement from this unprecedented crisis,” Ducey said.
