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Brewer fuming after release of detained illegal immigrants

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    Arizona governor blasts surprise announcement

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Homeland Security Secretary General -- kind of saying that she had no part.

No pardon her department's decision to release hundreds of I've detained illegal immigrants.

As a way to deal -- budget cuts secretary and Apollo Thomas -- announcement even to her was a surprise.

People need to know those lines are going to end up being longer they need to be able to plan that way do I wish that this often been done all of a sudden and so that.

People weren't surprised by the.

Course.

My best guess is none too happy Republican governor timber out of Arizona governor good morning to you.

Welcome back here I was watching this story in the emails fly by all day yesterday.

I still do not know who's responsible for this.

Do you.

I.

I absolutely do not know who is responsible but somebody is responsible and it.

On you know simply ducking cover mode and our country is -- K us who's in charge who's answering the questions what is going on.

And we get absolutely no communication.

From the federal government and it's not fair.

To the people of Arizona it's not fair to the people and unite.

So are you saying -- these illegals were released from jail.

And then you found out about it.

Absolutely.

I we.

We've found out about it via the news.

I just been in Washington DC the day before and I met of course that the president and with the secretary.

Of Homeland Security.

Not happy or not it nothing.

What well Saturday carried a Paula tunnel she was the governor and Arizona before you.

And she say check it -- come as a surprise to her as well what does that suggest you.

Like you know she's in the position as is the president they ought not to be in a position of surprise and they are the people they're pretty everybody else.

In -- in the mode of surprise.

Who.

It chaos it is simply talk -- -- -- Well who do you blame game you know what what -- greatest game why do you think this happened in Arizona in -- state.

What do you think.

Well you know I am personally believe that it could be -- it could be.

-- in Arizona make them.

Squirm.

You know what you posted back on what we're pushing on because we want our borders secured.

And and we and we're strong about it we believe in the rule of law which they should be upholding.

And they're not and -- for everybody to do is blame other people and they don't know what's going on.

You know.

I'm the governor of Arizona -- things happen in Arizona the buck stops with me while the buck stops with the president of the United States and particularly now.

On -- volatile now.

Ought to know what was going on -- -- what do you think yeah -- -- -- do you do you think Washington's taken on new.

-- -- -- -- I think is pretty obvious that they're doing everything in their power I mean this is -- another.

Not -- their.

Belt but if you -- I mean they sit my goodness they sued the state of Arizona went only ever seen the federal government's it was state.

Now in the meantime you have hundreds of detained illegal immigrants who are out on the streets.

It's my understanding -- some of them are being monitored.

Do you know how that process is going.

Absolutely and it it had nothing we did that there's no way they can monitor those people ankle -- we know that there's hundreds.

Ankle braces do we know that for a fact I mean why would they know that they had ankle bracelets on -- they don't know what that it was even happening how were you resigned you know they.

Well we keep trying to reach out trying to get information.

Is that if it's a government -- a federal government is out of control.

That that.

You feel almost helpless then I'm not gonna sit back and just allow it we and we don't know if they're gonna continue releasing.

And -- an -- and the statement regarding.

That there.

Just illegal immigrants -- these are not people that you know.

Have just come across the border stop and arrest and release.

These are people that have a criminal background to begin with that they're releasing the governor -- -- back around.

Late yesterday there was no contact with your office I assume that is still the case this morning because.

The day is just breaking in Arizona but we'll stay on it we'll figure out who in the end is responsible.

And whether or not you get answers that you need as a governor timber thank you.

And Phoenix as I well -- they thought elf.

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