Border Town Declares One of Trump’s Border Security Measures as ‘Inhuman’

By Townhall. The small border town of Nogales, Arizona has issues with President Donald Trump’s move to secure the border by installing contra wire along the wall. City officials have deemed the installation “irresponsible” and “inhuman,” The Independent reported. On Wednesday, Nogales City Council passed a resolution that would sue the federal government if the barbed wire was not removed. . .

“I can’t really imagine why this is necessary, especially in a downtown area where we’re trying to build a business-friendly community, so close to an area where we’ve had economic problems in the past. This right here is not safe, for anybody walking through here. This wire is at ground level. It’s not only at the top, but it’s ground level,” Nogales Mayor Arturo Garino told CNN.

The most interesting aspect: Garino believes the contra wire is a threat to people (which is kind of the point of having it put up).

“Now concertina wire is being placed on that wall from the very top all the way to ground level, which is not safe for the residents of Nogales, Arizona, and it’s not safe for anyone getting close to it,” Garino said.

“That wire is lethal, and I really don’t know what they’re thinking by putting it all the way down to the ground,” Garino said. (Read more from “Border Town Declares One of Trump’s Border Security Measures as ‘Inhuman'” HERE)

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A Small Arizona Town Wants Feds to Remove Razor Wire From the Border Wall That Runs Through It

By CNN. An Arizona town is condemning the federal government’s use of razor wire on the border wall running through its downtown area as an “indiscriminate use of lethal force.”

The Nogales City Council passed the measure unanimously Wednesday night, and included a threat that it will sue the federal government if it doesn’t remove the wire, CNN affiliate KOLD reported. Nogales is a town of about 20,000 about an hour’s drive from Tucson.

The city’s resolution comes as the Pentagon announced this week it is sending 3,750 additional US forces to the southwest border to support Customs and Border Protection. As part of that deployment, troops are placing 150 miles of concertina wire between ports of entry.

In a video recorded in front of the wire before the meeting, Nogales Mayor Arturo Garino said, “I can’t really imagine why this is necessary, especially in a downtown area where we’re trying to build a business-friendly community, so close to an area where we’ve had economic problems in the past. This right here is not safe, for anybody walking through here. This wire is at ground level. It’s not only at the top, but it’s ground level.” (Read more from “A Small Arizona Town Wants Feds to Remove Razor Wire From the Border Wall That Runs Through It” HERE)

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